To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the potential financial implications of (a) the direct costs of negotiations, (b) the potential...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she discussed China’s participation in the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme with the Chinese government during her visit to China.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Oral Statement of 14 January 2025 on UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, Official Report, columns 172-173, whether she raised...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the upper limit of house prices for which the Lifetime Individual Savings Account can be used without...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her economic policies at attracting people to list shares in London.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to simplify the process for requesting a credit freeze from consumer credit reporting companies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she next plans to review the overseas scale rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to support people to (a) build financial resilience and (b) manage debt.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to reduce gilt rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of affordable credit provision by banks and building societies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the children of US military families based in the UK are exempt from paying VAT on independent school fees.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU parcel regulations on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to trade with the EU.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the children of EU nationals serving in the armed forces in the UK are exempt from VAT on school fees.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January to Question 23520 on Ambulance Services: Vehicles, for what reason HMRC issues guidance that ambulance services must...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with her Chinese counterpart on the recent arrest of AstraZeneca's China executives as part of the UK-China Economic and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with mortgage lenders on the adequacy of their lending criteria for homes within 200 metres of a pylon.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of personal remittances from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by region.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of current council tax guidance for the valuation of farm properties with outbuildings.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of excise duty on spirits on distilleries from 1 February 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the potential impact of increasing cost-of-living support for disabled...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) HMRC have produced a Tax Information and Impact Note for the changes to the Treatment of double cab pick up vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with (a) Arts Council England and (b) Arts Council of Wales on a sustainable funding solution for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support hotel owners in South Cotswolds constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the owners of Scheduled Monuments on their potential role in British tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the cost of electronic travel authorisations on inbound...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the film industry in (a) England and (b) Hertsmere.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which of the 106 Listed Places of Worship in Wells and Mendip Hills constituency have received Grants under the Listed Places of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all communities have access to local radio stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure access to high-quality local journalism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revoking the gambling licenses of Greentube Alderney Limited.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department had made of the adequacy of existing legislation to ensure copyright protections across the creative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to employment opportunities for disabled people in (a) South Holland and the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of the legal fees incurred in the judicial review of the work capability assessment consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide financial support for families during the three-month waiting period before applying for Disability Living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to give courts powers to order offenders' attendance at sentencing hearings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help raise awareness of her Department's pilot scheme to provide victims of rape and serious sexual offences with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Crown immunity for HM Prison Service on the adequacy of the mitigation of systemic issues...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the case of Gaie Delap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2024 by prison.

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

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

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many stocktakes the Prime Minister has attended; and with which Ministers.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the propriety and ethics team.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the grades were of the staff that supported the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards with his review into the hon. Member for Hampstead...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many domestic airmiles the Prime Minister has travelled on official business since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) people and (b) organisations were sent a hard copy official Christmas card delivered by Royal Mail from (i) the Prime Minister, (ii) the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Permanent Under-Secretary Appointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure that frontline public sector workers are sufficiently resourced to support the (a) implementation of suicide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many exclusions there were in each school in Blyth and Ashington constituency in the academic year (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to expand free school meal eligibility as part of the work of the child poverty strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of (a) suspensions and (b) exclusions of pupils...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure meals provided in free breakfast clubs meet nutritional guidelines set for schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage reading in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21364 on Further Education and Schools: Employers' Contributions, in which month her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) biology teachers in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to include (a) schools and (b) educational agencies in local arrangements for safeguarding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend funding for the holiday activities and food programme beyond 21 March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of library provision in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22771 on Schools: Admissions, what proportion of the associated revenue costs of pupils entering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from the Growth and Skills Levy on the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new teachers have been recruited since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Oral Statement of 4 November 2024 on Higher Education Reform, Official Report, column 46, what progress she has made on the leak...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support children in foster care and (b) the work of foster carers (i) in South Norfolk constituency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release, Government reaffirms commitment to Free Speech in universities, published on 15 January 2025, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for T-Level qualifications in each of the next three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to specialist education colleges to help mitigate the increase in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how Technical Excellence colleges will differ from the Institutes of Technologies programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take legislative steps to make it a statutory requirement for Local Authorities to provide wraparound childcare provision for children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21873 on Teachers: Pay, when she plans to publish the allocation of the £300 million revenue...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward proposals to finalise the care placements for children in care to align with applications to post-16 education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the uptake of apprenticeships and technical education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential threat of hostile interference with offshore energy infrastructure since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of interconnectors from (a) disruption and (b) sabotage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will release £2.3 billion in reserves from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to former scheme members; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme 's allowance allocation policy on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the terms of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK renewable energy infrastructure is not widely owned by companies owned by foreign governments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, what the value is of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much grade (a) one and (b) two farm land has been replaced by ground mounted solar in England in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it her policy to introduce Government-backed loans for (a) domestic, (b) community and (c) commercial rooftop solar...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to incentivise the owners of large (a) warehouse rooftops and (b) car parks to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister is responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure including (a) interconnectors and (b) wind turbines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the security of offshore energy infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on preventing action by hostile actors on offshore infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to mitigate the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) sabotage of interconnectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) its arms-length bodies and (c) planning authorities have made of the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national strategy to make properties built before 1920 more energy efficient.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to promote the awareness of energy-saving benefits through regular energy examinations for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of tariffs with night-time low electricity pricing for people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) resources available to the (i) Sea Cadets, (ii) Volunteer Cadet Corps, (iii) Army...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has discussed the proposed payment to leaseback the military base on Diego Garcia with the Office for Value for Money.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met a General of the Israel Defense Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will write to veterans who were responsible for guarding the Qarmat Ali water treatment in Iraq in 2003 to offer medical checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support people who came to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2024, to Question 21064, on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether senior leaders who will have access to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 21064 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, what estimate he has made of the annual value of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the military homes his Department bought back in December 2024 are in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support minority groups serving in the armed forces in Surrey Heath constituency.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2024 to Question 23609 on Israel: F-35 Aircraft, how many components manufactured exclusively for Israel's F-35I...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland has not returned to sea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to maintain UK shipbuilding (a) capacity and (b) skills, in the context of Harland & Wolff entering administration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the HMNB Clyde Infrastructure programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the E7 Wedgetail programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the Spearcap 3 programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the Protector programme.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many working dogs the Army had in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with US counterparts regarding the Chagos Islands since President Trump took...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a General of the Israel Defense Forces last visited his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst since 2015 attended a (a) state and (b) private school.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory labelling on animal products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will introduce a ban on the imports of dogs with cropped ears as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's carbon footprint including emissions from imported goods is since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a levy on pesticides.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a levy for the cost of disposing pesticide products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19116 on Trees: Planning Permission, if he will publish the review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require landowners to remove invasive plant species including those listed under schedule 9 of the Wildlife and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory purpose for national trails.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of national trails to biodiversity gain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) fly tipping and (b) littering in Gloucester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) tracks sewage discharge into (i) rivers and (ii) seas by (A) location and (B)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure water companies prioritise investment in upgrading sewage treatment infrastructure in areas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of incinerators to public health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods for public recourse are available when a council authority is unable to fulfil their statutory duties on flood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the cost of acquiring a waste exemption...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Flood Re scheme to non-owner occupiers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) its arms length bodies have made of the potential impact of the Water Industry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the land use strategy will include policies on managing (a) farm pastures, (b) road verges, (c) urban parks and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 is being implemented in full;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the Environment Act 2021 to include more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 82 to 85 of the Fourth Report of Session 2023–24 of the Environmental Audit Committee,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Environment Agency to prevent companies from importing waste carpet from the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve facilities for men with (a) colostomy bags and (b) stomas.

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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation protocols for birds culled to control avian influenza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the environmental health of Hogsmill River.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the funding settlement is for National Trails UK for 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking legislative steps to introduce a land use framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the quantity of best and most versatile agricultural land.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single social tariff for water bills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with water companies on upgrading infrastructure to ensure the sewage system can...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make Round 1 payments from the Water Restoration Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 21057 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Unpaid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to gather accurate data on the number of people sofa surfing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Planning Reform Working Paper: Planning Committees, published on 9...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department provides guidance to chief executives of local authorities on attending meetings with Rt hon....

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer by the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution of 15 January 2025 on Local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of further limits on donations to political parties from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the potential impact of local government reorganisation is on Police and Fire Commissioners who are coterminous...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to postpone local authority elections in Hertfordshire in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help leaseholders with (a) service charges and (b) managing agents in Beckenham and Penge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to make renting easier for people with pets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) her Department has and (b) her Department's arms length bodies have spent on hospitality in (i) each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to home efficiency regulations on house prices.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is to help ensure that the proposed 1.5 million new homes are carbon neutral.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure health and care worker’s on Tier 2 visa’s are protected from exploitation by their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 22429 on Offences against Children, whether her Department holds information on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the sharing of real-time information about criminal investigations with overseas authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure Crown Dependencies introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the Animals in Science Committee to conclude its work on future options for the regulation of the use of decapod...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide additional support to police forces impacted by increased volumes of disclosure applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she hold discussions with the Rt hon. and hon. Members from (a) Yorkshire and (b) Greater Manchester about the potential merits of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January to Question 23582 on Undocumented Migrants, what information her Department holds on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were exempted from the spouse visa financial requirements on account of receiving benefits which exempted them in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increased cost of electronic travel authorisations on the number of annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provisions for registration of deaths to ensure that (a) bereaved people are able to meet...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of penalty payments to people who faced delays in the processing of their immigration case in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenships were granted to refugees in each of the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of net migration; and what steps she is taking to reduce these.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce outcome waiting times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to create a visa scheme for Palestinians that is similar to the Ukraine Family Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment of firefighters in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a criminal offence to create fake online media accounts for public bodies and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on launching an inquiry into the events at Orgreave during the miners strike.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on the case of Habiba Al Askari.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to (a) humanitarian organisations and (b) his Israeli counterpart on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) help secure the early release of Marcus Fakana.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) communication and (b) coordination with local authorities in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide more effective support through (a) embassies and (b) consulates to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support British citizens who have experienced trauma due to events in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans to provide financial support to (a) local women-led initiatives and (b) community...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the policies of the (a) Israeli and (b) US governments on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls in the Occupied...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on taking steps to protect Palestinians in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish regional bilateral programmes for 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his 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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) Guyanese, (b) Colombian and (c) Brazilian counterparts on trends in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives from the (a) Community of Latin American and Caribbean States...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK announces new sanctions targeting Nicolás...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Argentinian counterpart.

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 trends in the level of persecution...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what preparations his Department is making for the Nutrition For Growth Summit in Paris in 2025.

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 the proportion of overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish the independent development review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Minister for Development has had with Baroness Shafik during the independent development review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15510 on Ghana: Treaties, whether his Department holds any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to countries providing (a) financial support and (b) military equipment to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on helping to ensure the warring parties in Sudan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use diplomatic ties with (a) Turkey, (b) Qatar and (c) other countries in...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to work towards (a) a ceasefire and (b) an end to the conflict in Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the fall of Bashar al-Assad on the trafficking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase multi-year funding to support (a) the most food-insecure people in Sudan and (b) Sudanese...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties of the safe and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help de-escalate violence against Christians in Nigeria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help negotiate a ceasefire in the West Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 902156 on Palestinians: Sovereignty, whether he has a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions a representative of the Government has raised the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the escalation of violence in the West Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle class pay gaps in the private sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the statutory two week paternity leave on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Competition and Markets Authority's SMS investigation into Google's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the responsiveness of Royal Mail to enquiries made by Members of Parliament on behalf of their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings Ministers in his Department had on the EU Regulation on General Product Safety before those regulations came into force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the application of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle financial scams committed by online firms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish an annual list of (a) social media companies and (b) search services sanctioned for failing to prevent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that the AI Opportunities Action Plan (a) creates high-quality jobs and (b) enhances public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of the cost of energy required to power AI capabilities on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings of the Motor Insurance Taskforce have taken place; and when the next meeting will take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the CrossCountry performance remedial agreement with XC Trains Ltd made (a) in August 2024 and (b) at any subsequent date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to fix (a) poor quality and (b) unsafe pavements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the alignment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people impacted by increased noise pollution from proposed expansion at Heathrow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide additional funding to improve public transport networks to Heathrow Airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of skills within the Civil Service to effectively regulate self-driving vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanding Heathrow Airport on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of utility companies completing street works late in each local authority in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2024 to Question 21874 on Motor Vehicles: Lighting, when the independent research started; which organisation is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication by NHS England entitled Reforming elective care for patients, published on 6 January 2025, whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a designated out of hours palliative care advice line in every region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication by NHS England entitled Reforming elective care for patients, published on 6 January 2025, whether the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of means-testing of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of alleged errors made by the NHS Business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the British Medical Association on its response to the Cass review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of artificial intelligence in NHS diagnostics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of elderly people who will need (a) living assistance and (b) housing in (i) 2025 and (ii) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to attract health workers to (a) train for and (b) work in community pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce bureaucracy in (a) GP and (b) other primary care services (i) in Beckenham and Penge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables in deprived communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Trusts have implemented recruitment freezes in (a) scanning and (b) cancer departments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10667 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, what discussions he has had with Vaccine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of cervical cancer; and whether he is taking steps with the Secretary of State for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver age-appropriate (a) care and (b) settings for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received a flu vaccine between 1 September and 31 December in each year since 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with healthcare stakeholders on steps to improve Lobular cancer (a) diagnostics and (b) research funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's written opening statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry of 20 December 2024,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) claims and (b) mandatory reversal claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on Covid-19 vaccinations have been outstanding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to GP appointments (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on improving dementia care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are detained in assessment and treatment units in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill on NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of challenges of accessing mental health provision in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mental health services available to veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS dental laboratories in Devon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make Sleepio accessible to NHS patients in Lambeth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making women with endometriosis eligible for flu vaccinations.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 and (b) take steps to improve gender representation in candidates for (i) local...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Independent review of children's social care: final report, published on 23 May 2022, whether she plans to implement the...

To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.

To ask the Solicitor General, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Aberdeen City Council on oil and gas licences in the North Sea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of floating offshore wind farms on the Scottish fishing industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) reduce bureaucracy on and (b) help increase the competitiveness in international markets of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish fishing industry on negotiations with the EU on access to British waters by EU fishing vessels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on new nuclear power stations in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Aberdeen Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan regarding the safety and right to freedom of religion of Ahmadiyya Muslims; and what...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 23 December 2023 (HL3321), what assistance was provided by the Global Survivors Fund to the 800...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of land in Syria that Israel has occupied since 8 December 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on Ministers’ claiming accountancy services on the public funds to facilitate the completion of their HMRC self-assessment tax returns.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many evaluations are currently registered in the Evaluation Registry by each government department; and what metrics the Evaluation Task Force reports to...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many government contracts with a value above £20 million excluding VAT have been re-awarded to incumbent suppliers without a competitive tendering process...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), who are the members of the Horticulture Working Group set up in...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to page 62 of the Cabinet Office’s Annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024, published on 12 December 2024, what specific changes to the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of funds committed to the Integrated Security Fund have been dedicated to funding programmes and initiatives relating to (1)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of funds committed to the Integrated Security Fund are dedicated to funding peacebuilding and mediation support programmes.

To ask His Majesty's Government what resources have been dedicated by the Integrated Security Fund to initiatives aimed at addressing the root causes and drivers of conflict.

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings special advisers in the Prime Minister's Office have had with representatives of TikTok since the 2024 General Election.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many contracts managed by the Cabinet Office under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 meet the financial thresholds for key performance indicator reporting...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), what secretarial support is being provided to the Veterinary Medicines...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), who are the members of the Veterinary Medicines Working Group set up in...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), what secretarial support is being provided to the Horticulture Working...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 18 December 2024 (HL3603), whether the reported Wednesday Morning Colleagues group still meets,...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 18 December 2024 (HL3603), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 18 December 2024 (HL3603), whether the Civil Service Board, People Board, Civil Service Operations...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce mandatory obligations on businesses and financial institutions to respect human rights and the environment in a similar...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many cargo flights from Urumqi in China to Stansted Airport carrying e-commerce goods for department stores have been searched by UK border officials to ensure...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 14 January (HL3815), when they intend to disclose details of meetings they have had with...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the monitoring of storm overflows.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to DEFRA’s press release ‘Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds’ published on 30...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reintroducing beavers on landscape recovery and natural flood management.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of bad debt in the water sector and what plans they have to reduce that debt.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans are in place to protect rail customers and staff following reports that dozens of British Transport Police stations are facing possible closure.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 28 November 2024 (HL2549), how many individual claims were included in the £4,682,122 compensation...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI regulation does not create a digital border between (1) the UK and the EU, and (2) the UK and Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that apprenticeship opportunities are accessible to under-represented groups, including those in rural areas and disadvantaged...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the next iteration of the National Behaviour Survey.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to monitor and improve the quality of training provided through apprenticeship programmes to ensure they meet industry standards.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken with teacher training providers to incorporate the latest evidence on mobile phones, social media and mental health into their curricula.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans Ofsted has to incorporate evidence on mobile phones into its Education Inspection Framework and inspector training.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make apprenticeships more financially viable for young people and their families.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many schools and colleges have been affected by issues relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current levels of (1) personal, (2) national, debt in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer raised the issue of transnational repression with the government of China during her recent trip to Beijing; and if...