Written answers

Monday, 27 January 2025

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Executive Summary of his Department's policy paper entitled Flood and coastal erosion risk management:...

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department has and (b) his Department's arms length bodies have spent on hospitality in (i) each of the...

      Farms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to update data held on farms by (a) constituency and (b) local authority.

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for reopening the main Capital Grant offer for new applications.

      Carpets: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency took to communicate to operators that RPS248 would be withdrawn.

      Water Restoration Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing fines paid by water companies for the Water...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Ministerial correspondence of 17 January 2025 with reference MC2024/24342/SB, when the consultation...

      Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of recovered used tyres exported from the UK to India in the last 12...

      Butterflies: Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the decision-making process on whether to grant conditional emergency...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to help tackle bovine TB outbreaks in areas of high incidence in each of the...

      Foot and Mouth Disease: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Department for Agriculture,...

      Beavers: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on developing a licensing regime to enable the wild release of beavers.

      Waste Management: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility to people who are digitally excluded of the consultation...

      Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the UK Chemical Strategy.

      Rivers: Dredging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on dredging rivers.

      Assistance Animals: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the protection of assistance animals from abuse and neglect; and what...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical rank reservists there were in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF in each year since 2015.

    • Defence Medical Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget for and (b) amount spent on Defence medical services was in each year since 2015.

      Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many overseas army training exercises took place each year since 2010.

      Defence Equipment: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20117 on Defence Equipment Expenditure, when his Department plans to send that letter.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential demand for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4+ (a) in (b) beyond 2025.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16652 on Military Bases, if his Department will now provide a response.

      USA: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protocols are in place over the deployment of US nuclear weapons stored at RAF Lakenheath.

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he decided not to release the workforce requirement figures of Army regiments for reasons of operational security.

      Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service date for the Royal Navy's Crowsnest AEW helicopter system is.

      Boeing E-7

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated whole-life cost is of the E-7 Wedgetail programme.

      Boeing E-7: Radar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many radar units for the E-7 Wedgetail have been delivered to (a) Boeing and (b) the RAF by Northrop Grumman.

      Boeing E-7

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the E-7 Wedgetail is in operational service with the RAF.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning social media for under-16s.

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with businesses on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with Horizon Europe on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with the Geospatial Commission on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with universities on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its publication.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he had with the Government Office for Technology Transfer on the AI Opportunities Action Plan before its...

      Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of designating industrial sites in Luton North constituency...

      Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect and (b) increase employment in AI growth zones.

      Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what criteria his Department is using to select sites as AI Growth Zones.

      Project Gigabit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Project Gigabit contracts deliver (a) on time and (b) within budget.

      Project Gigabit: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rollout of broadband in rural areas under Project Gigabit.

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the training provided to mainstream school teachers for inclusive teaching practices towards...

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that there is equal service provision by local authorities for the (a) issuing and (b) delivery...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increased demand for SEN support in schools.

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of school buildings.

      Special Educational Needs: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education,what steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in Berkshire.

      Construction: Apprenticeships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of construction apprenticeships.

      Schools: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils who are considered hard to place under school admission requirements receive suitable school placements.

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to extend the eligibility criteria for the Holiday activities and food programme.

      Multi-academy Trusts: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be future intakes for the development programme for CEOs of multi-academy trusts run with the National Institute of Teaching.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to support (a) local authorities in England and (b) Councils in Northern Ireland with the...

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for the commencement of Section 111 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 17565 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will place...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect the countryside and wildlife, in the context of her Department's proposed planning...

      Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 17127 on Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, if she will list...

      Housing: HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on priority need for housing for people living with HIV.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include a target for the number of social rent homes in the long-term housing strategy.

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations of the report entitled Our...

      Planning Permission: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued on representations on planning...

      New Towns Task Force: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the annual running costs of the New Towns Taskforce.

      Homes England: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include a specific requirement to provide rural affordable housing in commissioning the next...

      Land Registry: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued to civil servants in the Land Registry on how frequently they should attend the office...

      Temporary Accommodation: Wolverhampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to provide temporary accommodation that does not have...

      Homelessness: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the total Government budget to tackle homelessness was allocated to allocated to Norfolk County...

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) support residential mobility and (b) ensure adequate housing in areas with high rates...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the council tax.

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria she plans to use to determine which local authorities are selected for the Devolution Priority Programme.

      Heat Pumps: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department's proposals for planning restrictions on heat pumps will be implemented.

      Land Registry: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Land Registry application processing times; and what steps she is...

      Data Centres: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending planning permission regulations to make the local...

      Property Management Companies: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to return the (a) areas and (b) activities of private estate management in the private sector to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that the investment reserve of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is transferred back to members.

    • Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the quantity in GWh of electricity imports there will be in each year until 2035.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of EV charging infrastructure in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas and...

      Warm Homes Plan: Central Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include updating circulator pumps in the Warm Homes Plan.

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of interconnectors with other countries.

      Natural Gas: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the UK’s gas storage levels were in each month since July 2024.

      Natural Gas: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase the UK’s gas storage capacity.

      Data Centres: Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether AI Growth Zones will allow data centres to be co-located with (a) nuclear and (b) gas power plants.

      Great British Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first board meeting of GB Energy will take place; and where it will take place.

      Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information (a) his Department and (b) the National Energy System Operator holds on the number of generation assets that...

      Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to make it (a) easier and (b) cheaper for people who live in (i) listed buildings and (ii) conservation...

      Energy Company Obligation: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 schemes have been funded in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire since 2022.

      Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce fuel poverty in rural areas.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Boeing E-7: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's annual report 2023-24, last updated 17 January 2025, for what reason the E-7 Wedgetail...

    • Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his policy on special adviser pay has changed since 6 October 2024.

      Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21405 on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, if he will provide a hyperlink.

      Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) his Department has and (b) his Department's arms length bodies have spent on hospitality in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) since...

      10 Downing Street: Artworks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on displaying artwork in 10 Downing Street of people associated with the slave trade.

      Sikhs: Festivals and Special Occasions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to hold a Bandi Chor reception in Downing Street.

      Parliamentary Private Secretaries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Parliamentary Private Secretary position holders have changed roles since September 2024.

      10 Downing Street: Furniture

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of the Prime Ministerial residence in Downing Street since 22 May...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of total government expenditure on external consultants to assist with EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement implementation...

      Emergencies: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Emergency Alert System since its introduction.

      48 Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22184 on Cabinet Office: 48 Group, if he will make it his policy to provide guidance to (a)...

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23923 on Nissan, if he will provide the schedule for the publication of ministerial transparency...

      Free Movement of People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the European Commission press release, entitled Commission decides to refer the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Industry: Luton North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of investing in industrial sites in Luton North constituency.

    • Engineering: British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with representatives of the engineering sector on the impact of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024.

      Toys and Games: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to ensure (a) unsafe and (b) non-compliant children's toys are not being sold.

      UK International Consumer Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) staffing capacity for the UK International Consumer Centre.

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with (a) OpenAI, (b) Google, (c) Anthropic and (d) Meta on workers’ rights.

  • Home Office

    • British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizenships were removed; what other citizenships were held by people impacted; and what the reason was for removal in...

    • Domestic Abuse: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of deaths by suicide as a result of (a) domestic violence and (b) emotional abuse.

      Undocumented Workers: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of illegal working civil penalties was in the last five years; and how many and what proportion of those penalties have been paid.

      Axel Rudakubana

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Axel Rudakubana had (a) sought to manufacture ricin and (b) possessed an Al-Qaeda training manual.

      Elon Musk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Homeland Security Group has assessed social media posts written by Elon Musk as part of its disinformation work.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of mobile phone theft have been reported in Lincolnshire since 2020.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to secure the permanence of the current temporary...

    • Israel: Hamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the stability of the (a) hostage and (b) ceasefire agreement between Israel...

      Israel: Hamas

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

      Pakistan: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on returning people from that country convicted for...

      Syria: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the heightened risk of former British national...

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to improve consular services to ensure faster response times.

      Gaza: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the medical evacuation of gravely (a) ill and (b) injured children in Gaza.

      Diplomatic Service: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to balance the level of consular support it provides citizens abroad and the...

      Israel: Hamas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement on the (a) presence...

      Pakistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of humanitarian aid provided to help promote freedom of religion or belief in...

      Syria: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with international partners on the long-term (a) security and (b)...

      East Jerusalem and West Bank: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) establish and (b) support negotiations for a ceasefire in (i) the West Bank...

      Israel: Visits Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Israeli officials he met on his visit to Israel in January 2025; what topics were discussed; and which...

      Syria: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of repatriating former British nationals from (a)...

      Alaa Abd el-Fattah

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the safe release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah during his...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reports from the United Nations Office for the...

      Ryan Cornelius

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publicly call for the release of Ryan Cornelius.

      Gaza: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) humanitarian and (b) security situation for (i) Orthodox...

      Ryan Cornelius

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its 93rd session, 30 March-8...

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that British hostages released by Hamas are receiving (a) repatriation support,...

      Bashar al-Assad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the extradition of Bashar al-Assad to...

      Palestinians: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 16 January 2025 on the Middle East, Official report columns 511-513, what...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

      Diplomatic Relations: UK Soft Power Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role his Department's diplomatic missions will have in the delivery of the Government's Soft Power Council.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse is of the campaign to advocate for family-based care for children across the...

      Trinidad and Tobago: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British nationals in Trinidad and Tobago.

      Israel: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his Israeli counterparts on ensuring that actions in the Occupied...

      China: Uyghurs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Thai counterpart on reported plans to deport 43 Uyghur men to China.

      Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Lord Hoffmann on the renewal of his tenure as a Hong Kong Court of...

      China: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from the Great Britain-China Centre on the new proposed...

      China: Tibet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23546, what representations he has made to his Chinese...

      Myanmar: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that Christians are being...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Unfair Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

      Haiti: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23274 on Haiti: Diplomatic Service, what steps his...

      Cuba: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to provide development support to Cuba in the context of that country's removal from the US...

      Tibet: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British Nationals currently in the autonomous region of Tibet.

      Israel: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Israel's operation Iron Wall in the occupied...

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief to promote the rights of...

      Egypt: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is negotiating a new UK-Egypt Association Agreement.

      Bangladesh: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh since...

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi community in the United Kingdom on the situation in Bangladesh.

      Bangladesh: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Cox's Bazar.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

      Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing interventions by hostile actors on new (a) AI...

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent reports of violence against Hindus...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.

      Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to continue the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.

      Antisemitism: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide funding to help tackle antisemitism in other countries.

      Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief has had with international partners.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Community Diagnostic Centres: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recruitment freezes in the NHS diagnostics workforce on plans to ensure same day...

    • Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend access to Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy.

      Wes Streeting: Members' Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants, published on 22 November 2024, whether...

      Epilepsy: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to a legal prescription for pharmaceutical cannabis-based epilepsy treatments.

      Agency Nurses: Cheshire and Merseyside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency nurses were employed in each acute hospital trust in the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board area in each...

      Health Services: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 23992 on Primary Health Care: Standards, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Givinostat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing access to givinostat.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's definition of pre-construction works is in the context of Wave 3 of the New Hospital Programme Review.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS clinical staff were armed forces reservists in each year since 2010.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Unfair Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England collects data on hospital admissions of pensioners.

      Medicine: Professional Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions he has met representatives of each medical Royal College since 5 July 2024.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to manage the use of AI in the NHS.

      Respiratory Diseases: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dry powder inhalers were prescribed by the NHS in the last year for which data is available.

      NHS: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to next review the NHS Car Parking guidance.

      Ivf

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the uptake of IVF in the last five years.

      Drugs: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of differences in approved medicines on (a) men and (b) women.

      Methylphenidate: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October to Question 9576 on Methylphenidate: Shortages, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the...

      Bladder Cancer: Durvalumab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of Durvalumab for the treatment of bladded cancer.

      Social Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the affordability of...

      Dental Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the number of NHS appointments in rural areas and (b) improve access to (i) emergency...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10592, whether he has received any further advice from the Joint Committee on...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of alcohol harm; and if he...

      Allergies: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve preparedness for first-time anaphylaxis incidents in rural communities.

      Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Emergency Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether adrenaline auto-injectors are routinely carried by first responders.

      Research: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) data for and (b) research into coastal communities.

      Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects NHS England and NHS Improvement to publish the annual Learning from Lives and Deaths - people with a learning disability...

      Mental Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Time to Care Programme on mental health treatment.

      Dentistry: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain dentists in coastal areas.

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing qualified mental health professionals to schools.

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of results of the Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary...

      Medical Records: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to allow up-to-date medical information to be shared between the NHS and care staff in Lincolnshire.

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow (a) the General Dental Council and (b) other professional bodies to offer...

      Dental Services: Laboratories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in the budget on dental laboratories; and if he will take steps to...

      Autism: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to standardise the use of Pathological Demand Avoidance for autism diagnosis.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people employed by his Department have worked on (a) the review into the New Hospital Programme and (b) the New Hospital...

      Dental Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he had made of the number of additional urgent dental appointments there will be in Lincolnshire in each of the next four years.

      Hospices: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospice care providers can (a) recruit and (b) retain skilled nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of shortages of GP appointments; and what plans he has to reduce such...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle losses to community pharmacies arising from delays in price concessions and drug tariffs.

      Dental Services: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce dental provision for students in schools.

      Dental Services: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dental services in (a) Witney constituency and (b) West Oxfordshire.

      Dental Services: Dorking and Horley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for improving access to NHS dentistry in Dorking and Horley constituency.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Penrith and Solway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments in Penrith and...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 21540 on General Practitioners: Recruitment, tabled on 19 December 2024.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pensioners hospitalised in winter 2024-25.

      Disability: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to accelerate provision of (a) therapy services, (b) wheelchairs, (c) orthotics, (d) prosthetics...

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to training for (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses in rural areas.

      Torbay Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Torbay Hospital.

      Fertility: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of access to fertility treatment for female couples.

      Disability Aids: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to issue guidance on the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities of (i) health, (ii) education, (iii) social...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's projected completion dates are for each project delivered by the New Hospital Programme.

      Disability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with long term physical disabilities to access secondary care including (a) hydrotherapy, (b)...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reform the NHS pay structure.

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which appointments will count towards the plan to deliver 40,000 more NHS appointments a week.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the New Patient Premium scheme.

      Royal Berkshire Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what percentage of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal...

      Pharmacy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the funding allocated for Pharmacy First has been spent as of 15 January 2025.

      Surgery: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on which (a) straight-to-test pathways Community Diagnostic Centres and (b) hospital-based...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) capital and (b) non-capital spend on the New Hospital Programme by hospital trusts that are part of...

      Royal Berkshire Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to complete the Royal Berkshire Hospital on patients in Wokingham...

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions for pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy were dispensed by Norfolk and Waveney (a) integrated care board and (b)...

      Hospitals: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of centrally procuring scaffolding to prop up hospitals awaiting...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what notice general dental practice contract holders will receive on changes to the new patient premium; and what the Government's policy...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with refence to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report columns 748-750s, what the (a)...

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 15 January 2025, Official Report, column...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of recent trends in the level the social care capacity available to support discharges from hospitals in...

      Breast Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve lobular breast cancer outcomes.

      Cervical Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent cervical cancer.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake rate of the RSV vaccine during pregnancy.

      Health Services: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a cross-Government strategy on the health and wellbeing of coastal communities.

      Drugs: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include contractual obligations for organisations receiving public funding for biomedical research and...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include teenagers and young adults with cancer within the 10-year Health Plan.

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding for research into epilepsy.

      Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the impact of (a) delayed diagnosis and (b) emergency presentation rates on people with blood cancer.

      Osteoporosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with osteoporosis.

      Health Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of geographic barriers in rural areas on access to (a) regular check-ups and (b) timely...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's TYA Service Specifications, what steps he is taking to deliver age-appropriate care in age-appropriate...

      Food: Insects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations on the potential merits of introducing insects into the human diet.

      Vaccination: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of the delivery of the school vaccination programme.

      Blood Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing a proxy staging measure for non-stageable...

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue to fund the swap to stop smoking scheme.

      Pregnancy: Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue to fund the financial incentives scheme for pregnant smokers.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake rate was of the RSV vaccine by pregnant people in each of the last three years; and if he will make an assessment of the...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the forthcoming national cancer plan will consult teenagers and young people with cancer.

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce the prevalence of food deserts in deprived areas, (b) improve access to affordable, healthy food...

      Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of diagnosis for rheumatoid arthritis.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing bowel screening for people aged over 74.

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of cervical cancer screenings.

      Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting lists for prostate cancer diagnosis.

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a set price list for private dental practices.

      Brain Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23243, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on brain cancer research in...

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Oral Statement of 15 January 2025 on Winter Update, if he will publish a list of the locations of the 24 critical...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department's Roads Investment Committee has considered funding alterations to the London South Circular in the last year.

    • Transport: Cross Border Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of consultancy to (a) negotiate and (b) implement new cross-border transport arrangements with the EU since...

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing temporary blue badges to people recovering from operations.

      Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate...

      River Tyne: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21309 on River Tyne: Bridges, if she will meet the Port of Tyne to discuss the Swing Bridge.

      Driving Tests: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of theory driving tests in rural areas.

      Colne-skipton Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 24054 on Colne-Skipton Railway Line, if she will publish the completed feasibility work.

      Motor Vehicles: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) E5 and (b) E10 fuel on (i) fuel consumption and (ii) emissions.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to facilitate education on gambling-related harms for young people.

    • Gambling: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of authorising the Gambling Commission to offer redress for...

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support young men at (a) schools and (b) universities who are gambling online.

      Music Venues

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

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to meet with representatives of faith communities to discuss the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Wimbledon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 24076 on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Wimbledon, who the seven...

      Local Press: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote local journalism in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) other rural areas.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid in bonuses to staff in her Department in 2023-24.

      Sport: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 1466 on Sport: Public Appointments, what recent progress she has made on appointing...

      Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to apply to host any major sporting games on behalf of the UK.

      Sports: Runcorn and Helsby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to support grassroots sport in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

      BBC: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on the financial pressures it faces.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of young...

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to (a) end direct pay arrangements and (b) use the collect and pay model for all future child maintenance...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Unfair Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle benefit fraud by organised criminal gangs.

      Government Departments: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 4705 on Government Departments: Families, if she will place a copy of that guidance in...

      Cost of Living Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing the (a) Low Income Benefits, (b) Disability and (c)...

      Shops: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the impact of music in shops on people with sensory sensitivities.

      Medical Certificates: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish data collected from the fit note trailblazers.

  • Treasury

    • Cash Dispensing and Payment Methods

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote (a) payment choice and (b) access to cash.

    • Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had (a) farmers and (b) relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief.

      First Time Buyers: West Dorset

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the stamp duty tax-free threshold for first-time buyers on rural housing affordability in...

      Mandatory Provident Fund: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to make representations to her Chinese counterpart at the UK-China Pensions Symposium on unfreezing the mandatory provident fund savings...

      Stock Market: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of UK companies that have jointly listed on the (a) Shanghai and (b) Shenzhen stock exchange since 2019.

      Listed Buildings: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to provide VAT relief on the rethatching of listed buildings.

      Northern Ireland Protocol: Contracts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts related to the Northern Ireland Protocol have been (a) awarded and (b) extended without competitive tender since 4 July 2024; what the...

      Revenue and Customs: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) number, (b) name, (c) value and (d) duration of consultancy contracts awarded by HMRC on the Northern Ireland Protocol since 31...

      Treasury: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) her Department has and (b) her Department's arms length bodies have spent on hospitality in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) since 5...

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to issue guidance to people with a Teachers' Pension on the application of tax for (a) under and (b) over payments in the context of...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Cemeteries: County Durham

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church will take steps to improve the maintenance of Quarrington Hill Graveyard in County Durham.

    • Marriage: Relatives

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to amend the Table of Kindred and Affinity to exclude first cousins from marriage.

      Archbishops: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has a formal process for the removal of an Archbishop.

      Cathedrals: Choirs

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support the work, cultural and spiritual contribution of cathedral choirs.

  • Scotland Office

    • Aberdeen City Council: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Aberdeen City Council on recent increases to the Energy Profits Levy.

    • British Petroleum: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with BP on the recent workforce cuts they have announced.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Unfair Dismissal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

    • Wales Office: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

      Wales Office: Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Foster Care

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

  • Home Office

    • Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many personal, establishment and project licences issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were revoked as a result of non-compliance...

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment they have made of the...

      Ketamine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they can provide an update on their process of considering a reclassification of the drug ketamine.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what penalties or sanctions apply to contracting authorities that fail to publish pipeline notices under section 93 of the Procurement Act 2023.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Employment: Mental Illness

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the places for individual placement and support for severe mental illness announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26...

    • Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the 10-Year Cancer Plan for England will ensure that blood cancer patients receive the most optimal treatment, regardless of where they live.

      Sepsis

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require acute trusts to report on numbers of sepsis cases and outcomes.

      Peripheral Arterial Disease: Health Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase public awareness of peripheral arterial disease, its risk factors, and early intervention.

      Social Services: Annuities

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to cancel the cap on social care costs, what plans they have to raise public awareness of the availability of 'immediate needs...

      NHS Trusts: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of value for money of NHS trusts paying £6.2 million annually from revenue budgets to NHS Providers.

      Health Services: Prisons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the names of the current healthcare providers for each prison in England.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sudan: Food Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase multi-year funding to support the most food-insecure people in Sudan and Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries.

    • Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to...

      United Nations: Anniversaries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 80th anniversary of the First Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in the Methodist Central Hall and the First...

      Somaliland: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make representations to the government of the United States about recognising Somililand.

      Sudan: Ceasefires

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage a ceasefire and an end to the conflict in Sudan.

      Sudan: Food Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase multi-year funding to support food insecure people in Sudan, and food insecure Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to secure guarantees from warring parties in Sudan for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected...

      British Council: Collections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the British Council will not sell its art collection.

      Papua: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations that Indonesian armed forces are using chemical weapons against the people of West Papua.

      Syria: Minority Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the United Kingdom and other international partners can protect minority communities in Syria.

      North Korea: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Ambassador of North Korea about the deployment and loss of life of their soldiers in Ukraine.

      Demonstrations: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to meet the four UK-based pro-democracy campaigners who had bounties placed on them by the Hong Kong Police on 24 December 2024.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Maintenance: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure survivors of domestic abuse are exempt from fees associated with child maintenance.

    • Maintenance: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the review of calculations of child maintenance.

      Food Banks: Loneliness

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Centre for Social Justice report Lonely Nation - Part 4: Loneliness and food banks, published in December 2024, which found that over...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Bases: Middle East

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied that UK military bases in the Middle East, particularly RAF Akrotiri, have appropriate protection.

    • Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the established liability for Staff Officer 2 Military posts across the Ministry of Defence; and how many officers from all three services with a...

      Army and Defence Equipment & Support: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Staff Officer 2 Military posts are vacant at (1) Army Headquarters and (2) the Defence Equipment and Support organisation.

      Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any decisions have been made to convert the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations into a non-departmental public body in advance of the strategic defence...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Farms

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to reintroducing prison farms with a view to the mental wellbeing of prisoners.

    • Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in prison were in custody on remand for longer than (1) six months, (2) one year, and (3) two years, on (a) 31 December 2022, (b) 31 December 2023,...

      Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently in prison serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection who have been held for 15 years or more beyond their original...

      Life Imprisonment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people serving a life sentence (1) were directed to remain in closed conditions, (2) received a recommendation for transfer to open conditions,...

      Prisons: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government who is the contracted provider for each current private sector prison; when were the contractual start dates; when are the contractual expiry dates; and where the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient energy availability in the wake of increased artificial intelligence use.

    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68 per cent on 1990 levels by 2030, as set in the United Kingdom’s 2030 Nationally...

      Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 7 January (HL3653), what future policies relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions are (1)...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Forests: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce secondary legislation under Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 to implement due diligence requirements to address illegal...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Ethics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient regulations are in place to keep the use of AI in the UK ethical and responsible.

  • Department for Transport

    • Airspace: Modernisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of airspace modernisation in the UK.

    • UK Airspace Design Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the Creating a UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) consultation, which ran from 22 October 2024 to 17 December 2024.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Manufacturing Industries and Technology: Minerals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a sufficient supply of minerals vital to the (1) manufacturing, and (2) technology, industries.

    • Business: Competition

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of anti-competition regulation on the growth of UK businesses.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Royal Mint: Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that sensitive cabling runs under the site of the proposed redevelopment of the Old Royal Mint; and whether such security...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Palace of Westminster: Fires

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 19 December 2024 (HL3442), how many small fire outbreaks in the Palace of Westminster there were...

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