Written answers

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to review the use of marginal-cost pricing for wholesale electricity.

    • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36729, if he will give an example of a cost effective solution to decarbonise...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36729 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics, whether he has made a sectoral...

      Liquefied Natural Gas: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of liquefied natural gas imported from the United...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce an energy price cap for (a) the ceramics industry and (b) other energy intensive industries.

      Energy: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support landlords to improve energy efficiency in the private rented sector.

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has modelled the effectiveness of the Warm Homes Plan on reducing energy bills.

      Renewable Energy: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support a just transition for workers in the oil and gas sector; and what steps he has taken...

      Offshore Industry: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oil spill map published by the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling on 19 February 2025, what steps he is...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition from the radio teleswitch service on households...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) energy suppliers on (i) providing additional financial support and...

      Energy: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector with energy costs.

      Energy: Prices

      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 (a) South Holland and the...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households used the radio teleswitch service for their energy meter connections in Lincolnshire in the latest period for...

      Pylons: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem will make an estimate of the cost of the construction of (i) National Grid's proposed Grimsby...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c)...

      Heat Pumps: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to engage with landlords to (a) raise awareness of heat pumps and (b) reassure them on (i) installation,...

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing locational pricing in the electricity grid.

      Local Area Energy Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will develop a national framework for developing local area energy plans.

      Energy: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will work with Cabinet colleagues to introduce a national register of landlords to assist local authorities with identifying...

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce the need for imported electricity in the UK.

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support community energy projects.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support people who use a pre-payment energy meter.

      Energy: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of how agricultural land classification is assessed in energy infrastructure project...

      Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local opinion is considered during the development of large-scale renewable energy...

      Natural Gas: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of putting the UK’s shale gas...

  • Department for Education

    • Personal Care Services: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to promote apprenticeships in the hair and beauty industry.

    • Cybersecurity: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the number of cyber security industry apprentices.

      Lifelong Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether providers receiving educational oversight from Ofsted for Level 5 and 6 provision will have a third category route to registration with the...

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help retain skilled and experienced foster carers.

      Youth Services: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding youth schemes to reduce anti-social behaviour in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Teachers: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers have access to accompaniment by professionally trained companions during (a) disciplinary...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding to expand enhanced resource bases.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Ceramics: Task Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will convene a ceramics taskforce, chaired by a Minister.

    • Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the long-term viability of the UK ceramics sector.

      Business: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to support businesses exporting goods.

      Electric Bicycles: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing British exports of (a) e-bikes and (b) pedal cycles.

      Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36726 on Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics, whether he has undertaken a sectoral...

      Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36726, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for...

      Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the business-level test from the Energy Intensive industry scheme eligibility...

      Small Businesses: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support young entrepreneurs in (a) creating and (b) sustaining small businesses in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Military Equipment: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to help support British (a) defence and (b) technology companies to participate in procurement processes arising...

      Industry: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Scottish Government's National innovation strategy 2023 to 2033 on his...

      Bicycles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to support UK bicycle manufacturers.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Harrington Review of Foreign Direct Investment, published on 22 November 2023, what recent progress his Department has...

      Electric Vehicles and Lithium: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the (a) electric vehicle and (b) lithium salts supply chains.

      Retail Trade: Ilford South

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

      Public Interest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to widen the definition of a public interest entity to include the largest companies not listed on the main London Stock...

      Companies House: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the total (a) number and (b) value of financial penalties (i) levied and (ii) collected by Companies House since October 2024.

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) oversight and (b) governance procedures will prospective US-UK trade negotiations be subject to from (i) Parliament and (ii)...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the criteria by which it would be determined whether any prospective trade treaty between the UK and the US that does not deal with...

      Worker Support Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with representatives from the Worker Support Centre to discuss their 2024 Annual Report, published on 14 February 2025.

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 5 March 2025, column 273, how many officials from his Department have...

      Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prohibit the import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements under the terms of proposed UK-Israel free...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025, to Question 33995, on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet what proportion of...

    • Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the availability of funding for small charities.

      Sports: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the hosting of (a) the Commonwealth Games and (b) other international sporting events results...

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that charities in the United Kingdom are supported during periods of financial hardship.

      Cultural Heritage: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the University of Manchester's blog entitled Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis: why we must act now,...

      Arts: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Answer to the hon. Member for Cheltenham of 27 February 2025, Official Report, column 919, what the content was...

      Sports: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that sporting events held in the UK are accessible for people with disabilities.

      Cricket: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the continuation of the Future of Cricket Fund.

      Internet: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has written to her counterpart in the new Irish government on the creation of a unique IP address for Northern Ireland...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33865, on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, if she will place a copy of the (a)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 28549 on Ministry of Defence: Pay, tabled on 4 February 2025.

    • Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an Answer Question 26308 on Army and Marines: Training, tabled on 24 January 2025.

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L403A1 rifles his Department had (a) ordered and (b) received by 10 March 2025.

      Defence: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of foreign investment on the UK defence industrial base.

      Defence: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of domestic industrial capacity to support defence supply chains.

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the Army's Warrior AFVs

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the delivery timeline is for the remaining F-35B jets ordered from Lockheed Martin.

      Uncrewed Systems: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34902 on Uncrewed Systems: Procurement, what the process is for issuing a Defence Infrastructure...

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the NSN is of the (a) Peltor ComTac XP and (b) Peltor ComTac XPI.

      HMS Bulwark: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outstanding refit work remained on HMS Bulwark at the time of HMS Albion’s decommissioning in July 2023; and whether this work was completed...

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the readiness of UK Armed Forces to meet potential future defence commitments within Europe.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the nuclear capability of other countries.

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, how many personnel in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, columns 631 to 634, what...

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances an individual would be issued the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI Ear defenders over the Peltor General Service Ear Muffs.

      Air Force: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people began RAF pilot training in each of the last 10 years.

      F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the operational independence of the UK's F-35 fighter jet fleet.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to further support Ukraine.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, what the responsibilities and authorities for the operations...

      Gaza: RAF Akrotiri

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times UK Shadow R1 planes have flown from RAF Akrotiri towards Gaza since 19 January 2025; and for what purpose.

      War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of war pension applications pending review on (a) 11 March 2025, (b) 11 March 2024 and (c) 11 March 2023; and...

      Service Justice Board: Membership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33508 on Defence Serious Crime Unit, if he will publish the full membership of the Service Justice Board.

      Ministry of Defence: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to conduct the next Learning from Experience exercise into Service Family Accommodation.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to continue the implementation of the Damp and Mould Taskforce.

  • Department for Transport

    • Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19765 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, if she will publish the findings of the review of the...

    • Electric Bicycles: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing stronger regulation for e-bikes, including full registration and insurance...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32531 on Active Travel: Finance, how much funding her Department allocated for active travel by...

      Electric Vehicles: South East Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve the (a) infrastructure for and (b) accessibility of electric vehicle for users in South East Cornwall.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether repairing potholes is (a) revenue and (b) capital expenditure for local authorities.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statistics her Department holds on the (a) number of potholes repaired and (b) area of roads resurfaced each year.

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) salary sacrifice schemes and (b) the Plug In Car grant in increasing uptake of electric vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the uptake of the Plug In Car grant was for (a) working and (b) non-working people.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points and Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public information campaign to tackle common misinformation on electric...

      Department for Transport: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff her Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

      Roads: Death and Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries among young people.

      Electric Vehicles: Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of increasing the permitted weight of electric HGVs on the construction sector.

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport on future trends in respiratory and...

      HM Coastguard: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36365 on HM Coastguard: North West, if she will take steps to distribute copies of the (a)...

      Airports: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on the ability of the UK to meet its net zero targets.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on reducing driving test waiting times.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with electric vehicle public charging point providers on the comparative costs for (a) charging electric vehicles at...

      Department for Transport: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish any guidance provided to the DVLA on methods of communicating with license holders.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points per hundred thousand people in (a) England, (b)...

      Shipping: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to update the national maritime security strategy, CP 724, published on 15 August 2022.

      Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to help (a) ports and (b) the shipping industry to (i) reduce emissions and (ii) transition to cleaner fuels.

      Airports: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of...

      Shipping: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the maritime decarbonisation plan on the UK economy by 2029.

      MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of seafarers’ (a) welfare and (b) roster patterns, in the context of the collision between Solong...

      London Underground: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Transport for London on increasing the number of stations with step-free access on (a) the Northern Line, (b)...

      Travel Cards: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the cost of two zones (1+2) Manchester Metrolink adult annual travelcards in 2010.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliament: Food

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of food procured by the Houses of Parliament is sourced in the UK.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the obligation on (a) sellers, (b) estate...

    • Urban Areas: Regional Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding support for towns and coastal communities.

      Grenfell Tower: Monuments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the latest timetable is for the Grenfell memorial.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Public and Commercial Services Union on industrial action in her Department; and...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 31044 on Planning: Reform, if she will make an assessment of...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the...

      Housing: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support young people onto the housing ladder in North Cornwall constituency.

      Homelessness: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to increase funding to (a) Shelter and (b) other charities to support their work in (i)...

      Councillors and Polling Stations: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support open data across-council look up database for (a) councillor contact...

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provisions in the English Devolution White Paper,...

      Unitary Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to expand existing unitary authorities.

      Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30736 on Local Government: Employers' Contributions and with...

      Byelaws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on whether byelaws can be applied to regulate inside (a)...

      Children's Play

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing Mayoral Strategic Authorities with statutory...

      Swimming Pools: Neighbourhood Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether investment in local swimming facilities is accommodated in the pre-approved interventions for the Plan for...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30659 on Conditions of Employment: Departmental...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her plans are for the future of the UK Levelling Up Fund.

      Fire Prevention: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the level of duplication of...

      Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making building regulation M4(2) Category 2...

      Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of National Insurance contribution increases on (a) council...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons she appointed Dominic Grieve as the Chair of the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia working group.

      Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of people who have been evicted from their homes...

      Housing: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 23144 on Housing: Migrants, whether her Department holds...

      Property Development: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time was between completion of a development in areas at risk of flooding and installation of flood...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 182c of the National Planning Policy Framework, how she defines the lifetime of the...

      Neighbourhood Plans: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 25703 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      HM Land Registry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for (a) restructuring HM Land Registry fees, (b) tabling secondary legislation to...

      Local Government: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure council spending is (a) efficient and (b) value for money for taxpayers.

      Local Government: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Information Unit's report entitled 2025 State of Local Government Finance in...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Paragraph 182c of the National Planning Policy Framework, how she plans to enforce those maintenance...

      Planning: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 7 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday report entitled Review of the implementation of National...

      Tenants: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to support renters.

      Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of management agencies to complete repairs by housing...

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31491 on Housing: Windows, whether her Department holds records...

      Leasehold: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to improve (a) transparency and (b) professionalism in the leasehold sector in Somerset.

      New Towns: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns,...

      Shared Ownership Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to continue to provide support for the building of shared ownership properties.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33841 on Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence, what (a) practical and (b)...

    • Mirtazapine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to patients where tapering off of Mirtazapine has been unsuccessful and subsequently they find themselves...

      Huntington's Disease: Medical Treatments and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment outcomes for people with Huntington’s Disease; and what research his Department is...

      Huntington's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) is taking to (i) increase and (ii) improve the availability of specialist clinical provision for...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the quality of administrative tasks within the NHS and (b) reduce the number of people...

      NHS England: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the annual salary of the Regional Director of...

      Myasthenia Gravis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for when patients with Myasthenia Gravis will have access to recently licenced products.

      NHS England: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the Strategy Director of NHS East of England is...

      Injuries: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an estimate of the cost to the NHS from injuries sustained from following social media trends.

      Life Sciences: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle potential barriers to investment for the life science industry; and whether his...

      Medical Records: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on joining up NHS records so a patient's vaccination history is recorded all in one place.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of what the NHS waiting list will be in (a) 12 months, (b) two years, (c) three years and (d) by...

      Defibrillators: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of postcodes outside the recommended minimum distance from a defibrillator in (a) Essex, (b)...

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes.

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS Health Check digitisation (a) reaches all communities equitably and (b) does not...

      Heroin: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of patient outcomes for those undergoing heroin detoxification using Buvidal compared to Methadone.

      Eyesight: Hereditary Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have genetic eye conditions impacting the AIPLI gene.

      Health Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of making the NHS Accessible Information Standard mandatory in all NHS England health...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the adequacy of the provision of NHS dental services...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people on low incomes to access ADHD treatment that is not available through the NHS.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to ADHD (a) diagnosis, (b) medication and (c) other treatment in (i) areas where...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding for ADHD services.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent regional variations in ADHD (a) assessment and (b) treatment times.

      Memory Clinics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time from referral to diagnosis has been for people being referred to memory assessment services in the last...

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the public health risks associated with high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution from...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the NHS Payment Scheme on waiting times for ADHD assessments.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the Minister for Care has met with leadership at the Care Quality Commission to discuss social care provision since July 2024.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle childhood obesity in Fylde.

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5319 on Peripheral Arterial Disease, whether he plans to include policies on the...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health services for children in Bedfordshire.

      Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the timely publication of the 2023-24 report by NHS England on learning from lives and...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take with community care providers to help reduce hospital discharge waiting times.

      Dyslexia: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for dyslexia assessments in Lincolnshire.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) pilot and (b) support the adoption of new diagnostic tools for dementia (i) including blood tests and (ii)...

      Health Services: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of community rehabilitation services on (a) people’s...

      Dental Services: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental patients in Eastleigh constituency will benefit from the 700,000 extra urgent appointments.

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle dementia cases which could be (a) prevented and (b) delayed by addressing modifiable risk factors.

      Dementia: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) expand capacity in dementia diagnostics and (b) facilitate access to new dementia treatments...

      Dental Services: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what percentage of NHS dental appointments for people with disabilities were (i) missed, (ii) cancelled and (iii) delayed in the year...

      Dental Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to dental services for children with SEND.

      Mental Health Services: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) formally recognise accredited school-based counsellors as part of the children’s mental health...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS England engages directly with ADHD (a) charities and (b) clinicians before finalising...

      Alzheimer's Disease: Tomography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of (a) CT and (b) MRI scans for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.

      Better Care Fund: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish funding by the Better Care Fund to support unpaid carers for (a) 2023 and (b) 2024, by region.

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to the public purse was of prescribing Ozempic to NHS patients without a diagnosis of diabetes, heart disease or...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Helicopters

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30825 on Ministers: Helicopters, if he will list all the providers that can provide helicopter...

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31697 on Department for Work and Pensions: Muslim Council of Britain, if the Prime Minister will...

      Great British Railways: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to lay a new Official Statistics Order to designate Great British Railways’ statistical outputs as official statistics.

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the new integrated transparency platform.

  • Home Office

    • Stop and Search: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racial disparities in drug-related stop and search rates.

    • Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) simplify the process and (b) support people making applications for visa extensions for...

      Lead: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces to prevent lead theft in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

      Home Office: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the...

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase interagency working between (a) local authorities, (b) social services and the (c) police to help...

      Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the Fire Kills campaign to raise awareness of fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Government Actuary Department and (b) fire service pension providers have...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the potential merits of Minimum Unit Pricing in England; and whether she plans to introduce the...

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens had their citizenship revoked in each of the last 10 years.

      Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of animal testing facilities.

      Migrant Workers: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made assessment of the potential merits of waiving the Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship salary threshold requirements for...

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling Ukrainian refugees who are living in the UK to obtain the right to remain.

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Seasonal Worker Interest Group on the welfare of workers on seasonal worker visas.

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens gave up their citizenship in each of the last 10 years.

      Immigration: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Visas and Immigration Compliance Unit inspections were carried out in each of the last three years in (a) Scotland, (b) England,...

      Resettlement: Chagossians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has allocated funding to support the (a) resettlement and (b) integration of Chagossians in the UK.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of online electronic travel authorisations for elderly people.

      China and Hong Kong: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional vetting will be implemented for diplomatic visas issued to PRC and HKSAR applicants, specifically screening for...

      Cryptocurrencies: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce increased criminal sanctions for crypto exchange companies who (a) launder stolen crypto currency and (b) allow (i)...

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will (a) make an assessment of and (b) have discussions with the National Cyber Security Centre on the potential impact of...

      Cryptography: Apple

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risks to UK users of Apple's removal of its advanced data protection feature.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase the transparency of the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

      Human Trafficking: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36472 on Human Trafficking: Cambridgeshire, if she will publish a breakdown of the...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people residing in the UK have indefinite leave to remain.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Solid Fuels: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review rules around burning solid fuels in (a) general and (b) smoke control zones.

    • Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to protect green belt land from fire risks when developing battery energy storage...

      Animal Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 31434 on Animal Products: Labelling, what discussions he has had with (a)...

      Glass: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report packaging data system for extended producer responsibility, what assessment his Department has...

      Sewage: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the publication of real-time data on sewage released into (a) rivers (b) the...

      Waste Disposal: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to (a) support a repair and reuse economy and (b) prioritise waste reduction measures;...

      Incontinence: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on the provision of waste disposal bins in male...

      Rivers: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2025 to Question 32541 on the Chalk Stream Recovery Plan, whether any of the chalk...

      Water Companies: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Ofwat to ensure water companies comply with the terms of...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect communities that are vulnerable to flooding.

      Cats and Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Committee Opinions on specialised dog reproductive practices and cat breeding...

      Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal: Water Abstraction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh government on the cost of water extraction to supply the Monmouth and Brecon canal.

      Fly-tipping: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with local authorities to help tackle fly-tipping.

      Trees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of all (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees included in the Ancient Woodland...

      Vegetable Oils: Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of vegetable oils not included in the due diligence regulations under...

      Environment Protection: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limiting protections within designated (a) Areas of Outstanding...

      Sewage: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of sewage discharges from combined sewer overflows at (a)...

      Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on developing a food strategy that addresses both (a) public health and health inequalities and...

      Farms: Educational Visits

      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 trends in the number of educational access...

      Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on establishing a chemicals strategy; and whether this strategy will help phase out...

      Meat: Ritual Slaughter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislation to prohibit the slaughter of animals without being stunned for Halal meat.

      Animal Welfare: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on raising animal welfare standards within (a)...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying conditionality to disabled people in receipt of Universal Credit who are...

    • Personal Independence Payment: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number of PIP recipients and (b) average PIP award amount received each month is in each (i) local authority area and (ii)...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the population of (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the UK received (i) PIP, (ii) Disability Living Allowance, (iii) Limited...

      Social Security Benefits: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the welfare budget on the number of people seeking welfare...

      Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the target timeframe is for completing investigations into estates of deceased individuals where benefits may need to be recovered...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the UK live in post-industrial areas.

      Universal Credit: Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for an appeal against a decision following an application for Universal Credit childcare support; and what...

      Personal Independence Payment: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of dispensing PIP payments on a weekly basis.

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve access to pension information and (b) introduce the Pension Dashboards Scheme.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the financial impact of the Access to Work scheme to the UK economy.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

      Maternity Leave: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women have been affected by pension employer contribution discrepancies while on maternity since auto-enrolment began in 2012.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the removal of the additional Limited Capability for Work payment in 2017 on the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith...

    • Crimes of Violence: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to work with faith groups to support victims of violent crime.

      Sexual Offences: Crown Court

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29896 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, whether she plans to engage with victims and survivors in...

      Cannabis: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of imprisonment due to cannabis-related offences.

      Prisoners: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support pregnant women in prison.

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

      Prisons and Probation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department consulted on the contents the suicide prevention training provided to prison and probation staff.

      Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel entitled Protecting Children and Responding the Child Sexual Abuse within...

      Pre-sentence Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the provision of pre-sentencing reports for all offenders.

  • Treasury

    • Government Departments: Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which government departments have undergone efficiency assessments by the Office for Value for Money.

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure that (a) Disability Living Allowance, (b) Personal Independence Payment, (c) SEND support funding and (d) other benefits for (i)...

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of business rates on businesses over the last five years.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation she has undertaken with agricultural stakeholders on the potential impacts of planned changes to Agricultural Property Relief.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33030 on Agriculture: Inheritance Tax, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these...

      Employers' Contributions: Work Experience

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33033 on Employers' Contributions: Apprentices, whether the employers' National Insurance contributions...

      Employers' Contributions: Unemployment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on levels of unemployment.

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30146 on Business Rates, what estimate she has made of the change in overall cost of the retail,...

      Arts and Tourism: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to allocate funding to support (a) sustainability and (b) innovation in the arts, tourism and leisure sector.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will postpone changes to taxation to double-cab pick-up trucks for 12 months.

      Public Houses and Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform benefit pubs and breweries in every constituency.

      Economic Policy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role a) climate and b) nature experts perform in the creation of economic policy in her Department.

      North Sea Oil: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of how much tax relief oil producers will receive for the development of the Rosebank oil field via the North Sea Investment...

      Politically Exposed Persons

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will publish revised guidance on politically exposed persons under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing...

      Personal Income: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the second bullet point in paragraph 2.3 of the document Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Autumn Budget 2024...

      Music Venues: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Business Rates Relief on grassroots music venues.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with pension firms on investment in the defence sector.

      Pensions: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reclassifying weapons as ethical investments for pension funds.

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of VAT for the hospitality sector.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

    • India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Indian counterpart on (a) the alleged demolishing of properties...

      Russia: Ukraine

      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 China's position on the conflict in...

      Kashmir: Humanitarian Situation

      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 humanitarian situation in Kashmir.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: EUFOR

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered re-joining the EUFOR peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part...

      USA: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on delivering on the Action Plan in the Atlantic Declaration (2023) since July 2024.

      Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received advice from the Attorney General on activity originating from military bases in Cyprus...

      Balkans: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) Albania and (b) other Western Balkan to maintain regional...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the terms are of the agreement with the US for the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia signed in 2016.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the autonomy of the UK and US operations on Diego Garcia.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 29154 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty,...

      Balkans: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on (a) security and (b)...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Mauritius

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands on...

      USA: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on a...

      Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is to complete work necessary for the participation of the UK in the first conference...

      Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for ratifying the United Nations Global Ocean Treaty.

      Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to counter foreign disinformation and manipulation campaigns.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual cost to the public purse is of maintaining the Chagos Marine Protected Area.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided through the Blue Belt Programme to help protect ocean health in the...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with NATO allies on the potential deployment of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine in the...

      Albania: Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Albania to tackle corruption.

      British Overseas Territories: Development Aid

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

      British Overseas Territories: Australia and New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) Australian and (b) New Zealand counterpart on areas of mutual interest...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that sanctions placed on Russia by (a) the UK and (b) other...

      Albania: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to send officials to monitor the upcoming Albanian parliamentary election.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 32985 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, whether the proposed...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mauritius

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) other Government Ministers plan to meet with their Mauritius...

      British Overseas Territories: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on ensuring publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in all...

      Commonwealth: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to strength ties between the UK and (a) Canada, (b) New Zealand, (c) Australia and (d)...

      Nato: Usa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the willingness of the US administration to (a) consult with and (b) include...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Spaceflight: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the UK’s commercial spaceflight programme...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff his Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy...

      Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress toward the Ten Point Plan in the National Space Strategy.

      Galileo System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of rejoining the Galileo scheme.

      Telecommunications: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on revising the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice.

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that visual artists and creators (a) nationally and (b) in Leigh and Atherton...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of technical solutions put forward by AI developers to allow individual rightsholders...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Public Buildings: Sanitary Products

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she has made any assessment of the potential merits of the free provision of period products in public buildings in England.

    • Age: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in tackling age discrimination in job applications.

      Disability: Rural Areas

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to reduce discrimination against disabled people in rural communities.

      Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against ethnic minority people.

  • Wales Office

    • Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to help ensure electricity bills do not increase in Wales, in the context of proposals for zonal energy pricing.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Casement Park

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made on the construction of Casement Park.

    • Casement Park

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities on the construction of Casement Park.

      Casement Park

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to facilitate the construction of Casement Park.

      Northern Ireland Office: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam...

      Windsor Framework: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Windsor Framework on the economy of the west coast of Scotland.

      Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what evidential basis he said that Northern Ireland courts had determined that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information...

      Windsor Framework: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 159 of the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper, CP 1021, how often the Independent Monitoring Panel will report on...

  • Scotland Office

    • University of Dundee: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Dundee University's plan to cut staffing by 20% on the Tay Cities Deal.

    • Scotland Office: Hakluyt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.

      Marriage: Relatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will have discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential merits of banning first-cousin marriage in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.

  • Department for Education

    • Music and Dance Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between government support for dance students on the Music and Dance Scheme and (1) the success of UK-trained...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Investment: Nigeria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for UK Export Finance to increase the provision of financial support for investment in Nigeria.

    • Trade Agreements: Colombia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the outcome of their recent discussions with the government of Columbia on the future of the bilateral investment strategy which has reached the end of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Veterinary Services: UK Trade with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to include an exemption in a UK–EU veterinary agreement to allow restrictions of imports on animal welfare grounds, such as fur products.

    • Water Companies: Nationalisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of acquiring control of England’s water companies.

  • Home Office

    • Seized Articles: Mobile Phones

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure that the police return confiscated phones to individuals who have not been charged with any crime.

    • Common Travel Area

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, under the Common Travel Area arrangements, British citizens are required to present passports when entering the Republic of Ireland, including when...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of the energy sector from cyber attacks.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether individual subcontract awards made under 'neutral vendor frameworks', 'managed service provider frameworks', 'prime contractor procurement models' or...

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 February (HL4855), on what grounds they determined that the removal of the non-compete...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 February (HL4855), given that the deed of variation amends Clause 1.1 of contract...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the remit of the Procurement Review Unit includes oversight of subcontract awards under 'neutral vendor frameworks', 'managed service provider frameworks'...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Bus Services: Fares

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to local authorities to ensure the continuation of concessionary transport fares.

    • Housing: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the housing needs of rural communities, particularly in regard to land availability and infrastructure.

      Housing: Infrastructure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve infrastructure around new housing developments to support growing populations.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that new housing developments meet sustainability and energy efficiency standards set in the Environment Act 2021.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to streamline planning regulations to expedite house building.

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Khan of Burnley on 4 March (HL Deb cols 62GC–68GC), what is their estimate of the total cost of the construction of the...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Wales Office

    • Welsh National Opera

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Wales intends to meet Welsh Ministers to discuss the future of the Welsh National Opera.

    • Wales Office: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Wales Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Asthma

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to monitor the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, British Thoracic Society and Scottish Intercollegiate...

    • Peripheral Arterial Disease: Health Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Merron on 27 January (HL4224 and HL4225), whether they plan to launch a national public awareness campaign to...

      Long Covid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the level of functional impairment endured by patients suffering from long Covid.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the budget of the Department of Health and Social Care as a percentage of total government expenditure in each year since 2021.

      NHS: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have conducted on the impact of the proposed NHS England 2025–26 Payment Scheme and Standard Contract on patient choice and the...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regulation of artificial intelligence use; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce a regulatory body for artificial...

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