Written answers

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether hon. Members serving a custodial sentence at His Majesty’s Pleasure are permitted by HM Prison & Probation Service to receive...

    • Prisoners' Release: Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20393 on Prisoners’ Release: Electronic Tagging, how many SDS40 releases did not have a...

      Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29394 on Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence, if she will make an assessment of the...

      Ministry of Justice: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many social media accounts her Department operates; and how much her Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions and (b) advertisements on...

      Civil National Business Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what performance metrics exist for the Civil National Business Centre; and whether those metrics are being met.

      Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Nutrition: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department has provided for research into nutrition in the last 12 months; and whether he has had recent...

    • Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what representations his Department has received on the impact of BTs move from copper wire landlines to mobile voice systems...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many social media accounts his Department operates; and how much his Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions...

      Internet: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will that ensure Ofcom prioritises user verification in its Illegal Content Codes of Practice.

      Internet: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) cyberbullying, (b) harassment by (i) fake and (ii) anonymous...

      Internet: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to accelerate the implementation of user identity verification measures under the Online Safety Act 2023.

      Artificial Intelligence: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many people are currently employed in the AI technology sector across the UK.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      British Antarctic Survey: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department allocated to the British Antarctic Survey in the 2024-25 financial year.

      Voice over Internet Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) enforce compliance with the checklist for communication providers;...

      Voice over Internet Protocol: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the migration of analogue phone lines to digital voice over internet...

      Copyright: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the UK copyright framework in tackling AI-generated content that infringes...

      Intellectual Property: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure that the responsibility for preventing intellectual property infringement by AI systems falls...

      Government Departments: WhatsApp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ministers have disappearing messages in use on WhatsApp for communication with (a) private offices, (b) departmental...

      Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with (a) the West Midlands Combined Authority and (b) Birmingham city council on the AI Growth...

      UK Space Agency: Goonhilly Earth Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency will renew funding to Goonhilly Earth Station for its bilateral pilot with the US when that...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the independent hospitality sector with rising costs.

    • Business Growth Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column...

      Business: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column...

      Department for Business and Trade: Business Growth Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column...

      Post Offices: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of Post Offices within (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

      Business: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support high street businesses in Slough.

      New Businesses: Shareholders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support employee share ownership in venture capital-backed startups.

      Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with HM Treasury on the potential merits of re-introducing a 75% retail, hospitality and leisure...

      Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of pre-pack administration procedures.

      Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Business Growth Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column...

      Microsoft: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Microsoft's increase in prices for Office 365.

      Directors: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve the representation of women in senior leadership positions within large (a) public and (b) private...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has with Ofcom on Royal Mail's performance against their quality service targets.

      Dental Services and Veterinary Services: Access and Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of consolidating dental and veterinary practices into corporate chains on (a)...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofcom on its decision to investigate Royal Mail on the quality of service performance targets.

      Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken towards deciding whether UK will align its regulations with the EU in certain sectors.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) financial incentives and (b) support mechanisms to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it remains her Department's policy to begin the rollout of the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment and the categories of...

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's decision not to implement the recommendations of the report by the...

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of housing poverty.

      Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of Universal Credit payments made to foreign nationals in 2024.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Tables in the document entitled Work Capability Assessment Reform: update to estimated number of claimants affected,...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to support women impacted by changes to the State Pension age with top-up contributions.

      State Retirement Pensions: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the number of women in Lincolnshire who have been financially impacted by the changes to increase their...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 20272 on Social Security Benefits, whether she plans to conduct a statutory public...

      Access to Work Programme: Interviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of interviews for the access to work scheme took place (a) remotely and (b) in person in 2024.

      Access to Work Programme: Cost Benefit Analysis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the Access to Work scheme.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Electronic Cigarettes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of under 16's who vape.

    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Hepatitis and HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS trusts on the rollout of (a) HIV and (b) hepatitis opt-out testing in A&E departments in...

      Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to assess (a) the social determinants of ill health and (b) the measures necessary to...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23294 on Radiotherapy Medical Equipment, what (a) guidelines, (b) regulations and...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on using AI technology for prostate cancer screening.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recommendations of his Department's publication entitled JCVI statement on...

      Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many illegal (a) cigarettes and (b) vapes have been seized from retail outlets in England in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 and (ii) 2024.

      Tobacco: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many closure orders were issued to retail outlets in England for the selling of illegal cigarettes in the last three years.

      Dental Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to NHS dentistry for (a) pensioners and (b) people who are unable to afford...

      General Practitioners: Ashfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to help increase the number of GP appointments in Ashfield.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the level of support that unpaid carers can access once they have undertaken a Carer’s...

      Mental Health: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the physical shape of celebrities on the mental health of young...

      Carers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of funding for local authorities to support unpaid carers who have...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the right to choose an ADHD practitioner is still active in Nottinghamshire.

      Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychologists and (c) dietitians...

      Dyspraxia: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of dyspraxia in adults.

      Autism and Special Educational Needs: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long service users in (a) Broxtowe, (b) Nottingham and (c) the East Midlands are waiting for (i) Autism assessments and (ii) overall...

      Carers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report, England, 2023-24, whether his Department has made an...

      Hospices: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure adequate funding of hospices in Northern Ireland.

      Mental Health Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of mental health workers in England.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patient Choice Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to undertake a review of NHS service users' right to choose a provider for ADHD.

      Government: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will encourage the adoption of the Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment toolkit across (a) Government Departments and (b) local...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patient Choice Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ADHD patients' Right to Choose is protected.

      Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an exemption from the increase in employer's National Insurance...

      General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Carr-Hill formula in allocating funding for GP practices in areas with high levels of...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme consultation to enable Integrated Care...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the term child practitioner is used exclusively to refer to Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 23859 on General Practitioners: Recruitment, what his planned timetable is for...

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the number of vision rehabilitation specialists in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.

      Allergies: Emergency Calls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of 999 emergency calls that mentioned anaphylaxis in the last 10 years.

      BBC: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the BBC Board on the broadcasting of public information films to promote public health.

      CJD: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and (b) ensure that UK research does not fall...

      Buprenorphine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the availability of Buvidal.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence dated (a) 20 November 2024, (b) 7 January 2025 and (c) 10 February 2025 from the hon. Member...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making food and nutrition assessments a statutory requirement in discharge care...

      Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome receive adequate medical support.

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for research into Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

      Food: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) reduce consumption amongst children and (b) encourage reformulation of products that are high in...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 29713 on radiotherapy machines, when he plans to publish the funding allocation for...

      Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on the prevalence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in England; and how this data is being used to understand the...

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) return cervical cancer screening rates to pre-2020 levels and (b) meet cervical cancer screening targets.

      Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Oral Statement of 11 December 2024 on Puberty-suppressing Hormones, Official Report, column 914-916, whether the...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to attend the World Health Organisation’s Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health in March 2025.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility requirements for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

      Malnutrition: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) tackle, (b) prevent and (c) monitor child poverty in the form of malnutrition.

      CJD: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what collaboration there is between NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Medical Research Council on...

      Malnutrition: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to screen for malnutrition in (a) children and (b) adults across the country in a consistent manner.

      Oesophageal Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of oesophageal cancer month.

      Pigmeat: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations on health warnings on bacon.

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with postural tachycardia syndrome.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Care, if he will ensure that the cross-government delivery plan for ME/CFS will include (a) an apology to patients for their historic...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly statistics on (a) the number of brain tumour patients who have received whole genome sequencing of their...

      Heart Diseases: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of cardiac services in (a) Torbay, (b) Teignbridge and (c) South Hams.

      UK National Screening Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for replacing Professor Sir Mike Richards as chair of the UK National Screening Committee.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients with Parkinson receive regular consultations.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce mandatory labelling on alcoholic drinks with information for consumers on (a) ingredients, (b) calories and (c)...

      Mental Illness: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research has undertaken research on the potential impact of psychedelic medication on...

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis rate of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 25911 on Fractures: Health Services, if he will set targets for making fracture...

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with NHS England on the potential merits of promoting the return and reissue of reusable NHS...

      Asthma: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the efficacity of the Asthma Friendly Schools initiative and (b) the potential merits of...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps to strengthen care for (a) ME, (b) Long Covid and (c) other infection-associated chronic conditions will be included in...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) medical assessors are in post; and how many assessors have left since the roll-out of the...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training medical assessors of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations receive; what...

      Medicine: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce the sex and gender gap in participants for (i) healthcare research and (ii) clinical trials and (b)...

      NHS: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the adoption of health technology innovation in the NHS.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations have been subject to a request for mandatory...

      Stem Cells: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is of sourcing a haematopoietic stem cell donation from the UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry compared to stem cell...

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to return HPV vaccination rates to pre-2020 levels.

      General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on GPs.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle childhood obesity; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the packaging of vapes to provide similar safeguards to that of cigarettes.

      Allergies: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of recorded deaths due to anaphylaxis in the last 10 years.

      Stem Cells: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the number of haemopoietic stem cell transplants sourced from the UK.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ADHD assessments in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c)...

      Health: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disparities in length of periods of poor health between (a) people in Somerset and (b) the...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of NHS Dentist appointments in (a) Leicester East constituency, (b)...

      Cancer: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a Cancer Care Plan for (a) children and (b) young people.

      General Practitioners: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of fully qualified GPs since 2016.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to review allergen labelling requirements for non-prepacked foods and beverages; and whether he plans to...

      Cancer: Warwickshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in accessing cancer treatment in South Warwickshire.

      Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Baroness Casey of Blackstock will be paid for her review into social care; and how many civil servants have been assigned to...

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients who have changed gender from female to male are still automatically invited to cervical screening.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30436 on GPs, what proportion of the 38,000 additional roles recruited through the...

      CJD: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are an adequate number of health professionals trained in (a) identifying and (b) supporting...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of waiting times for children’s mental health services, between the point of initial assessment and...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the spread of respiratory syncytial virus on hospital capacity.

      Respiratory Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS Long Term Plan will focus on improving the respiratory health of people in (a) Redbridge, (b)...

      Community Pharmacy England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Care last met with Community Pharmacy England.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30436 on GPs, what progress he has made of recruiting more than 1,000 GPs through...

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have been employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce potential disparities between waiting times for mental health services and physical health services...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments,...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he had made of the number of GP appointments performed by each of the Spine Directory Service roles in 2024.

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes made to the death certification process implemented in September...

      General Practitioners: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many General Practice contracts have been returned since 4 July 2024.

      Air Pollution: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make clean air a public health priority.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Procurement Policy Statement published on 13 February 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ensure...

      Social Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the administrative burden on social workers.

      Long Covid: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that research into long-COVID is adequately funded.

      CJD: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will maintain funding for specialist (a) clinical and (b) surveillance services for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

      NHS: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sexual misconduct in the NHS.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February...

      Pancreatic Cancer: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosis in South Holland and the Deepings...

      Mental Health Services: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) trauma-related mental health issues among asylum seekers fleeing conflict and (b) generational...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February...

      CJD: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research and innovation into Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

      Dentistry: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of no longer recognising EAA dental certificates on the number of dentists in the UK.

      Brain: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce gaps in rehabilitation and long-term care provision for people living with acquired brain...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of qualified GPs who are (a) unemployed and (b) underemployed.

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average programme funding is for 16 to 19 year olds studying T levels and other Level 3 qualifications.

    • Personal Care Services: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities within the hairdressing industry; and what support her...

      T-levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are studying an applied general qualification of 720 guided learning hours or more in a T level route.

      Chemistry: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Royal Society of Chemistry entitled Future...

      University of Greater Manchester: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of financial irregularities at the University of Greater Manchester.

      Department for Education: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29255 on Immigration: Overseas Students, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact...

      Skilled Workers: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to help reduce the skills gap in rural areas.

      Extended Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the National Wraparound Childcare Programme beyond March 2026.

      Social Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of recruiting people with experience of raising children into child protection roles.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      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 level of educational attainment of children living in...

      Social Workers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that social workers receive adequate training to (a) recognise and (b) investigate cases where children...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Fund; and whether the (a) funding and (b) services provided...

  • Treasury

    • Pensions: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential contribution of the Mansion House compact on levels of pension investment.

    • Building Societies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate (a) financial and (b) other support for communities with a building society but not a banking hub.

      Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the estimated economic impact of additional public investment within the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts reflects the...

      Capital Investment: Government Departments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown by department of the additional capital expenditure announced at the October Budget for each financial year up to 2029-30.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the (a) economic and fiscal conditions and (b) operational needs required to reach three per cent of GDP on defence expenditure in the next Parliament.

      Intelligence Services: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether the funding announced for the...

      Insulation: VAT Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of exempting DIY loft insultation from VAT.

      Boilers: VAT Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing VAT exemptions on zero-emission boilers.

      Investment: Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of (a) Venture Capital Trusts, (b) the Enterprise Investment Scheme, (c) the Seed Enterprise...

      Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the revenues to the Exchequer (a) in total and (b) from each form of tax in (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-26.

      Employers' Contributions: Pharmacy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions on independent pharmacies.

      Enterprise Investment Scheme: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Enterprise Investment Scheme funding was provided to companies based in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire in each of the last five...

      Treasury: Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of was of air travel by the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 4 July 2024.

      Armed Forces: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of changes to the taxation rules on death-in-service benefits...

      Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of recent trends in the level of tobacco bundle purchases on the taxes...

      Enterprise Investment Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies that received funding through the Enterprise Investment Scheme in the each of the last five financial years were in their first year of...

      Treasury: Written Questions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Wines: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing wine duty on the independent hospitality sector.

      Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, if she will list the tax changes that will come into effect on 6 April 2025.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Houseboats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of people who live in residential houseboats in permanent moorings in...

    • Houseboats: Security of Tenure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rights for residents living on houseboats in permanent moorings in the...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ensure that agricultural environmental payments will be adjusted in line with inflation.

      Rights of Way

      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 right to roam in England.

      Aviation: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce aviation noise pollution in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.

      Export Health Certificates and Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the costs to pet owners for (a) pet passports and (b) Animal Health Certificates for travel between the...

      Avian Influenza: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide compensation to poultry farmers who have had eggs destroyed as a result of Avian flu.

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help meet (a) climate and (b) nature targets.

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the retail price of a basket of food goods (a) in cash terms and (b) as a...

      Environment Protection: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the environmental impact of running artificial intelligence technologies.

      Floods: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing those impacted by flooding following Storm Herminia.

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeline for implementing marine net gain.

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the French Government's decision to ban...

      Lighting: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce light pollution in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.

      Food and Livestock: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vehicles containing (a) live animals and (b) food products failed to attend a further inspection at Sevington in...

      Veterinary Services: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing statutory regulation of the veterinary profession.

      Domestic Waste: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with local authorities to maximise the recycling of household waste.

      Swifts: Conservation

      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...

      Microplastics: Washing Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent microplastics entering nature from washing machines.

      Ofwat: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of OFWAT in delivering value for money for consumers.

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the level of water chargers on consumers.

      Water Companies: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of nationalising the water industry.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment they have made of the impact of the new US president on escalation in the Ukraine-Russian war.

    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the conflict in the eastern...

      Development Aid: Tanzania

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its development funding in Tanzania is not implicated in the...

      Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will call in the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China following reporting of cash offered by the...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the (a) financial implications and (b) costs...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Mauritian counterpart on maintaining the British Indian Ocean Territory...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which ministers across Government have (a) been consulted and (b) taken part in negotiations on the UK-Mauritius...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Official Development Assistance will be used to fund the (a) trust fund for Chagossians and (b) economic...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for the changes to development assistance announced on 25 February 2025.

      Antarctic: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to safeguard British claims in Antarctica from foreign state actors.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of halving the foreign aid budget.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official...

      Development Aid: Diseases and Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in spending on Official Development Assistance...

  • Home Office

    • Police: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with police authorities to ensure a single point of contact in the police for families affected by (a) serious...

    • Knives: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the accessibility of knives online.

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle drug related crime in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

      Crime: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers Crime Registrars have.

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transition from the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to the 2015 Career Average...

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Police: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 20 December 2024 to Questions 19855 and 19857 on Climate Change: Demonstrations and to Questions 19852 and 19853...

      Police: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 20 December 2024 to Questions 19855 and 19857 on Climate Change: Demonstrations and to Questions 19852 and 19853...

      Technical Advisory Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the membership of the Technology Advisory Board has changed since June 2023.

      Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the British Indian Ocean Territory and subsequently transferred to the UK (a) has been or (b) are the...

      Corruption and Human Rights: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the repurposing of assets seized from sanctions violations to fund reparation for...

      Personal Care Services: Money Laundering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) crime networks and (b) money laundering systems operating behind (i) barbers and (ii) nail...

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a path for settlement for Ukrainians in the UK linked to the 100 year partnership with Ukraine.

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the projected annual quota for the Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme over the next five years.

      Immigration: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement she has had with the higher education sector ahead of the publication of the Legal Immigration White Paper.

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation process her Department undertook with (a) refugee advocacy organisations and (b) other stakeholders prior to implementing...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's criteria for conducting future reviews of the energy price cap...

    • Energy: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Ofgem to consider average changes to wages in...

      Carers: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to provide financial support for pension-age carers, in the context of increases in the price cap...

      Energy Performance Certificates: Newton Abbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide support to homes with an EPC rating of D and below in Newton Abbot constituency.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports that energy bills are forecast to rise...

      Ofgem: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of expenditure by Ofgem on consulting services in each of the last three years.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households are (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of the Warm Homes Discount in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of redistributing green levies and surcharges to help...

      Social Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate (a) retrofit and (b) home upgrades for social housing residents.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Gloucestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will visit the decommissioning power stations at (a) Oldbury and (b) Berkeley (Severn Edge); and if he will make an...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Altrad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Altrad since 2022; what the value of those contracts is; and how many of those...

      Wind Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of steel supply chain exposure to Uyghur forced labour in the production of wind turbines.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many social media accounts his Department operates; and how much his Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions and (b)...

      National Grid: Darlington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects are waiting to be connected to the National Grid in Darlington constituency.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department will take to ensure local authorities are adequately resourced to improve standards in the...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Oxford-Cambridge Arc

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 January 2025, HCWS396, on Growth Corridor Strategy, if she will place the list...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays to the implementation of the Future Homes Standard on...

      Property Development: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new developments are built to standards which reflect (a) nature and (b) climate...

      Housing: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on infrastructure development alongside new housing in...

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that both staircases in new...

      HM Land Registry: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 22777 on Land Registry: Buildings, how many staff are assigned...

      Planning Inspectorate: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of the Planning Inspectorate in dealing with (a) local...

      Combined Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultations on establishing mayoral combined authorities, published on 17 February 2025, for...

      Tower Hamlets Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30642 on Tower Hamlets Council, which opposition parties are...

      Business Rates: Buckinghamshire Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on what the value of business rates written off by Buckinghamshire Council was...

      Local Government Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in Local Government Pension Scheme asset allocation to UK equities in the last...

      Electoral Register: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 902375 on Electoral Register: Wales, if she publish the minutes...

      Candidates: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10528 on Candidates: Expenditure, what guidance the Government...

      Planning Authorities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bind ring-fenced planning department budgets within local authorities.

      Planning: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the role of local nature recovery strategies in...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system supports small-scale self-build developments.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new developments include (a) swift boxes and (b) other provisions for environmental...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the research by her Department...

      Planning: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning decisions support the Government’s climate targets.

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the next round of the Affordable Housing Programme will include provision for the housing needs of older...

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming housing strategy will consider (a) the housing needs of older people given the pace of...

      Homelessness: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support Slough Borough Council to reduce homelessness.

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25272 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the Labour Party...

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the proposed long-term housing strategy to help (a) improve social housing and...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the availability of housing stock.

      Heat Pumps: Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28567 on Permitted Development Rights, what her planned...

      Democracy and Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30633 on Democracy and Elections, whether she plans to hold...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review voter identification requirements ahead of the May 2024 local elections.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that the plan for growth does not reduce...

  • Attorney General

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Microsoft

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Microsoft has recently raised its prices to Government for Office 365.

    • Civil Servants: Pay Settlements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the 2024-25 Civil Service pay award broken down by (a) gross pay and (b) employer pension contributions.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the devolved nations will receive their redress payments for the infected blood scandal.

      Intelligence Services: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 9 of his Department's publication entitled Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24 published on 2...

      Euthanasia: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29868 on Euthanasia: Scotland, whether any staff employed in the Office of the Parliamentary...

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21018 on UK Relations with EU, which articles of the (a) EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, (b) Northern...

  • Wales Office

    • Health Services: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to collaborate with the Welsh Government on cross-border healthcare.

    • Health Services: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on reducing waiting times for NHS treatment.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Home Office: Artworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18702 on Home Office: Art Works, which specific items from the Government Art...

    • Motor Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of women and girls participating in motorsport.

      Cricket: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the selling of shares in cricket clubs competing in The Hundred on the level...

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth of 5 February 2025, Official Report,...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many social media accounts her Department operates; and how much her Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions and (b)...

      Football: West Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support local football facility plans to developing grassroots football facilities in West...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to the public purse was of the First Draft podcast.

      Broadband: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households in Wales without a high-speed broadband connection; and what assessment...

      Television: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the interests of viewers in Wales are represented in her Department's future of TV distribution...

      Scouts and Guides: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether funding for the Scouts will be extended beyond March 2025.

      Sports Competitors: Heart Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of extending eligibility for heart screening to amateur...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

      Television Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total number of TV licence fee payers was in each of the last ten years.

      Rugby: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) funding and (b) loans her Department has provided to professional rugby union clubs since 2020.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned changes to the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme on...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 1248 on Military Aircraft: Helicopter, whether there will be a public procurement exercise for...

    • Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28652 on Ministers: Aviation, what the amount of air passenger duty that is paid on an individual...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 21 February 2025 to Question 30825, on Ministers: Helicopters, and (b) 18 February 2025, to Question 30467 on Military...

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which standard ear defenders are issued to the armed forces.

      Coroners: Clonoe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will seek a judicial review of the Clonoe Coroner’s verdict as delivered in the Coroner’s Court in Northern Ireland on 6 February 2025.

      Defence Serious Crime Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Serious Crime Unit.

      Armed Forces: Bullying and Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been discharged as a result of the Zero Tolerance to Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour policy across Defence.

      Firearms: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has taken steps to procure a killflash system for the Elcan Specter OS4 Lightweight Day Sight.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to increase defence procurement from UK startups in the the (a) cybersecurity, (b) AI, (c) quantum computing and...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, if he will make an estimate of the...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether there will be an increase in...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, if he will provide a cost breakdown...

      HMS Achilles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimated IOC date is for what is now HMS Achilles .

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

      Ukraine: Challenger Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will supply Ukraine with additional Challenger 2 tanks.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether any of the 0.2% funding reallocated from the...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the Strategic Defence Review will include a...

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, what the planned publication date is...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether the announced increase in...

      Strategic Defence Review: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the Strategic Defence Review will be...

      Armed Forces: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve military security.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30623 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what the estimated full time equivalent is...

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is to publish the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.

      Military Bases: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to conduct an investigation into drone activity over (a) RAF Mildenhall, (b) RAF Feltwell and (c) RAF Lakenheath in November 2024.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Royal Air Force on the procurement of the Aermacchi M-345 fast jet trainer.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Horticulture: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the issues surrounding the sale and movement of plants to be resolved.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Stonewall: Finance

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has received a request from Stonewall for additional government funding.

  • Scotland Office

    • Schools: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.

    • Economic Growth: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting economic growth in Glasgow.

      Transport: Scottish Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving transport connectivity to Scottish islands.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on contingency plans for the Radio Teleswitch Service switch off in Scotland.

      Fuel Poverty: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the recent increase in the energy price cap on fuel poverty in Scotland.

      Culture: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to promote Scotland internationally.

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing noise cameras to tackle excessively noisy vehicles on rural roads in Bedfordshire.

    • Bus Services: Timetables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23556 on Bus Services: Timetables, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential...

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing the bus fare cap.

      Cars: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential implications for her policies of car insurance terms allowing providers to retain up to 90 percent...

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding she plans to provide to local authorities in rural areas for road repairs.

      Department for Transport: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many social media accounts her Department operates; and how much her Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions and (b) advertisements on...

      Railways: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has taken recent steps to improve the resilience of railways to extreme weather conditions.

      Railway Stations: Tempsford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the new railway station at Tempsford.

      Railways: Landslips

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has taken recent steps to improve the resilience of railways to landslips.

      Roads: Hedgehogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to encourage local authorities to install hedgehog crossing signs on busy roads.

      Dangerous Driving: Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending sections 1 to 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to extend dangerous driving offences...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of electric vehicle charging points in the UK.

      Driving under Influence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review offences in the Road Traffic Act 1988 relating to driving under the influence of drinks or drugs.

      Railways: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) accessibility and (b) ease of use of the delay repay systems used by each rail operator.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of people impacted by train delays in 2024.

      Rolling Stock: Northern

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of train cars that were in use by Northern in January 2025.

      Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of funding provided by her Department for transport infrastructure on business...

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding she plans to provide to local authorities in rural areas to improve road safety.

      Railways: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the construction of the Midlands Rail Hub project.

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the active travel budget.

      Roads: North Herefordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve road safety in North Herefordshire constituency in the 2025-26 financial year.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what target they have to reduce the number of children in 'stuck' schools over each of the next three years.

  • Treasury

    • Rent a Room Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to raising the Rent a Room Scheme tax-free limit from £7,500 to account for rises in energy costs, council tax, and...

    • Brexit: Trade Barriers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Livermore on 25 February (HL Deb col 1567), on what basis they calculated that the Brexit deal created new trade barriers on...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that local authorities clear litter on A roads within responsibility of those local authorities, and whether they keep this under review.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the UK's soft power of cutting the aid budget to 0.3 per cent by 2027.

    • Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase support for programmes working to end conflict-related sexual violence in (1) Sudan, and (2) the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Charity Commission: Freedom of Expression

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent case of Gary Mond, what steps they are taking to ensure that the Charity Commission is respecting the right to free speech.

  • Home Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Incontinence: Men

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of urinary incontinence on the (1) physical, and (2) mental, health of men.

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