Written answers

Friday, 14 March 2025

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Cathedrals: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34259 on Cathedrals: Conservation, whether her Department recognises cathedrals as...

    • Gambling: Addictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department allocated to gambling addiction support services in the financial year 2025-26.

      Crime: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations from the Commission on Crime...

      Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 4 November 2024 on Olympic and Paralympic...

      Rugby: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent ticket touts from selling tickets to the Women's Rugby World Cup at inflated prices.

      Youth Organisations: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will promote engagement with Ukrainian youth organisations.

      Video Games: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the contribution of the Scottish video games sector to the UK economy in the last three years.

      Tourist Attractions: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase of employer National Insurance on the (a) operational costs and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of disabled households that will be in poverty by financial year (a) 2025-26, (b)...

    • Employment: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on...

      Universal Credit: Care Leavers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of care leavers under the age of 25 receiving the higher rate of Universal Credit.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to revisions to the Immigration Rules, updated on 19 February and 14 March 2024, what recent discussions she has had with the...

      Pension Credit: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on people of the planned increase in the Pension Credit qualifying age; and what steps...

      Pension Credit: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce potential barriers to accessing Pension Credit for pensioners who do not have access to digital...

      Child Poverty Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations have presented to the Child Poverty Taskforce ministerial advisory sessions; and on what topics.

      Lone Parents: Maternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parents on maternity leave have had benefit payments capped.

      Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount paid per week is to people who have started claiming Pension Credit since the changes to the eligibility criteria for...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23268 on State Retirement Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment on the potential merits of reviewing Universal Credit rates to provide a protected minimum amount of support...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single adult rate for Universal Credit.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of (a) the number of contracts and (b) the value of those contracts for providing English language courses...

    • Passports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how revenue generated from passport fees is allocated.

      Visas: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enter a reciprocal agreement with the EU to enable visa-free travel entry for six months to EU Member States for...

      Motorcycles: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the illegal use of off-road bikes.

      Police Stations: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed closures of (a) Aldridge Police Station and (b) other local police stations...

      Police: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the complete list is of different firearms types currently in service with police forces in England and Wales.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a single independent inquiry into the (a) effectiveness of the...

      Apple: Cryptography

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of personal data in the context of Apple’s withdrawal of Advanced Data...

      Unexplained Wealth Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of unexplained wealth orders that have been (a) requested by and (b) granted to the National...

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that police forces are sufficiently resourced to tackle crime rates.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing flooding under the statutory duties of English firefighters.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support community-led initiatives focused on preventing knife crime.

      Cannabis: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of policing cannabis-related offences.

      Hate Crime: Transgender People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to help tackle hate crimes against trans people in England and Wales.

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were refused statelessness status by her Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department employs anyone to work exclusively on statelessness determination applications.

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will outline the (a) content and (b) frequency of statelessness-specific training for her Department's statelessness determination unit.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) L119A1 and (b) L119A2 rifles are held by the armed forces.

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 33956 on Defence: Finance, what the increase to defence spending is in real terms.

      Ministry of Defence: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm’s length bodies has spent on external communications through (i) Crown Commercial Service...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34447 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of operating...

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the UK last supplied Ukraine with tank shells containing depleted uranium.

      Palestinians: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) purpose, (b) strength and (c) budget is of the British Support Team in Ramallah.

      Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK-supplied Challenger tanks being deployed by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia are equipped with shells containing depleted uranium.

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Tactical Hearing Protection System has been (a) since 2015, (b) in 2023-24 and (c) in 2024-25.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised changes to the financial threshold for procurement contracts since 25 February 2025.

      Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33145 on Armed Forces: Sexual Offences, if he will provide a breakdown of the Service personnel...

      Ministry of Defence: Lost Property and Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 33948 on Ministry of Defence: Lost Property and Theft, where phones were last located before being...

      Ministry of Defence: Lost Property and Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March to Question 33948 on Ministry of Defence: Lost Property and Theft, if he will provide details on the two specific...

      Defence: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the 2015 memorandum of understanding between Ireland and the UK on defence.

      Palestinians: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department has recently published information about the British Support Team Ramallah.

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what personnel levels are in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) reserve forces.

      USA: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the ongoing commitment of the United States to the European Reassurance Initiative.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's role is in maintaining Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia; and which other nations maintain that Facility.

      Ministry of Defence: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29341 on Ministry of Defence: Israel, which Israeli officials visited his Department on 5...

      US Air Force: RAF Lakenheath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of USAF 48th Fighter Wing’s Operations Group stationed at RAF Lakenheath.

      Veterans: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on waiving visa fees for (a) non UK nationality veterans who have served for four or more years and (b) dependents...

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the impact of public sector pay settlements for 2025 on inflation.

    • Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier and (b) imposition of the new...

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered implementing a phased introduction of planned Inheritance Tax changes for agricultural properties, in the context of support for...

      Employers' Contributions: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing targeted relief for and (b) reforming employer National Insurance contributions.

      Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered merging employee National Insurance Contributions and Income Tax.

      Employers' Contributions: Employment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment she has undertaken on the potential impact of the planned increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on levels of...

      Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not including imported ceramics in the scope of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...

      Treasury: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to reduce (a) headcount and (a) payroll costs in her Department, in the context of Cabinet Office guidance on this matter.

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how private schools who were not previously VAT-registered but did produce taxable supplies that were under the registration threshold will be treated...

      Taxation: USA

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with her US counterpart on the impact of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on the privacy rights of UK citizens who...

      Corruption and Human Rights: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the repurposing of assets seized from sanctions violations to fund reparations for victims of...

      Companies: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing tax relief for companies that employ young people who are not in (a)...

      Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) impact of (i) banks, (ii) finance and (iii) debt collection companies' practices on consumers and (b)...

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support mortgage prisoners.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the ISA allowance on pensioner savings.

      Banks: Cash Dispensing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bank closures on access to (a) cash and (b) in-person banking services.

      Foreign Relations: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings between Chinese and UK officials took place between October 1 2024 and March 1 2025.

      Bank Services: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support blind people to access cash when local bank branches close.

      Counter-terrorism and Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will publish its response to its consultation on Reforming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervision, published...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Microsoft: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34611 on Microsoft: Prices, what assessment he has made of the implications for consumer.

    • Night-time Economy: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of changes to employers National Insurance...

      Carbon Emissions: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses to meet the carbon reporting requirements of the EU’s Carbon Border...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with India.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increasing malnutrition rates around the world through its...

    • Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to encourage conflict parties in Sudan to remove (a) travel...

      Sudan: Cholera

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers support to Sudan to help combat the spread of cholera.

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reduction in ODA spending, what steps his Department plans to take to provide humanitarian...

      Syria: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent reports of attacks...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help ensure that conflict parties in Sudan facilitate consistent...

      Syria: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps is he taking to ensure continued accountability for people responsible for crimes committed...

      Russia: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the level of Russian involvement in the attack by pro-Assad forces prior...

      Syria: Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of relaxing restrictions on the (a) energy, (b) transport and...

      Syria: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to adapt the Syria sanctions regime.

      Africa: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to collaborate with African nations on the Kampala Declaration.

      Nigeria: Internally Displaced People

      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 trends in the number of Nigerians...

      Nigeria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to Northwest Nigeria.

      Nigeria: Food Supply and Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for food security and nutrition programmes in...

      Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international partners on increasing humanitarian aid to Sudan and its...

      Gaza: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a medical evacuation team for children in Gaza requiring...

      Nigeria: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Nigerian government on bilateral cooperation to improve food security.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of food procured by his Department is sourced in the UK.

      James Scott Rhys Anderson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the release of James Anderson from Russian custody.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the land use breakdown of (a) the average Parliamentary constituency, (b)...

    • Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on council finances in the...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of homes expected to be built between July 2024 and July 2025.

      Heat Pumps: Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for the implementation of changes to permitted development rights for air source...

      New Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, whether a requirement to have a New Town...

      HM Land Registry: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19964 on Land Registry: Buildings, how many staff attended on...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what she expects the average density per hectare to be of housing developments built during this Parliament.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the amount of land in hectares which has an active planning permission.

      Trading Standards: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current level of resources for local trading...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make a comparative assessment of the cumulative housing target for (a) Tower Hamlets, (b) Broxtowe, (c)...

      Local Government: Worcestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29763 on Discussions with Members from Worcestershire on local...

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the debate following her oral statement of 5 February 2025 on English Devolution and Local...

      New Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Press Release Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13...

      Council Housing and Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help councils (a) re-establish Housing Revenue Accounts and (b) become the...

      Houseboats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of (a) houseboats and (b) houseboat moorings.

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a heritage impact assessment has been conducted on proposals to move the Chinese Embassy to the former Royal...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, what role will local communities...

      Social Rented Housing: Middlesbrough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Regulator of Social Housing's statistics entitled Private registered provider social housing...

      Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards her Department has put in place to help protect unaccompanied children from Ukraine through the Homes...

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 3 March 2025, HCWS487, on Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group,...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31042 on MHCLG: Trade Union Officials, whether the level of...

      Local Government: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to local authorities which own buildings in need of repair due to the presence of...

      Regeneration: Whitchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide capital funding to support the regeneration of Whitchurch Civic Centre.

      Neighbourhood Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Hydrogen: Energy Intensive Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with ceramics manufacturers on the viability of hydrogen as a fuel for energy intensive industries.

    • Electricity: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether compensation schemes are available to businesses whose operations are impacted by the construction of (a) new electricity...

      Data Centres: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of data centres on regional energy usage, in the context of increases in the...

      Infrastructure: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35839 on Infrastructure: Land, what is the maximum permissible quantity of best...

      Pylons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Grid on the potential merits of establishing (a) financial compensation and...

      Imports: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with (a) Ceramics UK, (b) the Secretary State for Business and Trade and (c) the Chancellor of the...

      Energy Supply: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made with Ofgem of the potential merits of allocating more funding to local power grids to help...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to incentivise heat pump adoption through (a) tax breaks and (b) low-interest loans.

      Energy: Fylde

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on household energy bills in Fylde.

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered alternative energy transmission methods.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total acreage of land is in the UK that is currently covered by solar farms; and what the acreage is for which planning...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set a financial target for the reduction of energy bills by 2030.

      Carbon Emissions: Renewable Fuels

      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 steps taken by the (a) Scottish Government, (b)...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of households that are dependent on the Radio Teleswitch Service for energy meter...

      Geothermal Power: County Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential across the Durham Coalfield for producing sustainable geothermal energy...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of proposed changes to the level of the certificate of...

    • Pharmacy: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of community pharmacy closures on patient access to NHS services in...

      Pharmacy: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when negotiations on the 2024-5 and 2025-6 community pharmacy contractual framework will be agreed.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the certificate of sponsorship fee on the adult social...

      Mental Health Services: Administration of Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) volunteer and (b) paid peer support worker positions were created in the NHS England (i) liaison and diversion and (ii)...

      Autism: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review autism assessment questionnaire to be inclusive of female autism.

      Prisoners: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prisoners are diagnosed with mental health conditions by region.

      Pharmacy: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pharmacies that have been registered in each integrated care board area for each year since...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with independent pharmacy owners to (a) address financial pressures and (b) prevent...

      Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 29991 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what his planned timetable...

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34376 on NHS: Finance, how the Carr-Hill formula applies to over-subscribed GP surgeries.

      Autism: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the opportunities available to improve diagnosis times for autism spectrum disorder.

      Memory Clinics: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual average integrated care board spend on memory assessment services has been for each year between 2014 and 2024.

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cancer screening programmes recommended by the National Screening Committee are (a)...

      Cancer: Genomics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will allow UK oncologists to test for genetic weaknesses by carrying out Whole Genomic Sequencing.

      Disability: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disability related expenditure assessments are being undertaken by local authorities.

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy medication on supply shortages.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a National Brain Tumour Strategy.

      Stem Cells: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of haemopoietic stem cell transplant performed by the NHS were from UK registered donors between 1 October 2024 to 31...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Pre-sentence Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will overrule changes to sentencing guidance which will place greater emphasis on pre-sentence reports.

    • Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences were (a) classified as Category A prisoners and (b) in Category A prisons on 11...

      Juries: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the compensation offered to jurors on jury service for (a) mileage and (b)...

      Juries: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the pilot scheme to provide support for jurors on the most traumatic cases will be (a) continued and (b) widened to include more courts.

      Stalking: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support victims of stalking through the criminal justice system.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Travel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East of 6 March 2025, Official Report, if he will publish the letter.

    • Office for National Statistics: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the status is of the industrial action in the Office for National Statistics over workplace attendance.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to improve national resilience to global events.

      Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes he is making through the Performance management framework for the Senior Civil Service for 2025-26.

      Government Departments: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 33871 on Government Departments: Digital Technology, whether these discussions included the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he has held meetings with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to discuss his policy on legacy since July 2024;...

    • Business: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34541 on Business: Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Office Permanent Secretary...

      Business: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34541 on Business: Northern Ireland, when the remainder of the Transformation Fund will be...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Pornography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to strengthen the regulation of online pornography platforms hosting violent and extreme content.

    • Social Media: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent foreign actors from influencing UK democratic processes through social media.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect the use of children’s personal data on social media.

  • Scotland Office

    • Farming: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what he last met with representatives of the Scottish farming sector in Scotland.

    • Scotland Office: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of food procured by his Department is sourced in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.

      Seafood: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with representatives of the Scottish seafood sector in Scotland.

      Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increased Government defence spending in Scotland.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on infected blood compensation payments.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential causes of the underspend of the Access of All Scheme.

    • Whitchurch Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of (a) 24 July 2024 to Question 835 and (b) 25 November 2024 to Question 15073 on Whitchurch (Shropshire) Station:...

      Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with rail companies on reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.

      Railway Stations: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish her Department's review of the Access for All Scheme.

      Great Western Main Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the electrification of the line between Bristol and Chippenham.

      Great Western Main Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) financial and (b) time impact of the deferred electrification between Bristol and Chippenham on commuters.

      Railway Stations: Disability Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of train platforms have tactile platforms.

      Raynes Park Station: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the feasibility study for installing lifts at Raynes Park station under the Access for All programme; and what her...

      West Coast Main Line: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of rail delays on the West Coast Mainline on the economy of Fylde constituency.

      Northern Rail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure reliable Sunday services on Northern Rail train services in Fylde constituency.

      M25: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason hon. Members representing local constituencies were recently informed of delays to the completion of M25 junction 10 works; and what...

  • Department for Education

    • Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an emergency fund will be made available to adoption and special guardianship therapy providers to ensure there is no break in existing...

    • Home Education: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to work with Local Authorities to improve the teaching quality of Education otherwise than in a school packages.

      Pupils: Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of children travelling to school by (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling on learning.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of food procured by her Department is sourced in (a) the UK and (b) Wales.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance the Commission has provided on whether the provisions on hon. Members being...

    • House of Commons: Security

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will bring forward proposals to agree sanctions against (a) hon. Members and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Afghanistan: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what impact the reduction of the overseas aid budget, announced by the Prime Minister on 25 February, will have on support for women and girls in Afghanistan.

    • Iran: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they plan to take regarding the plight of Iranian women and girls who have been jailed for engaging in peaceful rights activism and for supporting...

      Nigeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of escalating violence and targeted attacks by armed groups against Christian and Muslim minorities in Nigeria and what...

      Gaza: Reconstruction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the peace and reconstruction plan for Gaza that was endorsed by the Arab League summit on 4 March.

  • Home Office

    • Smuggling: Balkans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of the Western Balkans as a transit route for irregular migration, arms smuggling and drug trafficking; and what concrete...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners released early under the prisoner early release scheme have been recalled to custody due to breaches of their licence conditions.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Afghanistan: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants who served with British forces (1) prior to October 2014, and (2) after October 2014, were...

  • Department for Transport

    • Bats: Nature Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of comments by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reported in New Civil Engineer on 4 March, that spending "vast...

    • High Speed 2 Line

      To ask His Majesty's Government for what duration they estimate that services between London Paddington and Cardiff Central stations will be disrupted to facilitate the development of HS2;...

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