Written answers

Friday, 21 March 2025

  • Cabinet Office

    • Shipping: Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 634, if he will...

    • Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of non-departmental public bodies that (a) were operating and (b) scheduled to operate on 13 March 2025.

      Prime Minister

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 33046 on Prime Minister, how 10 Downing Street determines whether an organisation (a) should and (b)...

      Government Departments: Sanitation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 3 March 2025 to Question 33047 and (b) 23 January 2025 to Question 24244 on Government Departments: Sanitation, what the...

      Life Sciences: Wokingham

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of life science businesses in Wokingham constituency in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021,...

      Cabinet Office: Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 32929 on Cabinet Office: Palantir, whether his Department has seconded staff from Palantir between...

      Planning and Infrastructure Bill

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations were invited to the Downing Street preview of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on 11 March 2025.

      Public Appointments: Political Activities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 33485 on Public Appointments: Political Activities, through what process a declaration of previous...

      Members: Prison Sentences

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to review the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in relation to hon. Members serving custodial sentences.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sausages: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting protected geographical status for Lincolnshire sausages.

    • Water Companies: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36586 on Water Companies: Infrastructure, what estimate he has made of...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide additional financial support to local authorities to meet the cost of disposing of fly-tipped waste.

      Agriculture: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food production in the UK to increase food security.

      Farmers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help farmers that aren't receiving financial support from Government environmental schemes.

      Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32543 on Sewers, whether the implementation of SuDS will be (a)...

      Meat: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the (a) amount of funding for and (b) effectiveness of the current measures used by the Border...

      Water Charges: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support people in Newbury constituency with the cost of their water bills.

      Property Development: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 14 February 2025 to Question (a) 29078 and (b) 29080 on Property Development: Air Pollution,...

      Floods and Storms: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help improve the (a) coordination and (b) efficiency between (i) Government and (ii) local...

      Housing: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that households on private water networks have access to the same (a)...

      Agriculture: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken between capital grants and investment on...

      Agriculture: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of farmers who will be affected by changes to (a) agricultural property relief and...

      Farmers: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on farmers’ mental health in (a) Fylde...

      Fly-tipping: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce fly-tipping in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

      Agricultural Products: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage people to buy Lancashire produce.

      Rights of Way

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the inequality of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last 12 months.

    • Medical Examiners: Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the medical examiner process on (a) bereaved relatives and (b) the...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department hold son the number of people who have been diagnosed with long covid in the last 12 months.

      Cancer: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support local initiatives in (a) Cheshire and (b) Merseyside to improve early cancer diagnosis rates in (a)...

      Medical Examiners: Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of assessments undertaken by medical examiners to establish causes of death.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with (a) hospices and (b) charities on improving end of life care.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent childhood obesity.

      Mental Health Services: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government have to ensure specialist parent-infant relationship and infant mental health support is available across England.

      Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake of patient-initiated follow-up for people with long-term conditions.

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2024 to 24262, whether the Innovative Devices Access Pathway pilot will conclude in March 2025; and...

      Air Pollution: Pollution Control

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

      Kidney Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to engage with (a) Kidney Care UK and (b) other patient representative organisations ahead of the World Health...

      Buprenorphine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 31856 on Buprenorphine, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce accountability mechanisms through the national cancer plan.

      Rare Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the work of the Rare Disease Action Plan 2024.

      Mosquitos: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of clinical education programmes to support healthcare professionals to...

      World Health Assembly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) attend the World Health Assembly 2025 and (b) endorse the WHO resolution on Reducing the Burden of...

      NHS: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the 2025-26 NHS Payment Scheme consultation.

      NHS England: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of the redundancy package for staff being made redundant from NHS England.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the abolition of NHS England on the Federated Data Platform and Associated Services...

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the abolition of NHS England.

      Patient Choice Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that elective service changes to the NHS Payment Scheme comply with legislation on the NHS Right...

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 24312 on Health Services: Pensioners, if he will make an assessment of the...

      Urinary Tract Infections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to recognise chronic urinary tract infections as a distinct...

      Integrated Care Boards: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming integrated care boards.

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will convene a stakeholder roundtable to help tackle the shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medication with (a)...

      Skin Cancer: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

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

      Travel: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to standardise the provision of travel health services in the UK.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps through the national cancer plan to help prepare for innovations in (a) diagnostics and (b)...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating large food businesses to publish nutrient profile models on their products.

      Infant Foods: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority entitled Infant formula and follow-on formula market study,...

      Prostate Cancer: Eastbourne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed within Eastbourne constituency in the most recent year that data are available.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36426 on General Practitioners, how the additional 6,716,007 appointments were created.

      Lung Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage the uptake and (a) increase the availability of lung cancer screenings.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of face-to-face GP appointments (a) in general and (b) for people less digitally...

      Aphasia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include primary progressive aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.

      Caribbean: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of EU investment in local pharmaceutical production in the Caribbean on UK-Caribbean...

      Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood; and what plans are in...

      Processed Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to undertake further research into the adverse health effects of ultra-processed foods.

      Breast Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the Lobular Moon Shot Project to discuss funding for lobular breast cancer research.

  • Department for Transport

    • Active Travel: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to promote active travel in new housing developments.

    • Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of introducing free bus passes for people aged 60 and over.

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to promote active travel.

      Bus Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, what assessment her Department has...

      Refuges: Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 36781 on Refuges: Public Transport, what progress she has made on plans she has to explore targeted...

      Road Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact...

      Roads: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 33369 on Roads: Hampshire, whether the change to local highways allocations for 2025-26 (a) is in...

      Railways: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the capacity constraints on the railway lines between Stockport and Slade Lane in Greater Manchester.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the funding allocated to reform the train ticketing system has been spent.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36175, what steps she is taking to improve the Network Rail infrastructure reliability.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36175 on Avanti West Coast: Standards, what conclusions were drawn from the minister's meeting...

      South Western Railway: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve (a) service quality and (b) fares for passengers once South Western Railway is under public control.

      High Speed Two

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2:...

      Great British Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new Great British Railways ticketing system will automatically identify the cheapest combination of fares for each journey.

      Roads: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Network North and (b) repurposed High Speed 2 funding was given to local highways authorities in 2024-25; and whether she plans to...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many women and girls will be impacted by the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.

    • Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support creative industries.

      BBC: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on impartiality in their coverage.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the stated legal reasons her predecessor Department withdrew the private parking code of practice in 2022.

    • Retail Trade: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Portsmouth City Council applied to participate in the High Street Rental Auctions scheme.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her private office has spent through departmental Government Procurement Cards since 4 July 2024.

      Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 26476 to Community Development: Radicalism, whether her...

      Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 23916 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in...

      Neighbourhood Plans: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled, Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, updated on 12 March 2025,...

      Neighbourhood Plans: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, updated on 13 March 2025, on what basis...

      New Towns Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26862 on New Towns Taskforce, how the taskforce will work in...

      New Towns: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the New Towns Taskforce has had with relevant stakeholders on access to banking services in new towns.

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how new unitary authorities will be required to (a) merge their existing local plans and (b) set new local plans...

      Homes England: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Homes England has spent on consultants since 5 July 2024.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the non-regression principle in the EU-UK Trade and...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 25268 on Political Parties: Finance, if she will bring forward...

      Electoral Register: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34616 on Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals, what checks are...

      Temporary Accommodation: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support councils to provide temporary accommodation in London.

      Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34860 on MHCLG: Greenpeace, and of 11 March 2025 to Question...

      Housing: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage freeholders of buildings occupied by multiple leaseholders to install...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require developers to complete flood defences committed to at planning stage in areas at risk of...

      Coastal Erosion and Floods: Risk Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Environment Agency's data entitled...

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what will happen to adopted local plans within local authorities abolished in local government re-organisation.

      Councillors: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 45 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, published on 11 March 2025, who will deliver...

      Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring tenancy agreements to allow domestic appliances to...

  • Department for Education

    • Assessments: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of introducing a specific offence for the sale of stolen exam board papers.

    • Children in Care: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of therapy services for children in care.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the adoption and special guardianship support fund permanent.

      Natural History: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18517 on Natural History: GCSE, what progress she has made in her consideration of next steps...

      Schools: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school uniform costs on families in Slough.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision available for young people with SEND who are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he has taken with global partners to achieve a global clean energy transition.

    • Electricity: Distribution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by National Infrastructure Commission...

      Technology: China

      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 the level of the UK’s reliance on Chinese...

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the development of green technologies.

      Energy Supply: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential implications of...

      Renewable Energy: South East Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to upgrade grid capacity and infrastructure in South East Cornwall to support the integration of...

      Renewable Energy: South East Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) incentivise and (b) support households to adopt clean energy solutions in South East Cornwall...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pricing for energy bills is competitive.

      Electric Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of low benefit-in-kind rates for electric vehicles on...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • 5G: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Part 2 of the Product Security and Telecommunications...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment o strengthening protections from AI-generated CSAM by introducing a statutory duty for all...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to protect children against the risks of generative-AI content on small websites.

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will put a statutory duty on small websites to prevent putting children at risk of (a) sexual extortion, (b) grooming...

      Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will introduce legislation to put a statutory duty on generative AI developers to (a) complete risk assessments for and...

      Satellites: Space Debris

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress towards the CLEAR UK Space Agency Mission de-orbiting two...

      Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of LaunchUK in facilitating a small satellite launch.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35265 on Animal Experiments, what steps he plans to take to (a) monitor...

      Social Media: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accountability of social media companies on online safety.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with social media companies on online safety for children.

      Life Sciences: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28458 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, what the geographical spread...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the 1.7% increase in benefits that are linked to inflation from April 2025 for disabled people...

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support more people with disabilities to (a) enter and (b) remain in the workplace; and what plans she has to...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with representatives of the WASPI campaign on support available for women affected by state pension age changes.

      State Retirement Pensions: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that lessons are learned from the handling of state pension age changes to prevent similar...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that the Collect and Pay service charge system can be used to place additional financial...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost difference between the (a) paying and (b) receiving parents for the Child...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service fees on families.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Child Maintenance Service charges parents to use the Collect and Pay system.

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support people with disabilities into work.

  • Treasury

    • Fiscal Policy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the New Economics Foundation report entitled Forecasting a...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Churches: Pipe Organs

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church is taking steps to promote the (a) cultural significance and (b) history of the church organ.

    • Church of England: Rural Areas

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people.

      Churches: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Project Spire on (a) church parishes and (b) the...

      Churches: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential impact of the Law Commission's consultation on burial...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 7.62mm rounds have been (a) lost or (b) stolen from his Department’s facilities since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Chemicals: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 25 February, what steps they are taking to ensure unfettered access of chemical products from...

    • Stansted Airport: Immigration Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Manchester Airport Group, the owner of Stansted Airport, on the potential closure of the Border Inspection Post at Stansted Airport.

      Stansted Airport: Immigration Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the potential closure of the Border Inspection Post at Stansted Airport on the British horseracing industry; and...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Offenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what restrictions are placed on people convicted of a criminal offence who seek employment in the National Health Service.

    • Hospices: Children and Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding to support children and young people's hospices will be allocated for 2025–26 compared to (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24.

      Ivf

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the advice about egg freezing that is available to women on the NHS website.

      NHS: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times NHS trade unions in England have threatened or balloted for industrial action of NHS staff in relation to pay and non-pay issues in each year since...

      NHS England: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many instances there have been in each year since 2007 of the NHS Staff Council recommending a higher pay increase for NHS England staff than the pay award...

      Neurodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether neurodivergence can be treated medically.

      Brain Cancer: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in supporting research on brain cancers.

      Mental Capacity: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Department of Health and Social Care monitors the performance of its responsibilities, as set out in legislation, to protect children subject to...

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many eDirect products ordered through the NHS Supply Chain have been delivered more than one month late in each of the last 12 months.

      Mental Capacity: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what specific statutory duties the Department of Health and Social Care has for protecting children subject to deprivation of liberty orders.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Solomiya Spence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ukraine regarding the wellbeing of Solomiya Spence who was taken to that country by her mother in July 2024.

    • Development Aid: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking through the provision of development assistance to protect freedom of religion and religious minorities globally.

      Azerbaijan: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan for the release of prisoners in Nagorno–Karabakh.

      Diplomatic Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their announcement to increase defence spending, what steps they are taking to ensure that diplomatic solutions remain at the forefront of their...

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 10 February (HL4433), what assessment they have made of the impact of their funding...

      Vietnam: Civil Society

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of civil society by the government of Vietnam, and of the implications for freedom of religion or belief in that...

      Vietnam: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Vietnam about the prohibition on its citizens travelling to the International Religious Freedom Summit.

      Russia: Assets

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list all Russian nationals with assets of more than £1 million in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.

      EU Countries: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the Baltic states were not invited to the meeting of European leaders on Ukraine that took place on the 2 March, and whether future meetings on similar matters...

  • Treasury

    • Private Education: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of value added tax (VAT) on independent school fees on voluntary grammar schools in Northern Ireland that offer...

    • Offshore Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed ban on issuing new licences to explore oil and gas fields on investment, jobs, tax revenue and...

      Public Sector: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the Barnett consequentials are of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to support the increased cost to public sector bodies as a result of...

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