To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to increase access to NHS dentistry in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is to respond to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's Report entitled End of life care: improving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Mental Health Bill on mental wellbeing in Wolverhampton.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise (a) public and (b) professional awareness of (i) inflammatory bowel disease and (ii) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to speed up diagnosis times for patients with topical steroid withdrawal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase access to dental services in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for implementing the supervised toothbrushing scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create a cross-governmental strategy for the prevention of ill health that would include measures on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support A&E Departments in Gloucestershire in winter 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to bring forward legislative proposals on regulating sports therapists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of Change NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the process for families to obtain a diagnosis for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the the adequacy of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to heart screening for young people through sports and community clubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve blood cancer (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) outcomes in Romford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase awareness of bowel cancer symptoms among people under 50.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take legislative steps to allow pubs to designate outdoor smoking and vaping areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of youth services on (a) the Government’s prevention agenda and (b) achieving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the minutes from the recent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition horizon scan meeting of 9 October 2024 on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of spirometry tests carried out in Community Diagnostic Centres in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the costs associated with children and young people travelling within the UK for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cases of late diagnoses of bowel cancer in emergency NHS settings; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of sudden deaths in young people due to undiagnosed heart conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the hon. Member for Horsham and Dr Susan Michaelis, founder of the Lobular Moon Shot Project, to discuss his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research in the pharmaceutical sector in Newbury.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are taking to support the use of (a) medical devices and (b) diagnostic tools after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the findings of the consultation entitled Improving the experiences of people with ME/CFS:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 12696 on Primodos: Research, when the minutes and outcome of the November...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve research capacity for cancer in the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of awareness on the (a) signs and (b) symptoms of cancer among young people and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to reform the fixed recoverable costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of dietetic apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is satisfied that the decision by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to outsource staff at Colchester hospital...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help increase knowledge of topical steroid withdrawal for (a) GPs, (b) Dermatology departments and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients admitted to hospital this year with (a) Covid, (b) flu (c) RSV and (d) norovirus; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Medicines Shortages Task Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's response times to correspondence from hon. Members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of supply chain issues surrounding the importing of Creon into the United Kingdom on patients...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of NICE methodology in appraising innovative medicines for licensed for Alzheimer's Disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide funding for flood defence infrastructure, (b) help tackle the impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of flooding have been reported in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of his Department collecting information on how many (a) abattoirs and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has consulted (a) canine and feline behaviourists, (b) manufacturers of electronic shock collars and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the levels of yellow virus on sugar beet; and if he will make an assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of banning the import and sale of fur products on (a) businesses and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many plant health inspection staff were employed at UK Border Control Posts in (a) England and (b) Wales as of 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for individual property-level flood protection for frequently-flooded communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the NFU mass lobby on 19 November 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk posed by foot and mouth disease to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the discovery of a case of atypical BSE in a cow in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on ensuring transport provision in areas affected by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Independent Water Commission will have powers to approve natural water management approaches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a water meadow on the flow from South Tunbridge Wells Waste Treatment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the issuing of licenses to export endangered European eels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the water quality of chalk streams.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the requirements set out in the interim planning guidance on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of temporarily closing the capital grants scheme for new applications on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle extreme flooding in (a) Tewkesbury constituency and (b) rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to implement a national food strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that at least half of all food purchased by the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Food Strategy will include the role of biodiversity in the food supply.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding (a) water meadows and (b) other natural water management...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent (a) meetings and (b) other discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on proposed changes to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the budget allocation for the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge for the financial year 2025-26 is included...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Farming Resilience Fund beyond March 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the timeline for announcing the phase-out...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of flooding of agricultural land on UK food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 9612 on Ministry of Defence: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all crew assigned to (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark have been reassigned to other platforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the redeployment of the Sky Sabre GBAD capability based in Rzeszow following the conclusion of Op STIFFTAIL.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help sustain shipbuilding jobs at (a) Belfast and (b) Appledore shipyards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new National Armaments Director will be required to have had significant experience in the defence industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 18156 on Army: Vehicles, whether he plans to increase the numbers of Heavy Equipment Transporters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent high-skilled jobs from moving to Europe in the context of the potential closure of the Airbus...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to deliver the commitments of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper published on 25 March 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the future delivery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on providing a clear demand signal to the UK’s sovereign complex weapons industrial base.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with his Polish counterpart to progress the Future Common Missile programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to mitigate cost overruns in projects managed under the Integrated Procurement Model.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the use of small and medium-sized businesses in its defence procurement process; and what steps he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Integrated Procurement Model ensures equitable access for small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence supply chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Integrated Procurement Model improves the delivery timelines of major defence projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Integrated Procurement Model will be fully introduced across all defence procurement processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to launch the Global Combat Air Programme development phase of the next generation fighter aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of defence spending on (a) economic growth and (b) regional growth in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost is of the Spearfish heavy weight torpedo programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference paragraph 4.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, what his Department's priorities are for the planned £20 billion spending with UK industry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoons will deploy to Poland in the spring as part of NATO Enhanced Air Policing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many long range missiles were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helmets were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small arms munitions were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5th July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) offensive drones and (b) drones primarily for logistical use were procured for Ukraine (i) in 2022, (ii) in 2023, (iii) from 1 January 2024...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air defence systems were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many anti-tank weapons were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many artillery shells were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18982 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, how much HM Treasury will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 19373 on Armed Forces: Private Education, how much of the (a) £95 million and (b) £104.4...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17774 on Ministry of Defence: Capita, whether (a) penalties under and (b) adjustments to Capita's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for full implementation of the Armed Forces Recruitment Partnership across the Armed Forces; and what the key milestones are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retrospective steel safeguarding charges imposed on businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many export licence applications related to Ukraine are still being assessed (a) three months and (b) six months after submission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help safeguard jobs in the UK automotive supply chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to appoint any additional Special Advisers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17621 on Stellantis, if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the locksmith industry in upholding standards of practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to update the guidance on the UK subsidy control regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with (a) Deliveroo, (b) Uber Eats and (c) Just Eat to end the contracting-out of their workforce accounts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many searches have been made on his Department's subsidy database since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with online sales platforms on guidance on implementation of the General Product Safety Regulation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to reduce regulation for businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps with local councils to help increase footfall on the high street.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on revisions to firework safety legislation to include provisions on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and its predecessor departments and (b) executive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trips by ministerial car Ministers in his Department have taken since 5 July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ministerial (a) cars and (b) drivers his Department has use of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help reduce transportation costs for (a) goods and (b) services in rural economies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU single market on the (a) administrative and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) commercial and (b) non-commercial flights he has taken since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to include (a) a youth mobility scheme and (b) measures to support the English Language Training sector in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the minutes of the meeting of the Consultative Committee on Construction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the ongoing closure of Holyhead Port on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates he has met with representatives of Nissan since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much private investment he expects from the additional funding allocated to the automotive sector in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget his Department has allocated for the first year of the process of assessing applications for awards as part of the new Fair...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase export opportunities for SMEs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications for loans to the British Business Bank were made between July and November 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation was undertaken before publication of the (a) Fair Payment and (b) Disability Finance Code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to meet representatives of the hair and beauty industry to discuss the potential impact of the Budget on their sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Post Office closures on local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage business confidence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will consult on the closure and franchising of Crown Post Offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of nightclub closures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support workers facing potential job loss in the event of Crown Post Office (a) closures and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had meetings with the prosecuting authorities in relation to the Horizon scandal since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had with representatives of sub-postmasters affected by failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what financial services the Post Office provides at (a) Crown post offices and hosted Crown post offices, (b) franchise post offices, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high streets in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with refence to section 1.3 2. of his policy paper entitled The Atlantic Declaration, updated on 21 June 2023, what progress he has made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enhancing the banking offer within Post Offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department awarded financial assistance to Vodafone during the 2020 lockdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish the small business strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the late filing penalties from companies failing to file their annual accounts within the deadline were in each financial year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials have been sent on foreign visits by his Department since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many mobile phones procured for use by his Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made to Northern Ireland since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Christmas toys sold through online retailers are safe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which organisations are represented on his Department's Flexible Working Taskforce; and on what dates that taskforce has met.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many international trips Ministers in his Department have undertaken since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments with (i) current and (ii) former employees his Department has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 13191 on Exports: Ukraine, which Departments he is waiting to receive advice on before...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his trade strategy will support the aims of the Fairtrade movement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with European counterparts on joining the EU in applying tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget his Department has allocated to the creation of the award tiers as part of the new Fair Payment Code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses he expects to (a) apply for and (b) be granted awards under the new Fair Payment Code award tiers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment has he made of the potential impact of the UK-Colombia bilateral agreement for the promotion and protection of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to promote the wider adoption of drones by police forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of battery fires there have been relating to electric (a) cars, (b) bikes and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to tackle knife crime amongst (a) young people and (b) young people in the black community.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal street racing in West Bromwich constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to promote the wider adoption of drones by fire services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle car thefts in Sutton and Cheam constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 16106 on Overseas Students: Ukraine, whether students who have extended visas under...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce further pathways under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a maximum 28 days statutory time limit for immigration detention.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's procurement contract entitled Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW, reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) the total cost to the public purse for, (b) a breakdown of services provided under contracts related to and (c) a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff work in the Border Security Command; and how many of those staff were not previously working on small boat crossings.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Mohamed Lidow at the time he committed the manslaughter and rape of Natalie Shotter.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to place on a statutory footing the ability to redirect a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that Chinese companies have registered more than 30,000 companies at UK...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with representatives from the banking sector on the adequacy of property valuations for mortgage applications.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations of the report entitled Releasing Mortgage Prisoners: proposed...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the ban on retail derivatives for crypto.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) Standard Chartered on the validity of British National (Overseas) passports for Hong Kongers to use to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Protected Savings threshold from £85,000.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of increases in employers' National Insurance...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of funding from the UK Infrastructure Bank went to female-led (a) projects and (b) businesses in the last 10 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) social and (b) economic impact of increasing investment in preventative upstream...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to replace the public sector pay review bodies with collective bargaining.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, and his Department's press release entitled Pat McFadden vows to make the state...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) HM Treasury and (b) HMRC at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3666 on Private Education: VAT, what steps she plans to take to monitor the impact of the policy...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average Rateable Value is of a pre-school nursery.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the independent review into the loan charge will include consideration of the issuing of section 684 notices prior to 2011.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) end funding for the Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement for oil and gas companies and (b) redirect any savings to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned £20.4 billion of research and development spending on (a) economic growth, (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports that the CUT trade union...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the rights of children in countries experiencing the worst impacts of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of children in countries most impacted by climate change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to declassify documents on Hong Kong dated prior to 1 July 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support Taiwan's security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement by the Chinese Embassy to the UK entitled Embassy Spokesperson on a Taiwan-related...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the Falun Gong community in China.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on global price fluctuations in heating oil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will take steps to re-establish a separate department for International Development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of recent incursions by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards tackling desertification at the sixteenth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 1972 Communique on the Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Hong Kong on the Hong Kong National Security Law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the work of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Belarus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the UN Special...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the United States’ designation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will designate Fawaz Al-Akhras for providing support to the Bashar Al-Assad regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the last Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability strategic assessment was carried out on the situation in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the persecution of Christians in Iran;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the July 2024 Atrocity Crimes report by the UN Special...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the BBC World Service on UK soft power and diplomacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support freedom of religion or belief for religious minorities in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support (a) public institutions and (b) the civil service in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects Baroness Shafik’s strategic review of international development to be (a) completed and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of joining the School Meals Coalition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials of the UK Mission to Afghanistan have asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to ban women...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to help ensure that (a) protections under international humanitarian law for medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect (a) journalists and (b) media workers (i) based and (ii) operating in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department uses journalistic reporting from Palestinian journalists in Gaza when conducting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to organisations supporting the delivery of aid in Gaza since 5 July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average time period in weeks is for his Department to undertake an assessment of Israel's compliance with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Committee to Protect Journalists...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for the UK government’s support for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the supply of aid to Gaza of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart to lift the ban on journalists reporting from Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any products made by Elbit Systems are being used by Israel Defence Forces in operations in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any products made by Mission Systems Wimborne Ltd are being used by Israel Defence Forces in operations in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any products made by BAE Systems are being used by Israel Defence Forces in operations in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Thor drones manufactured in the UK are being used in Gaza operations by Israel Defence Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Magni-X drones manufactured in the UK are being used in Gaza operations by Israel Defence Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), (b) components for UAVs and (c) technology used by UAVs (i) made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any products made by Leonardo UK are being used by Israel Defence Forces in operations in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any products made by Lockheed Martin UK are being used by Israel Defence Forces in operations in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) quadcopter aircrafts, (b) components for quadcopter aircrafts and (c) technology used by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the meetings Ministers in his Department have had with Israeli officials since 7 December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support grassroots live music venues in Liverpool.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on the position of Education/Film Programmer, Adult Community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on public sector duties under the Equality Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to incentivise the building of television and film studios in the (a) regions and (b) West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the Points of Light awards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UK Sport on future funding for Olympic and Paralympic sport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the shadow football regulator and (b) supporters groups on fan engagement over kick-off time changes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on the preservation of historic churches; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had discussions with representatives of the Chinese...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether elections to Warwickshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter to her from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China of 4 December 2024, what assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of voter ID on specific migrant communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published 16 December 2024, whether it is her policy that mayors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have had recent discussions with representatives of INTERREG on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16892 on Regional Planning and Development: Finance, what her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether ministers in her Department have met with representatives of the alcohol industry since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support available to families living with children in temporary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how she plans to prioritise young people in the new cross-departmental strategy to end homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17651 on Parking: Regulation, what options her Department is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Remediation Acceleration Plan, published on 02 December 2024, what is her planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in high streets in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of vacant shops on high streets in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the non-qualifying leaseholder status for building...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide an update to applicants who successfully submitted a stage one bid to the Community Ownership Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date she plans to publish the Shared Prosperity Fund allocations for 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) Departments, (b) arms length bodies and (c) Government programmes have (i) migrated to and (ii) plan to migrate to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress has been made by Building Digital UK on the roll-out of Project Gigabit in West Worcestershire; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications have been received in South Devon constituency since 22 August 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Gingerbread report entitled Fix the Child Maintenance Service, published on 25 November 2024, what assessment she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to (a) improve the financial educational resources and tools available for adults who are no longer in formal education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that disabled jobseekers can access the assistive technology they need to look for work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will commission specialist support for carers who have not been in paid employment for some time on (a) managing finances, (b) work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help disabled people into work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of child poverty in Leicester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help young universal credit claimants into work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of disregarding payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme when calculating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the formula used by the Child Maintenance Service to calculate the Flat Rate of child maintenance was last reviewed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13145 on DWP: Buildings, how many staff were in attendance in Caxton House on average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Pension Credit were received between (a) 29 July 2024 and 30 November 2024, (b) 29 July 2023 and 30 November 2023...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle poverty in older people in Poplar and Limehouse constituency in the context of changes to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle poverty experienced by older people, in the context of changes to the eligibility criteria for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of youth unemployment since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 9288 on Department for Work and Pensions: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing indexation of pension rights accrued before April 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit in each region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 9830 on Scotland Office: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plan to take to ensure value for money from the £3.9 billion of funding allocated for carbon capture...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of private investment that will be raised for carbon capture and storage and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16276 on Warm Homes Plan: Insulation, whether the Warm Homes Plan will support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16276 on Warm Homes Plan: Insulation, if he will make an assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to mitigate against the risk of potential price increases in (a) offshore wind, (b) onshore...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department plans to provide for renewable energy projects through the Clean Industries Bonus in Northern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to ensure that (a) cross-border energy projects and (b) the GridLink...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made representations to Drax on the increase in whistleblower reports recorded by the organisation between 2022 and 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reclaiming any portion of the subsidies provided to Drax Power...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many alcohol industry representatives have Ministers in his Department met with since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has identified the (a) location and (b) severity of capacity constraints in the energy distribution network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and its predecessor departments and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much public investment has been directed to Sizewell C in each year since 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has issued guidance to installation companies on the standards to which insulation and energy efficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his department is providing to members of the public who have concerns regarding the quality of insulation and energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase levels of retention of educational psychologists beyond the minimum period they are required to remain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the student loan finance repayment system to reduce monthly repayments for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of additional Government-funded Adult Education Centres across Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce dropout rates of students studying T-Levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support young SEND people not in education, employment or training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for (a) universal infant free school meals and (b) benefitted free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support adult education in Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of scholarships offered by the Chinese Government for universities in the UK on freedom of speech.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to non-academised sixth form colleges for increasing the pay of teachers to the same level as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, is she will make an estimate of the number of postgraduate students currently studying in UK universities that are (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial resilience of the (a) university and (b) colleges sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work, education and training in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that there is adequate careers (a) advice and (b) guidance in schools on maritime career pathways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of (a) work, (b) education and (c) training in Liverpool Walton constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to levels of funding for Level-7 apprenticeships on access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing ring-fenced funding to post-16 colleges to fund bus transport for students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including further education colleges under the remit of the School Teacher Review Body from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help resolve pay disputes with non-academised sixth forms who were not included in the 5.5% pay award announced for teachers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the fees charged by (a) not-for-profit children's home providers and (b) independent fostering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional funding to help support kinship carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a home education register.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17084 on Schools: Per Capita Costs, how much and what proportion of the additional funding will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on providing oral health (a) education and (b) other support in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of SEN pupils expected to transition to the state sector as a result of the introduction of VAT on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned increases to (a) National Insurance Contributions and (b) the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review is looking at disadvantages faced by boys at school.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17084 on Schools: Per Capita Costs, if she will provide these figures adjusted for inflation by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve staff wellbeing and retention in the education sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in a residential children's home over 20 miles from their family home.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support City Of Wolverhampton Council to provide home-to-school transport for young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support early childhood education providers to ensure that three-quarters of five-year-olds are school ready in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 13821 on Infrastructure and Projects Authority: Departmental Responsibility, which Minister will...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 18 April 2024 on Economic Security, HCWS415, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 14994 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if he will publish a summary of any discussions...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials from 10 Downing Street had discussions with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the call-in of the Chinese Embassy...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to include (a) a youth mobility scheme and (b) measures to support the English Language Teaching sector in the UK in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which Departments he received confirmation that all the data held in relation to those Departments' transparency returns for the period from 1...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish Departmental transparency returns for the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6923 on Euston Station: Passengers, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of motor vehicles from railway station car parks there were in each of the last five years; and how many of those thefts resulted in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish guidance on the process for establishing passenger transport executives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department provided for retrofitting buses to reduce emissions under (a) the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of black cab numbers on (a) the elderly and (b) people with visual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on how many and what proportion of buses have onboard connections for electronic devices in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve road safety for cyclists; and what financial support she has provided for programmes delivered by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the measures in the Employments Rights Bill on working rights for private hire drivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) frequency and (b) reliability of rail services between Wythall and Birmingham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 18188 on Railways: Employers' Contributions, whether she plans to increase regular contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislation to allow the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train collisions with people have been reported in each train operating company's network area in the last 12 months; and how many people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to encourage the use of drone technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) unregistered and (b) uninsured vessels do not (i) enter UK territorial waters and (ii) dock at UK ports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Consultation on the merchant shipping (vessels in commercial use for sport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle changes in average bus speeds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make the signing of the seafarers charter by maritime operators compulsory.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9281 on Department for Transport: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to implement her Department’s policy paper entitled Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to review the effectiveness of National Highways' deployment of traffic officers on the A14 during serious accidents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to enhance strategic road networks before the development of new housing projects in the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) her core Department and (b) executive agencies of her Department at the end of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enlisting approved driving instructors to carry out practical driving tests...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of charging foreign-registered vehicles to use UK roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the motorcycle sector on improving safety of motorcyclists on the road.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4347 on Motorcycles: Driving Licences, whether the Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group met in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her (a) European and (b) international counterparts on end of sales dates for new non zero emission powered light...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the licensing regime proposed in the report entitled A licence to net zero, published by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the annual profile of the redirected HS2 funds announced for Worcestershire in October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the cost of HS2 Phase 1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of construction inflation on mitigation projects linked to the building of HS2 Phase 1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) cost of building HS2 and (b) impact of HS2 on economic growth in the next 10 years; and what assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the timing of the funding for phase five of the Dawlish Rail Resilience Programme on the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department is using to assess the viability of the fifth phase of the Rail Resilience Programme for Dawlish.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of bus services for disabled people in Stoke-on-Trent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) company groups that have been entered into the Tonnage Tax scheme and (b) vessels entered into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the extra cost of car insurance premiums faced by drivers from diverse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths were caused by illegal street racing incidents in the West Midlands in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what technical assistance her Department plans to provide to Kent County Council for restoring the collapsed section of the A226 Galley Hill Road at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the DVLA on the call for evidence entitled Registering historic, classic, rebuilt vehicles and vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish her Department’s plans to decarbonise (a) shipping and (b) the wider maritime sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide funding for support for maritime training beyond March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he received legal advice on the European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for offenders guilty of unlawful act manslaughter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunals service in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England which related to (i) personal...

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Committee will make a comparative assessment of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how compliance with the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 will be enforced, and by whom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what restrictions are in place regarding the non-commercial movement of pet animals within the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 30 October (HL Deb col 1186) and on 20 November (HL Deb col 276) in relation to transparency by...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of media reports that puréed tomatoes produced by Uyghur slave labour in Xinjiang are sold in UK supermarkets as having been...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the prevalence of, and (2) regional disparities in (a) child stunting, and (b) malnutrition in the general population, in the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking or plan to take to increase the volume of clinical research undertaken within NHS England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the quantity by weight of (1) illegal bush meat products and (2) other illegal, non-compliant or contaminated meat products,...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish any legal analysis supporting their assertion in paragraph 77 of the Mental Health Bill: Memorandum on European Convention...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 9 October (HL Deb col 1995), what consideration the working group is giving to apheresis capacity for sickle cell...

To ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have had with NHS England about the continuation of the sickle cell improvement programme beyond its initial two-year pilot.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they allocated to dementia research in the financial years (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 11 December (HL Deb col 1760), what assessment they have made of the length of time taken to lay the Bread and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Pension Credit applicants were deemed eligible for Pension Credit in the 2023 calendar year.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Pension Credit applicants were deemed eligible for Pension Credit in the 2023–24 financial year.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to conduct an assessment of the impact of artificial intelligence on the UK workforce, and if so, when.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have applied for Pension Credit since 29 July have started receiving Pension Credit payments.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have applied for Pension Credit since 29 July.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Pension Credit applicants are currently waiting for a decision on their eligibility for Pension Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to exempting care providers from the increase in National Insurance contributions.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to eliminating National Insurance contributions for employers for each disabled employee who is hired; and what assessment...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any Barnett consequentials arising from the additional national insurance contributions for public service workers in England will cover all...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of private medical insurance, including the degree to which pre-existing and chronic conditions are covered, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the UK and whether they will commission advice on this matter.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 17 September (HC4696), which efficiency savings for the financial years 2024–25 and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 10 December (HL3181), when they expect the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to respond to the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to prevent the closures of, and (2) to support the opening of, Post Offices across London.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister's trade envoy programme will continue; and if so, when new trade envoys will be appointed.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual breakdown, beginning with the academic year 2020–21, of the number of secondary school trainee teachers aged 40 and over working in (1)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with Down's syndrome get into mainstream schools and further education colleges.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to prevent large commercial food companies from delivering free breakfast clubs in primary schools in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessments are required by statute to be undertaken as part of a standard education throughout a child’s school life.

To ask His Majesty's Government which specific items of personal data may be collected in the school census about pupils (1) in primary school and (2) aged 11–18 respectively.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of Anti-Bullying Week 2024, and what initiatives they have in place to eradicate bullying.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take forward plans to introduce a children's wellbeing bill as mentioned in the King's Speech; and if so, what steps they are taking to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reversing the UK’s decision to end participation in the EU’s Erasmus plus programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the proposed financial transparency measures and profit cap for children's home providers effectively address...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to use the powers in clauses 2 and 4 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill to require the Student Loans Company to collect data on the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which local authorities in England are fulfilling their obligation to publish information on the admissions...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 29 November (HL2588), how many prosecutions have been initiated in each of the past five years...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many cargo flights from Urumqi in China to Cardiff International Airport have been searched by UK border officials to ensure they are not carrying goods made...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review their policy on accepting asylum seekers from Syria in the light of the current safety situation in that country.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the size of the reserve forces.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether RAF aircraft participated alongside the United States Air Force in strikes targeting ISIS in Syria on 7 or 8 December.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term future of the UK’s amphibious capability following the announcement that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark will be...

To ask His Majesty's Government what the budget for the office of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces has been for each year since its creation on 1 January 2016.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 5 December (HL1878), what steps they are taking consequent upon the Ministry of Defence review into equality,...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Vallance of Balham on 3 December (HL Deb cols 1033–1034), whether they have an agreed retaliation doctrine for the cutting of...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make planning permission for a new Chinese embassy dependent upon the government of China making a full disclosure of products entering...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have monitored unauthorised alterations to listed buildings since the removal of the zero rating of VAT in 2012.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow the owners of listed buildings to install electric vehicle chargers within the curtilage of their property without the need for...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of whistleblowing complaints in respect of the Drax power station, from 14 in 2022 to 49 in 2023.