To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake is of (a) Covid-19 and (b) flu vaccinations in Tunbridge Wells constituency .

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help develop guidelines for (a) general practitioners and (b) diabetes care teams on managing type...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional funding to update radiotherapy machines includes a commitment to renew every machine aged 10 years and older...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings the Minister for Health (Secondary Care) has attended on (a) A&E performance and (b) flow through the emergency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS patients who consent to have their data shared with UK medical institutions for research and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce elective surgery waiting lists in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of appointments for sperm testing for fertility investigations in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase training facilities for surgeons in the East of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled Reconfiguring NHS services - ministerial intervention powers, published on 31 January 2024, if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to increase (a) hospital and (b) social care capacity for winter 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase NHS dental funding to improve (a) accessibility, (b) workforce retention and (c) patient outcomes; and what steps he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings the Minister for Health (Secondary Care) has attended to review NHS performance on discharging patients from hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a long term funding settlement for NHS dentistry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to update the Carr-Hill formula.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for launching an independent commission into adult social care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of palliative care specialists available in the care system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free NHS dental repairs to teeth damaged by seizures from epilepsy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) recruit and (b) train specialist palliative care staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure adequate support in schools for young people with bipolar disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Casey Commission on social care will consult local government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on (a) the timetable for the next review of the Additional Roles Reimbursement scheme and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for access to specialist speech and language therapy services in Knowsley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) people and (b) university students with ADHD do not experience gaps in their medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what direct funding his Department provides to support refugees with medical backgrounds with integrating into the NHS.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of referring the NHS Business Services Authority to the Pensions Regulator, in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payments on hospital admissions of older people in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet (a) NHS England, (b) MHRA and (c) bodies supporting people affected by (i) Post-Finasteride Syndrome and (ii) Post-SSRI...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to require the NHS to give the same priority to UK citizens as undocumented migrants when accessing A&E services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that pregnant women are informed of their rights to an elective C-section.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) ultrasound and (b) other scans during pregnancy in Henley and Thame...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of fertility testing in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help put in place an effective workforce strategy for the neurology profession prior to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of treatment for people who are alcohol dependent in (a) Slough...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salary bands are for the Managing Director of (a) Southend Hospital, (b) Basildon Hospital and (c) Broomfield hospital; and when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salary bands are for the (a) Chief Executive, (b) Chief Operating Officer, (c) Finance Director and (d) Medical Director at Mid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national screening programme for Type 1 Diabetes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17826 on Local Government: Disadvantaged, what plans she has to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 20129 on Unitary councils, whether her Department has evidential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from local authorities on increasing the council tax referendum threshold for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.2.3 of the Devolution White Paper (CP 1218), published on 16 December 2024, at what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Audit Office will have the authority to (a) undertake inspections of individual local authorities,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which councils which received Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25 will not receive Recovery Grant in 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy to introduce increased roles for parish and town councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the £515 million of new funding to support councils with the costs associated with the increase...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of how many people with acquired brain injury are experiencing (a) homelessness and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 4 of her Department's College of Experts recruitment pack, published in December 2024, whether...

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 much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to update hon. Members on the progress of the implementation of the Section106 Affordable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of planning protections afforded to Local Wildlife Sites in the in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 3829 on Islamophobia, whether she plans to undertake a formal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Basildon Council on (a) their management of homelessness services and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she has placed a limit on the amount local authorities can spend on temporary accommodation costs from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18954 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025, to Question 20980, on MHCLG: Photography; whether the photographer was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of new homes built to high standards of environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question HL3199 on Government department: cost effectiveness, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which individual funding streams to local government in 2025-26 are ring-fenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20283 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, on what date...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department collects on resident satisfaction with local government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18565 on Recruitment: Location, how many and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the Government will inform councils on its decision on postponing local elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18951 on Local Government Finance, whether the debt of Woking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled Planning Reform Working Paper: Development and Nature...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the name of each organisation that responded to the National Planning Policy framework consultation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 19356 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, where the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the responses to the consultation entitled Changes to various permitted development rights, which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the full internal Equality Impact Assessment for changes to Right to Buy discounts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure biodiversity net gain is not used to override protections afforded to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to discourage landbanking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the geographic level at which housing targets are set will change in the event of local government reorganisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16496 on Housing: Construction, how many homes are being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing in Gloucester constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, steps her Department is taking to help improve housing standards in the private rented sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase the supply of affordable housing (a) in Beckenham and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average grant per unit was for a social rent dwelling in the 2015-18 Affordable Housing Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to commence section 113 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18376 on MHCLG: Birmingham, what other Government hubs operate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 21356 on Tri Fire, what proportion of (a) pre-remediation fire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Oxford-Cambridge Arc, published 18 February 2021, whether that policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support community ownership of local assets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - November...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to improve protections for homeowners facing damage to their homes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase participation in elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help (a) Ministers and (b) officials from other departments fully participate in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's target date is to ensure that homeless households with children are not housed in bed and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with (a) local councils and (b) Bromley Council to tackle homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme 2021-24 is being allocated by bidding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many requests she has granted from local authorities to postpone elections set for May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the total cost of the Government's plans for local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to review the (a) effectiveness of the means testing process for and (b) maximum level of grant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution in response to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 18 December 2024 on Local Government Finance Settlement, HCWS342, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to review the rules on donations to political parties in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to recommendation 3 of the report entitled Report on the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a searchable public database of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that eligible voters are on the electoral register.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) support for homeless people and (b) the criteria by which those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using alternative voting systems to first past the post for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on the use of leverage campaigns in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment from (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta in local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on achieving delivery targets for (a) first and (b) second class mail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates he has met with the Head of Business Engagement to the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 14 October 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to attract investment to towns historically impacted by de-industrialisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) cases where first-class mail sent from (i) the Forest of Dean and (ii) other rural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of women seeking fertility treatment whilst at work (a) nationally and (b) by region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19443 on British Business Bank: Finance, when he plans to begin publishing data on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20202 on Small Business, if he will publish the Small Business Strategy by Summer...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria was used to allocate locations for test-and-learn pilots; and how much funding will be allocated to each local authority.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of repainting the Downing Street media room.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations 10 Downing Street has received from (a) Global Counsel and (b) Lord Mandelson on (i) the European Union and (ii) China since 4...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list each (a) external organisation and (b) individual that Morgan McSweeney has met in a government capacity since July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14636, on Prime Minister: Tiktok, what meetings Downing Street special advisers have had with...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suicides there were in Northamptonshire in each year since 2020; and how many of these were men.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support good mental health among civil servants.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, published on 15 March...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15191 on Prime Minister: Anacta, where on gov.uk his Department publishes details of special...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the Duchy...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) strategic (b) outline and (c) final business cases were submitted to her Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, what the aggregate capital cost before subsidy is of the 11 projects.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the rate of inflation on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of retail investment on economic (a) growth and (b) resilience.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming mortgage regulation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help increase access to high street banking services in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to allow Hartley pension holders to transfer their pensions funds to other administrators.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting fire services from business rates at the next fiscal event.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support rural businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14995 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, if she will publish a breakdown of the £1.6 billion.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024, to Question 17827 on Private Education: Business Rates, what estimate she has made of (a) how many independent...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people HMRC has identified as being liable for the Loan Charge who have not yet (a) paid and (b) settled to avoid it (i) in total and (ii) by...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help improve living standards for low-paid workers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14949 on Property: Valuation, who recommended the use of Gaussian Markov Random Fields in the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made on the number of family owned businesses who will be impacted by the proposed changes to (a) Business Property Relief and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support family farmers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the VAT (a) threshold and (b) rates on the (i) growth and (ii) financial sustainability of small...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance contributions on trends in the level of economic growth.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Royal Household on (a) transparency and (b) accountability of money provided from the public purse.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the VAT exemption for disability-adapted motor vehicles.

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Bloomberg subscriptions her Department has.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which news services her Department holds subscriptions to.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) promote and (b) support animal-free research; and what initiatives the Government provides to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on (a) the prevention of and (b) the number of instances of online bullying.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to reform the regulation of Standard Essential Patents to support innovation and growth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 18934 on Government Departments: ICT, what the total value of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 18934 on Government Departments: ICT, which companies were contracted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to ensure the AI plan for change helps small businesses utilise artificial intelligence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to ensure AI training is accessible to all sectors of society.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government’ press release of 25 September 2024 entitled PM tells US investors Britain is open for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of AI growth opportunities at Daresbury Science Park.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating an AI Growth Zone at Daresbury Science Park.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it remains his policy to invest £2 billion over 10 years in engineering biology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle digital poverty in (a) Gloucester and (b) Gloucestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve access to mobile telecommunications in blackspots.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on the roll-out of gigabit broadband (a) nationally and (b) in West Bromwich constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework, what steps he is taking to integrate the five critical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support elderly people with digital inclusivity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on using AI algorithms to analyse medical images.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for implementing Respect Orders; and when decisions will be taken on pilot areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of successful asylum claimants who have moved into social housing since 2018 by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum casework interviews are conducted remotely.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18555 on Asylum: Hotels, in what type of tenure and accommodation will the asylum...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Home Office case reference MPAM/1253692/25, what steps is taking to expedite the resolution of a technical error on her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders are living in the community.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the savings to (a) local councils and (b) other public bodies of ending No Recourse to Public Funds...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) shoplifting, (b) retail crime and (c) crime and violence against shop workers in Beckenham...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Gloucester.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime in Gloucester.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 16 January 2025 on Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Official Report, columns 560-563, how she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers (a) were eligible for and (b) took statutory paternity leave in each of the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence of 7 January 2025 given by Shein to the Business and Trade Select Committee, HC 370, what assessment she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people left the police in each of the last five years; and whether her Department holds information on the five most common reasons...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner's request for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative estimate of the funding allocation provided to (a) Thames Valley Police and (b) other regional police forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase (a) awareness of the PASS CitizenCard and (b) the number of licensed premises that accept it as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all immediate choice officer pensions will be remedied by 1 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of sexual harassment laws.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) domestic abuse and (b) violence against women and girls in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the is value is of (a) Bitcoin and (b) other cryptocurrency held by the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her definition of non-violent extremism is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department have been unable to secure further sponsorship following changes to the Skilled Worker salary threshold.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many separated families applied to the Child Maintenance Service for advice on creating a family-based arrangement from 2021 to 2024; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what private sector companies the Child Maintenance Service has contracted to implement enforcement proceedings; what the value of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners no longer eligible for winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost of new sign ups for Pension Credit between July and December 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications were (a) made and (b) awarded by the smallest geographical area for which data is available since 29 July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit claims have been awarded to (a) men and (b) women since 29 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pensioners receive Pension Credit in South Ribble constituency; and how many of these are new recipients since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the postcode areas (a) BB1, (b) BB2, (c) BB3 and (d) BL7 are (i) in receipt of pension credit and (ii) waiting for their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what steps she plans to take to ensure that disabled people can access specialist...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in supporting pensioners in winter 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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 Work and Pensions, how many workers earn under the lower earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what steps she plans to take to ensure that (a) work coaches and (b) disability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work in Knowsley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of age-related discrimination on (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote the recruitment and retention of people who have a learning disability in the (a) private and (b) public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support families with the costs of raising (a) twins and (b) children of multiple births; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of regulation of gambling (a) advertising, (b) sponsorship and (c) marketing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Football Association, (b) the Women's Super League and (c) football clubs on the adequacy of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed two-tier test system on (a) grass-roots and (b) county level cricket in...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support freedom of religion or belief for athletes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of outsourcing the licensing of the operation of the professional basketball...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the National Youth Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help make lower league football clubs more financially viable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homophobia in boxing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding allocated to the National Citizen Service will be redistributed to youth services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the National Youth Strategy will help tackle barriers to opportunity for children and young people in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of adoption by (i) professional and (ii) grass roots sports organisations and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of broadcasting regulations on the impartiality of news coverage in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that young people benefit from grassroots sports facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to help ensure the Imperial War Museum’s Second World War Centenary Digitisation Project is able to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the Academies Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Young Futures hubs will work with local prevention partnerships; and whether those services will be co-located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Dorset will receive a Young Future Hub.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new teachers in key subjects she expects to recruit each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ADHD medication shortages on children in school.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Fylde constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the disparity in progress 8 attainment between students who (a) are and (b) are not eligible for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision by Norfolk County Council since the Autumn Budget 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve children's oracy in Gloucester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a programme to increase awareness of the signs of rape gang abuse for teachers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will work with local authorities to ensure Education, Health and Care plans are updated post annual review for young people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to remove the 50% faith cap on newly opened schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential impact of proposed statutory uniform limits on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average progress 8 score (a) overall, (b) for girls and (c) for boys was in each year for which data is available by ethnic group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to issue guidance on improving (a) inclusivity and (b) expertise in mainstream schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6019 on Private Education: Teachers, whether any schools have (a) left the Teachers’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT changes on (a) private schools and (b) demand on the state sector in North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of sentencing guidelines for people convicted of grooming-gang offences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of Sharia Courts there are in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress she has made on changing licensing in the funeral home sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many delays there have been in fitting sobriety tags longer than (a) one, (b) seven, (c) 14 and (d) 28 days in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2024, broken down by institution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department’s sentencing review will include domestic abuse offences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the future of industry in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland,what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support people with the cost of living in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on public services in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of not issuing new oil and gas licences on economic growth in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing records of meetings with the Pakistani...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Pakistani authorities on the return of Pakistani national prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the security situation in northern Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Namibian counterpart on relations between the UK and that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Tanzanian counterpart on alleged reports of (a) forced evictions,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to uphold human rights in Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on inheritance rights for the Ahmadiyya community.

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 attacks on Christian communities in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent members of staff in his Department work on supporting (a) advanced and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent members of staff in Great British Nuclear work on the UK’s small modular...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's target is for nuclear capacity in gigawatts by (a) 2030, (b) 2040 and (c) 2050.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of delivering Net Zero.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what trading schemes are (a) operational and (b) planned under the terms of Part 3 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the the creation of offshore energy does not harm marine habitats and ecosystems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) The Crown Estate to help ensure that the deployment of offshore energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that no offshore energy development projects will take place in the most sensitive marine habitats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Great British Energy's press release, Negotiations begin for UK’s small modular reactor programme,...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on licences to explore new oil and gas fields.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea on the Paris Agreement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) consumers and (b) the public purse of the Sustainable Industry Reward scheme in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the position of Head of Mission Control, Net Zero is a full-time role.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to balance the needs of different sea users, in the context of offshore energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to consult with sea users on the development of offshore energy projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential for small modular...

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 recommendations within the Environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the Darwin Plus programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19918 on Waste: Codes of Practice, what representations he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans in Northern Ireland (a) to access UK-wide veterans' services and (b) in other ways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the rules on request to review ARAP rejections within 90 days of receipt when a person...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of days and (b) proportion of expected lifespans that naval vessels spend in maintenance.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements to differentiate between male and female physiology car manufacturers must fulfil in safety testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding to the Vauxhall roundabout project in the context of the potential impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in rural regions to (a) develop and (b) maintain dedicated cycling lanes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rural road conditions on (a) cycling and (b) horse rider safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by Sustrans entitled The Cycling Opportunity, published on 11 September 2024, what steps she is taking to improve access...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of potential impact of the switch-off of 2G and 3G networks on the (a) accuracy and (b) availability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria is used to determine funding allocations from Active Travel England to local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid under the delay repay scheme for journeys on Avanti West Coast in 2024; and how much and what proportion of this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that road network infrastructure is equipped to utilise safety technology in modern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the quality of road repairs in Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, Seven million more potholes to be filled next year as public urged to report roads in need...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring utility companies to coordinate the digging up of roads and pavements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support she is providing to local authorities to ensure best practice highway maintenance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on discussions to establish a direct rail link between London and Cleethorpes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of diesel train availability on the Twyford to Henley-on-Thames branch line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to (a) increase (i) frequency and (ii) reliability and (b) decarbonise services on (A) the Henley branch line and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the availability of rolling stock suitable for (a) the Henley branch line and (b) other non-electrified branch lines.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit still exists; and if so, when it last held a meeting.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024 (CP 1218), whether the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on whether the Teesworks regeneration project has met value for money criteria based on the answers and assurances made by the Tees...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with Homes England to encourage more small and medium-sized enterprises to build affordable homes.

To ask His Majesty's Government what they steps they are taking to improve affordability of tenancies in the private rented sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their research paper Adapting historic homes for energy efficiency: a review of the barriers published on 3 January, what targets they have for...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to initiate an inquiry into grooming gangs.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 21 October 2024 (HL1279), whether the gift of clothes to a Minister from a political donor would...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate any impact of placing VAT on private schools on swimming lessons run by swim schools using private schools’...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation online following social media companies removing fact-checking services from their platforms.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure access to evidence-based psychological therapies for women in prison, including through digital delivery.

To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons in 2022 and 2023; and...