To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time is for grooming-gang offences to proceed through the judicial system from initial report to final decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th October 2024 to Question 6697 on Magistrates' Courts: Telford, when she expects Shropshire remand cases to be returned to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing times for Deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the urgent question of 14 January 2025 on Drones: High-security Prisons,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timetable she has set to introduce a victims’ legal advocate in every police force area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to encourage uptake of the SafeLives Independent Domestic Violence Advisor training course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review sentencing guidelines for extreme misogyny.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking through the tax system to support small businesses with increases in employer National Insurance contributions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase funding for public services to help ensure the affordability of pay awards.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of levels of money laundering from Bangladesh into the UK property market.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential economic benefits of entering European Union customs union membership.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue raised by extending deemed reseller rules to include UK-established sellers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) equivalent health funding is allocated to the devolved Administrations and (b) all UK nations benefit...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative estimate of the potential impact of maintaining levels of fuel duty at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the cost of transporting...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether if Further Education colleges will be eligible to o reclaim VAT for renewable energy installations.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new carbon capture clusters on the economy in (a) Teesside and (b) Merseyside.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on school uniforms.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the extent of VAT non-compliance by overseas retailers selling (a) goods and (b) services in the UK through online marketplaces.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish all internal equality impact assessments produced for measures included in the Autumn Budget 2024 and lay copies of them in the House...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to require public country-by-country reporting by multinational corporations on (a) taxation and (b) where companies are (i) trading and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the costs to HMRC of processing changes to rates of National Insurance contributions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support her Department is providing to SMEs on the changes to employer National Insurance contributions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Serious Fraud Office's Victim and Witness Care Unit on HMRC treatment of victims of fraud.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the increase of tax paid by hospices as a result of changes to National Insurance contributions rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing wine according to strength on wine (a) producers and (b) vendors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farms were subject to inheritance tax in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in the last five financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2024 to Question 22961 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will take place before June 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to help improve living standards.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased availability of long-term fixed-rate mortgages on first-time buyers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase levels of investment in high streets in (a) South Holland and the Deepings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with local planning authorities to promote net zero standards for new homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times local planning authorities will be required to update Local Plans following (a) the new National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 99 of the English Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, published on 16 December 2024, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure the long-term maintenance of the Local Authority Data Explorer following the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's letter to Leaders of all two-tier councils and neighbouring unitary authorities of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled Explanatory note on the National Insurance Contribution compensation 2025...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.1.6 of his Department’s policy paper entitled Local authority funding reform:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21478 on Local Government: Correspondence and with reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16495 on Local Government and Mayors: Elections, what her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cash and (b) real terms change in total government grant in (i) monetary and (ii) percentage terms is for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging council tax discounts for residents in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the additional costs of providing council services in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that candidates standing in combined authority elections are not also responsible for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21478 on Local Government: Correspondence, and with reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing an alternative title for county councillors who...

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, what her timetable is for the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many council tax payers pay over 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with local authorities on parish and town councils, in the context of her Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of pan-regional partnerships in encouraging...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to recover costs incurred by local authorities in maintaining the safety,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 22092 on Local Government: Reform, whether local council mergers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's explanatory note entitled, Employer National Insurance Contributions funding,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, what discussions she has had with local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 December 2024, Official Report, HCWS316, on the Devolution White Paper,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17829 on Combined Authorities, what guidance her Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16542 on Councillors: Data Protection, if she will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21478 on Local Government: Correspondence and with reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question HL3294 on Parish and Town Councils: Employers’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated in each of the last 10 years; which local authorities were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 January 2025, HCWS353, on Community Ownership Fund Round 4, how will the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on how the proposed Community Right to Buy will (a) operate and (b) differ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage developers establishing new buildings to have (a) solar panels, (b) batteries...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to support energy efficiency in domestic dwellings through the replacement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to local authorities for English language tuition for (a) British National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10482 on Flats: Fire Prevention, when the Department's previous...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question HL3240 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, which (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Regulator of Social Housing has provided guidance to registered providers of social housing on translation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18959 on Planning Authorities: Staff, whether she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of adapted housing for (a) adults and (b) children with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protect and (b) enhance green spaces in (i) South Holland and the Deepings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of changes in the numbers of Permitted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what dates the public hearings will be held for the Planning Inspectorate's inquiry into the Chinese Embassy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect areas of natural beauty from (a) new infrastructure and (b) housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on levels of inflation in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15439 on Local government finance, if she will list each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the frequency at which local authorities can issue local newspapers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the allowances of combined authority mayors will be determined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17835 on Local Government Pension Scheme, and with reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19363 on INTERREG Programme, whether any of the Interreg...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory duty to provide public conveniences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14950 on Council tax and with reference to the Provisional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing council tax value based on the number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15001 on Local Government Finance and with reference to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 18950 on Planning Permission: Air Pollution, if he will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on meeting the UK's obligations under the (a) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to the natural environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase funding available to national landscape teams.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of frequent flooding on the (a) economy and (b) social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open the Property Resilience Repair Grant Scheme in the context of the floods in Oxfordshire on 22-24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which legislation created the requirement for individuals to obtain permission from every riparian property owner to pass...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the children of families of boaters without a permanent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding he has allocated to flood resilience projects this financial year; and how much of that funding is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the needs of sea users, in the context of food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support UK businesses to comply with (a) domestic and (b) EU regimes for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward the Forest Risk Commodities regulations to enact the Environment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the total funding allocated to projects by Darwin Plus in each financial year since 2019-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on providing adequate facilities for stoma bag patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what payments have been made under the Frequently Flooded Allowance; and (a) where and (b) when each payment was made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that all eligible communities receive funding under the Frequently Flooded Allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the outbreak of TB in Northern Irish farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of meat-free Mondays in public sector canteens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other support his Department is providing to Rainham Marshes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of section 23 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on schools' ability to participate in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase democratic education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the safety valve on SEND provision in Huntingdon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are equipped to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on SEND transport to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what hat assessment she has made of potential steps to improve and the (a) pay and (b) working conditions of supply teachers in North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) fast-tracking higher-level teaching assistants to become teachers and (b) introducing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with SEND use provided travel to and from educational facilities (a) nationally, (b) in Essex and (c) in South Basildon and East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision by Suffolk County Council following the Autumn Budget...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for introducing measures to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 86 of the document entitled Academies consolidated annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022, published on 5 February 2024,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police resources for tackling knife crime at a local level are used effectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with responsible authorities on taking steps to tackle (a) unlawful gambling, (b) unlawful street vendors, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reduce the legal age for tattoos to 16 under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reform industrial relation practices in the (a) fire and rescue service and (b) police service.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for establishing specialist rape and sexual offences teams in every police force.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set to introduce domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend police funding to help tackle extreme misogyny.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the total number of calls Staffordshire Police have received requesting help on domestic abuse incidents...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training programmes there are for (a) law enforcement and (b) judicial officers to (i) identify and (ii) tackle grooming gang activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Alcohol in licensed pavement areas, which closed on 11 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to implement the provisions on foreign interference in the National Security Act 2023 that have yet to be commenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18440 on Visas: Families, whether her Department collects data on the immigration...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent neglect of monkeys used for medical research.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help deter Russian interference in democratic processes in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, for what reasons has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to improve the usability for the UK Visas and Immigration Sponsor Management System.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what steps her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle financial scams.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the level of fees for citizenship applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa to provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many travel warrants have been issued to irregular migrants in each of the last five years; and what the total cost to the public purse...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 19469 on Home Office: Equality and with reference to the Civil Service Equality,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the fire service's preparedness to effectively (a) manage and (b) respond to forest fires in Surrey.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle criminal activity via county lines.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing civil rather than criminal penalties on people found in possession of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving responsibility for drugs policy to the Department of Health and Social Care.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisors had with chief constables on the deployment of armed officers at...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a system to provide appropriate redress for people who were (a) officially...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how many (a) police officers, (b) officials of local authorities and (c) social workers (i) lost...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether family members (a) had knowledge of or (b) facilitated the crimes of people prosecuted for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a confidential government process for whistleblowers to safely raise...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many men convicted for their involvement in Pakistani heritage grooming gangs have been given access to children born from their crimes...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been born following rape committed by people convicted for their involvement in Pakistani heritage grooming gangs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of girls that are still involved with Pakistani heritage grooming gangs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) prevent child sex trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21677 on Offences Against Children, whether her Department plans to reform the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) collect and (b) publish the ethnicity of (i) abusers and (ii) victims of grooming gangs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle stalking by putting victims first and increasing the protections available...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an investigation into officials who had knowledge of rape gangs and failed to act.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the (a) grooming, (b) rape, (c) exploitation and (d) abuse of young girls.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) issue an apology for failures to tackle rape gangs and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of a compensation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 for offences related to anti-social car meets or street racing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the National Fire Chief Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for the Staffordshire Police force area and (b) Chief...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and (b) the Illegal Migration Act 2023 on decisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local police forces in Hampshire to tackle anti-social car meets and illegal street racing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels have started housing asylum seekers awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of children travelling to (a) Poland, (b) Turkey, (c) Florida and (d) other countries for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on religious minority groups in (a) Hampshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to the heritage crafts sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the proposal by the Welsh government to enable local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Association's decision to scrap FA cup replays on the financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Economic and Social Research Council on their approach to supporting research into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the (a) detection, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on support for research into (a) detecting, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Slack is permitted as an (a) corporate and (b) non-corporate communication channel in Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of an opt-out for AI and copyright on digital competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that local magazine publishers (a) nationally and (b) in Southampton Test...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an opt-out for AI and copyright on smaller and medium-sized publishing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local magazine publishers (a) nationally and (b) in Southampton Test...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require (a) Instagram and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that generative AI does not undermine creative industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what transparency obligations his Department plans to introduce on generative AI developers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help reduce barriers to the roll-out of gigabit broadband to rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability, (b) accuracy and (c) consistency of personal identity data on sex held by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Appointment of Matt Clifford CBE as the AI Opportunities Adviser, published on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing introducing individual (a) licencing and (b) partnerships...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with the abuse of nitrous oxide in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10436 on Special Advisers: Training and with reference to the Freedom of Information Act request...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to para 3.3 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cabinet Office and the UK Statistics Authority, published on 30 April 2020,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the revised Gender Reassignment policy.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question HL2339, on Cabinet Office: TikTok, how many staff are assigned to the New Media Unit;...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to lay an Official Statistics Order to designate Skills England’s statistical outputs as official statistics.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued recent guidance on the appointment of consultant lobbyists as non-executive directors of Government Departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 20828 on the National Security Adviser, whether the new National Security Adviser (a) attends,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 10698 on Ministers: Official Residences, who was allocated Admiralty House on a time limited basis.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14712 on Honours: Public Appointments, if he will list the assessment panel members for each of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 21256 on Film: Marketing, where on gov.uk her Department plans to publish departmental spending on...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce trade barriers with the EU.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a youth mobility system between the United Kingdom and European Union.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve relations with the European Union.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, if he will commission a public review into the potential...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess the progress...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to return part of her salary.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue new guidance to (a) the civil service and (b) public bodies to prevent practices which limit (i) recruitment and (ii) internships on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department, will take steps to ensure the workforce that produced the Eurofighter Typhoon is retained for future defence projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential dangers posed by explosive ordnance on international exports and imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding he is providing for infrastructure projects in the marine protected area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce noise pollution from Texan training aircraft in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Defence Medical Services cadre is operationally fit to deploy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK forces (a) took part and (b) provided support to their Israeli counterparts in the airstrikes on Yemen on Friday 10 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military funding he plans to provide to Ukraine in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide immediate mental support to veterans medically discharged from service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on recruitment consultants in each year since 2016; and how many personnel have been recruited to the (a) RAF, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) other personnel were in the Joint Expeditionary Force in each year since 2016; and how much the UK has contributed to the Joint...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many visits to Israel and (b) for what purpose the (i) Chief of the Defence Staff, (ii) Chief of the Air Staff and (iii) Commander of Strategic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli armed forces personnel are attending training courses in the UK; which courses they are taking; and where those courses are located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Germany’s decision to provide Ukraine with RCH 155 will have an impact on his Department’s approach to certifying RCH 155 for use by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 23156 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, on what dates each meeting took place; which Ministers in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the RCH 155 will reach minimum deployable capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of GDP is the UK's defence spending excluding Trident.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect pubs in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) other rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of how many people have been absent from work because of long term sickness over the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to respond to the Freedom of Information Act request by Mr Langton of 21 December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the Skilled Worker salary threshold on service levels in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recommending the inclusion of Attendance Allowance recipients to the Motability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of social security benefits for people unable to work because of an acquired...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's steps to enforce pension provision by private companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to provide a formal response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report entitled Women’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints submitted to the Pension Ombudsman Service are awaiting adjudication; and whether she plans to provide additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what target her Department set for the number of new sign ups to Pension Credit between July and December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people signed up for Pension Credit between July and December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners earning less than the Pension Credit threshold who did not receive winter fuel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners in poverty in winter (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2023-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) fraud, (b) debt and (c) error through AI.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former armed forces personnel have been subject to enforcement proceedings by the Child Maintenance Service since 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents party to a child maintenance agreement are assessed to have an income of less than £12,570 per year; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the effectiveness safeguards for people with mental health conditions when engaging with the benefits system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to Disability Living Allowance claimants during the wait for their claim to be assessed; and what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from his Mauritian counterpart on the length of the proposed lease of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the Government's allocated funding for the promotion of Freedom of Religion or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department took to assess the safety of travel to countries bordering the Red Sea before issuing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it her policy to seize UK-based assets of Bashar al-Assad and redirect the funds to Syrian civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help deter malign Iranian activity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK aid to Pakistan is not used to support human rights abuses in Balochistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, if his Department will take steps to help...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk to the safety of health workers in Gaza; and what steps he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli government on the attack on Balata refugee camp in December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new approach to access charges to help incentivise rail freight operators to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve the equitable distribution of practical driving test slots in (a) England and (b) Leicester East constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the DVLA on the potential merits of accepting eye tests from certified opticians other than Specsavers for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve consumer protections for air travel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with airlines on the transparency of their terms and conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Cornwall Newquay Airport to London Southend Airport route operated by Eastern Airways is part of a Public Service Obligation deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to consult with (a) community and (b) environmental groups on her Department's plans to modernise airspace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that airports are accessible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital visits the Minister for Health (Secondary Care) has made in the last six months; and which hospitals she visited.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people there are in care homes without access to dental treatment in North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for child and adolescent mental health services in the next financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve primary care facilities in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the surrounding area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed discharges there were in Lincolnshire since 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the engagement of (a) disabled children and adults, (b) their families and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to extend the assurances provided on funding for the increase in employer National Insurance costs to NHS Trusts to general...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) communications and (b) media staff are employed by Mid & South Essex Hospitals NHS Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times for a first appointment following a routine referral to vascular services at (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) strategic (b) outline and (c) final business cases were submitted to his department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the NHS and (b) MHRA's response to women suffering as a result of vaginal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many equality, diversity and inclusion managers are employed by the Mid and South Essex Hospitals NHS Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to correspondence of 19 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Newton Abbott on his constituent Hall. A.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times in Accident and Emergency for each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed occupancy rate is in each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's news entitled Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level, published on 2 January 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of women’s health hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a yearly evaluation of the suicide prevention training programme; and what steps he is taking to ensure (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to allow optometrists to share scan data directly with consultants, in the context of patient waiting times.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on negotiations with NHS England on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) elderly and (b) other vulnerable people with heating costs in winter 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the energy efficiency of rental properties on carbon emissions in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of support for (a) householders and (b) businesses to mitigate of the costs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits nuclear fusion as a future energy source.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofgem's decision to allow a pause in new grid connections on the ability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in access to public electric vehicle charging points to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK’s electric vehicle infrastructure keeps pace with the increasing number...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of pensioners entitled to claim Pension Credit who are not doing so.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many pensioners have been in receipt of Pension Credit for each month since July 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is total cost of the installation of new emergency areas on smart motorways, broken down by each motorway.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of smart motorways in terms of road safety; and whether further remedial works are planned on converted smart motorways.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities for combating global activism against sexual and reproductive health and rights.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential implications for Syrian Christians and other vulnerable minorities of removing Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to reports of a recent raid of the Zion Church in Beijing and the arrest of Elder Qin Guoliang by Chinese...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the New Year’s Honours List 2025; and what percentage of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 December 2024 (HL3234), and further to reports in the Greek media and comments by the Greek...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many national public inquiries there have been since 2004; and what was the average (1) cost, (2) length, and (3) fee paid to the lawyers involved.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current geographic locations, where known, for the residences of all living recipients of Companions of Honour.

To ask His Majesty's Government why a visa requirement for Columbian nationals travelling to the United Kingdom was reintroduced in November 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government which organisations are currently designated as terrorist organisations by (1) the UN Security Council, and (2) the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government when the Defending Democracy Taskforce last met.

To ask His Majesty's Government who attends the meetings of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the budget for the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

To ask His Majesty's Government what support UK political parties have received through the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Defending Democracy Taskforce has met since it was established in 2022.

To ask His Majesty's Government how the Defending Democracy Taskforce (1) has protected, and (2) continues to protect, UK political parties.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the staffing costs of manning the new door at Peers Entrance each year.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the new door at Peers Entrance is fully accessible for those in wheelchairs and with disabilities.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the glass in the new door at Peers Entrance is bullet proof.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what use is made of Peers Entrance in plans for any urgent evacuation of the parliamentary estate, and whether it is intended to be used as an evacuation point...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to BBC Northern Ireland after it described the Special Air Service in an article published on 11 January as “one of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether use of dry docks in Gibraltar shipyard could ease present and future docking bottlenecks.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how video games can benefit dementia patients by (1) slowing the decline of brain neurons through keeping the brain active,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article "Mitigating the risks of antimicrobial failure", by Dr Wendy Thompson, Callum Wood and Professor Mike Bromley,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of data published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities on 3 December 2024 showing that the number of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for appointing a specialist allergy nurse and dietitian in each Integrated Care System area.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align the use of chlorhexidine in healthcare and consumer products with the recommendation in the Joint Royal College of Surgeons of...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a zero rate of VAT for church repairs and renovation.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bank of England Monthly Decision Maker Panel data for December 2024, which show that, of the businesses surveyed, 54 per...

To ask His Majesty's Government why representatives of the UK media were refused permission to accompany the Chancellor of the Exchequer on her visit to China; and whether representatives of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in the yields on 30-year gilts to 5.38 per cent on whether they will be able to meet their fiscal...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in the yields on 30-year gilts to 5.38 per cent, their highest point since 1998, and of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the increase in employer National Insurance contributions does not result in job losses among lower paid women with caregiving...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much residual waste was incinerated in 2023 (1) by weight, and (2) as a proportion of all residual waste.

To ask His Majesty's Government what rules regulate the commissioning of training and rehabilitation activities by prison governors.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average tariff length imposed for murder in (1) 2022, and (2) 2023.