To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) the border target operating model and (b) border control posts are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Packaging Export Recovery Note (PERN) system on global plastic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much abuse and fraud has been reported on the Packaging Export Recovery Note system since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of arrests for fraud concerning packaging export recovery notes in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of splitting recycling targets for (a) packaging recovery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what standards exist in statutory regulations for controlling concentrations of pollutants in ambient air in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which five pollutants in ambient air in England have seen the largest reduction in concentrations since Directive 2008/50/EC...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where the limit values set in the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2016 to control concentrations of particulate matter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) limit values, (b) objectives and (c) targets to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce concentrations for pollutants in ambient air once the relevant limit value has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether concentrations of nitrogen dioxide are allowed to exceed the annual mean limit value once achieved throughout a zone...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there have been any formal complaints to the Office for Environmental Protection on exceedances of the nitrogen...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on small food manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to protect brown hares in England and Wales from being shot for sport during their breeding season.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects his Department to respond to the UK REACH Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) consultation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on developing a UK Chemicals Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) industry, (b) NGOs and (c) other stakeholders on the future of UK REACH.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the nature restoration fund on (a) peatlands, (b) ancient woodlands...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of disposable period products and (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to introduce robust traceability of dogs across the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what assessment his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 37757 on Fisheries: South Atlantic Ocean, what assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a centralised and digitalised ID and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to amend the biodiversity net gain rules on small sites being potentially developed by SME builders.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed base-rate Extended Producer Responsibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the level of extended producer responsibility fees of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) exempt or (b) reduce extended producer responsibility fees for brewers using glass...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will regularly publish the methods by which extended producer responsibility fees are (a) calculated and (b) used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35545 on Environment Protection: Henley-on-Thames, if he will hold...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department took to undertake due diligence on (a) the Legacy Landscapes Fund and (b) the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department undertook research on Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in other countries during the design...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that pubs are not charged twice for recycling glass bottles under Extended Producer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency in the (a) calculation and (b) use of extended producer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing regional Circular Economy Champions to support the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes to legislation the Circular Economy Taskforce is considering to help increase the size of the repair and reuse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish non-illustrative fees for extended producer responsibility for packaging.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people can access the countryside.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of the water in the River Thames.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a fund to support young cancer patients and their families in access to treatment and care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve access to preventative intervention for patients at risk of lower-limb amputation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38182 on LGBT+ People: Fertility, whether his Department plans to remove the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to correspondence of 5 February 2025 from the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire on healthcare in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the number of lower urinary tract symptoms service clinics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of his Department's consultation on The licensing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the NHS 10-Year Plan to improve public access to first aid (a) training and (b) equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to treatment for people with Parkinson’s in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absorption of NHS England into his Department on his Department's timetable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what month this year he expects the Urgent and Emergency Care Improvement Plan to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of nurses on a bursary unable to find nursing jobs after graduating.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the potential cost to the public purse was of spending on FeNo machines in the NHS in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage transparency from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities when allocating funds for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the net financial savings by year from the abolition of NHS England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what month this year he expects the National Cancer Plan to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what external consultancy support has been procured to advise on restructuring following the announcement of the abolition of NHS England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died from sepsis in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of NHS England's staffing budget that will transfer to other public sector organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of research into (a) multi-cancer early detection tests and (b) other innovative cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the internet-based platform used for the NHS Pension Scheme; and what steps she is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations made by NICE in the House of Commons Coronavirus: Long Covid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) Primary Care Support England's (b) Capita's management of the NHS Pensions Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of young people with cancer who were diagnosed at Stage (a) one and (b) two.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are using the Healthy Start scheme in the South Devon constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support a national public awareness campaign on prostate cancer risk factors and the benefits of early detection for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 39386 on NHS Business Services Authority: Crawford & Company, how much of the budget...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39387 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will make an estimate of the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a Sexual Health Action Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority women are adequately represented in research on maternity care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support children living in poverty to access healthcare services in Stockport .

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the late diagnosis of (a) rare and (b) less common cancers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment pathways for people with long covid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7264 on Liver Diseases, how many community diagnostic centres provide transient...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on routinely publishing the genomic testing turnaround times, in the context of the targets set out...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) engage healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and treatment of facial palsy and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering the RSV vaccination to people over the age of 65.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) the availability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to re-shore manufacturing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals on cooling-off rights in the consultation on the implementation of the new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has consulted the independent Task and Finish Group on its resilience strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings his Department has had with Lowick since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent trade union representatives in his Department receive trade union facility time; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the speech entitled PM remarks on the fundamental reform of the British state, published on 13 March 2025, on what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives from the metals sector on the trade of scrap metal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of welders to meet demand in the (a) infrastructure, (b) construction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 38512 on Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara, whether his Department has issued...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to end the digital services tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget assumptions her Department has provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility on the potential costs to the public purse relating to the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase the cap on Lifetime ISAs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of incoming stamp duty thresholds on first-time buyers in (a) London and (b) other high cost areas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of recent trends in economic growth.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Review of the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation 2023-24, published on 21 March 2025, how much and what proportion...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Extended Producer Responsibility on inflation in 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to exempt training provided by the Music and Dance Scheme from VAT.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) GP surgeries, (b) social care providers, (c) hospices, (d) NHS dentists,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure that the proposed higher business rates multiplier for properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or more is index-linked.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce exemptions or adjustments to National Insurance Contributions for social enterprise nurseries.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Services Tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed higher business rates multiplier on larger stores.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in the debate on the Finance Bill on 3 March 2025, Official Report,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the tobacco duty escalator on tobacco excise revenues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be Barnett consequentials from the £3.25bn Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of establishing and operating the Defence Growth Board is; and how it will be funded within the constraints of the fiscal rules and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to increase the childcare tax free cap in line with inflation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether complaints have been received in relation to the (a) conduct and (b) behaviour of special advisers to her Department since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle adoption breakdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of foster care placements that were unsuccessful in (a) England and (b) Wales in the 2023-24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has of the adequacy of the range of communication methods used by Teachers' Pensions to contact their customers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial and (b) other support her Department provides to teachers who retire unexpectedly due to ill health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of complaints made against the service provided by Teachers' Pensions in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including misogyny and violence against women and girls in Relationships and Sex Education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide financial assistance mirroring arrangements for schools via the Music and Dance Scheme to cover the cost of changes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of dyslexia training provided to teaching staff in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial and (b) other support her Department provides to local authorities to help maintain small rural schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust among school-age students...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) make support for the Music and Dance Scheme permanent and (b) uplift the threshold for that support to £55,000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve partnerships between schools and cultural providers through the National Centre for Arts and Music Education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish updated Relationships and Sex Education guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department instructs schools to inform parents of whether meat served in school meals comes from non-stunned slaughter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the University of Manchester research entitled The right prescription:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) inter-pupil and (b) pupil on teacher violence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Magistrate trials were (a) ineffective and (b) postponed between 1 May 2010 and 30 June 2024, broken down by region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court trials were (a) ineffective and (b) postponed between 1 May 2010 and 30 June 2024, broken down by region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the remit of legal aid to enable eligible individuals to receive advice on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department were working on the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme on 24 March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deport people who enter the UK by small boat.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average waiting time for asylum decisions; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the (a) quality, (b) suitability and (c) adequacy of the nutrition of food provided to (i) babies and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the National Security Technology and Innovation Exchange has been closed.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings policy and operational officers from her Department in West Africa have had with countries in that region on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls; and what support is being provided to local police forces...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) identification, (b) investigation and (c) prosecution of stalking; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle spiking incidents; and what support is being made available to local authorities and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 40928 on Human Trafficking: West Africa, in which West African countries her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office's closed consultation entitled Impact assessment: alcohol in licensed pavement areas, published on 10 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve collaboration between businesses and law enforcement agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to establish a national structure to set national standards across the UK Fire Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of domestic burglaries in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Distribution Network Operators on steps to accelerate the upgrades to substations near charging...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act in recovering criminal profits made from high-profile theft.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the police to recover money obtained via theft by serious organised crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of financial investigation practices by police forces in cases where significant funds remain...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2025, to Question 34730, on Civil Service: Redundancy, if he will place in the Library a copy of all revised...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how frequently performance management statistics are (a) reviewed and (b) reported in the civil service.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether emails in Downing Street inboxes are automatically deleted.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Downing Street special advisers have met with Quadrature since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the suspension of USAID funding on the UK's HIV and AIDS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the People's Republic of China on the execution of four...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the (a) arrest of Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the People's Republic of China's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34791 on Iran: Democracy, whether he has met with Iranian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Poland in countering Russian pressure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help promote freedom of religion and belief in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Europe and (b) the United States on (i) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of25 February 2025 to Question 28896, whether his Department has now received and processed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart on increasing the number of days British citizens with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria will be used to determine allocations from the John Bunyan Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for participation at the Financing for Development Conference 2025 by (a) officials and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for participation at the World Summit for Social Development 2025 by (a) officials and (b) Ministers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department have made to the interim government of Syria on the protection of (a) Alawite,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the recent Israeli air strikes on Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) suppression of the freedom of (i) religion or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 17 March 2025 on G7, Official Report, column 41 and 46, what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Turkish counterpart on reports of the deaths of minorities in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting cooperatives in developing countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons his Department took seven years to respond to freedom of information request entitled FCO 37/3979...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of children in multilateral events such as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK-Canadian Critical Mineral Dialogue is still on-going.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35684 on Development Aid: Reviews, whether he has considered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

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 comments made by Georges Pierre...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the future of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to (a) expedite and (b) delay the ratification of the Chagos sovereignty transfer to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken to help develop international (a) norms, (b) rules and (c) principles on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37768 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Fisheries, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) Canada, (b) Australia and (c) New Zealand on establishing a formal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which development programmes he plans to maintain funding for after the planned reduction of the Official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa 2 programme in the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered using official development assistance as part of the financial arrangements for the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting of the UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council between 19 and 21...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his meeting with the Prime Minister of Mauritius on 23 July 2024 was not included in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK continues to step up for Ukraine as new funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's latest estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the proposed agreement to transfer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed agreement with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory will contain (a) provisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37160 on Blue Belt Programme: Finance, what assessment he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the destruction of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered a derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in the event of the deployment in Ukraine of a British (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to incorporate (a) the impact of climate change and (b) access to (i) water and (ii) nutritious food into the UK's future defence strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28586 on HMS Achilles, for what reason the Committee chose to recommend to the Sovereign the name...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's commitment to enhanced NATO air policing patrols.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the role of the UK in the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Armed Forces to contribute to the Multinational Force Ukraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) extent and (b) nature of military support from North Korea to Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are deployed to (a) Estonia, (b) Latvia, (c) Lithuania and (d) Poland as part of the UK contribution to the NATO...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size force he intends to send on Exercise Hedgehog in May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of commercial providers being used to implement the UK's defence space...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of sending British (a) Typhoons, (b) F-35s and (c) other military aircraft to Ukraine as part of any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37596 on Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft, for what reason 200 rounds were lost overboard in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of welfare reform on veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Royal Air Force on the procurement of the Aermacchi M-346 fast jet trainer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press notice entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a programme similar to the Army Officer Internship scheme exists in the RAF.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse will be of the defence reform model.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s stockpile levels in the context of proposals to send a British peacekeeping force...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement the Defence Drone Strategy, published on 22 February 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to the government’s assessment of future skills needs following the announcement on February 25 that defence spending...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered inviting Canada to contribute to the Global Combat Air Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide information for Gurkha personnel at recruitment and transition about their rights and entitlements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39639 on Warrior Vehicles, which of these units are due to transition to Boxer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch an investigation into the potential medical impact of work in the bomb disposal portfolio on service personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand its procurement activities to UK Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, whether the £13.4 billion increase in defence spending announced by the Prime Minister on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to accelerate the in service date of the DragonFire system on Royal Navy vessels during the period after 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many business cases relating to procurement of new equipment or capabilities that have been submitted by his Department are currently awaiting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1.2.of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published on 26 March 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Outline Business Cases are being considered by Departmental Spend Control Approvals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of retiring HMS Northumberland on the Royal Navy’s operational capacity; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Challenger 3 remains competitive against (a) Russia’s T-14 Armata and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the development of the Enhanced Kinetic Energy round for the Challenger 3; and what steps his Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help mitigate potential delays in the Challenger 3 programme achieving Initial Operating Capability by 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Challenger 3 programme which include budget increases due to (a) technical challenges or (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28652 on Ministers: Aviation, whether the details of the Air Passenger Duty paid for Ministerial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Historic £1.6bn deal provides thousands of air defence missiles for Ukraine and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, Official Report, column 945,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered setting targets for the development of retirement housing within her new homes target.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help young people move on from supported housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 35254 on MHCLG: Wolverhampton, for what reason the Deputy Prime...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to develop a rural economic strategy that provides regional funding for rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to re-introduce the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 25703 on MHCLG: consultants, what the monetary value is of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on what types of decision are required to be made by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37213 on Local Government: Disclosure of Information, what powers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37213 on Local Government: Disclosure of Information, whether her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 33755 on Members: Prison Sentences, whether her Department plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: invitation to local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to re-introduce pensions for councillors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, published on 12 March 2025, if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37169 on Neighbourhood Boards, what steps her Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department takes to monitor the response times of complaints made against registered architects to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to monitor the adequacy of the professional indemnity insurance required...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review provisions within the Building Safety Act 2022 on removing the leasehold protection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the average time taken to receive building control decisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review authorised competent person schemes providers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to regulate private parking companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support British Muslim communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37220 on Admiralty House, how many civil servants provided support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) directions to apply for a building assessment certificate have been issued, (b) applications for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the time spent by the Building Safety Regulator to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Local Government Finance on 24 February 2025, HCWS461, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) maintain protections for (i) habitats and (ii) species in the context of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require full planning permission to convert commercial premises for residential use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Gingerbread report entitled Fix the CMS, published on 25 November 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish algorithmic transparency records for (a) the Universal Credit Advances model and (b) other decision making...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide additional support for young people with lifelong conditions following reforms to the Universal Credit health top-up.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what estimate her Department has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value is of grants provided by her Department under the Access to Work scheme in each financial year since 2020-21; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the new salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visas on staffing levels in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support visually impaired people in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30412 on Sick Leave: Productivity, if she will make an assessment of the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit policy on recent trends in the levels of child poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the proportion of children in relative poverty in Stockport constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the PIP assessment process for (a) all claimants and (b) claimants with fluctuating conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to provide longer-term support for local services via the Household Support Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, how she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) low-paid civil servants and (b) civil servants affected by recent increases to Skilled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of claims made to the Health and Safety Executive that are subsequently referred by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to meet disabled people to discuss the proposals set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed social security reforms to PIP on trends in the levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has commissioned an impact assessment on the proposed PIP reforms on household income with (a) at least one person in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients were in some form of (a) work and (b) training on 25 March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of problem gamblers not receiving treatment between the ending of the voluntary gambling levy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report by the Local News Commission entitled Regenerating Local News in the UK, published in March 2025, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to grassroots sports facilities in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help public libraries expand outreach work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Poland's President will be invited to the 80th VE celebrations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of teams promoted to from National League into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities avoids conflicts of interest in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will commission research into (a) the types of (i) messages and (ii) videos promoted by TikTok to UK children and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of new legislation to facilitate the transition to non-animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that small but high-risk platforms promoting (a) suicide encouragement and (b) misogyny are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will review the criteria used to determine platform categorisation under the Online Safety Act to ensure that small but...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that social media companies effectively enforce their terms of service to prevent children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prevent (a) stalled and (b) speculative schemes from preventing viable renewable energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether battery energy storage systems sites are required to have fire insurance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Households near new pylons to save hundreds on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with (a) Ripple Energy and (b) the administrators of Ripple Energy on protections for the customers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help manage work required to meet EPC level C for houses of multiple occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of electricity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national energy advice service for businesses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure a widespread adoption of minimum energy efficiency standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hydrogen production on land-locked bodies of water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37365, whether he is taking steps with other Departments to eradicate the use...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the extra cost of car insurance premiums faced by (a) all drivers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent foreign lorries without adequate safety features using UK roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on noise readings from Heathrow Airport on (a) 21 March 2025 and (b) average on other days.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus transport for people with hidden disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend free bus passes for over 60s across England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the guidance entitled Manual For Streets 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of East West Rail on Thameslink services (a) from London to Bedford, (b) from Bedford to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30410 on Govia Thameslink Railway and London Northwestern Railway: Nationalisation, what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38013, what steps she plans to take ensure Highways England and its contractors meet the legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve rail accessibility via its consultation entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on when accessibility improvement works will commence at Chorley railway station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the terms of GWR’s National Rail contract require it to seek her permission before making any changes to (a) ticket offices, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) support the development of battery-electrified trains and (b) ensure that those trains are made using British critical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of running East-West Rail to Stansted Airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing funding for new railway stations that offer a direct route to London in Surrey Heath...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the (a) closure of Oakwood theme park and (b) potential impact of changes to employer National...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 12 February (HL Deb col 1255), what estimate they have made of the number of refugees who have arrived by...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European and other allies with a view to updating the 1951 Refugee Convention.

To ask His Majesty's Government on what date the national audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, led by Baroness Casey, will be published.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 13 March (HL5375), whether the National County Lines Coordination Centre coordinates with the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what further incentives they will offer to UK businesses to help deliver, through investment, joint venture or partnership, education and children's safety...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the implications for Tigray; and what diplomatic steps they...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sustained medical and psychosocial support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Africa, particularly...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey and President Erdoğan about the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul; and what information they...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children in Sudan who are (1) affected by malnutrition, and (2) no longer in education, due to the war.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of UK aid to Sudan that (1) reaches recipients via emergency response rooms, and (2) supports emergency response rooms.

To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are considering to address the persecution of Uyghur refugees in China, including coercive birth control measures; and what steps they are taking...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether UK aid to Sudan will include support for refugees who flee Sudan into other countries in the region.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any organisations collecting and preserving evidence of atrocity crimes in Darfur.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to water companies of adding fluoride to the water supply.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of adding fluoride to the water supply which takes account of (1) the financial cost, and (2) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much each government department or body that is (1) a member, or (2) a partner, of the Business Disability Forum has paid in subscription fees in each year of...

To ask His Majesty's Government which government departments and bodies are (1) members, and (2) partners, of the Business Disability Forum.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide military families with priority for school admissions when parents are transferred from one place to another.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on English students from under-represented backgrounds of the planned closure by Cardiff University of its School of Music.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce the gender achievement gap in science and maths in secondary schools in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address falling school readiness, following the findings of the Kindred Squared School Readiness Survey, published on 30 January.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to schools in England of replacing computers due to the requirements of new Windows 11 operating system.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether providers which currently receive educational oversight from Ofsted for their level 5 and 6 provision will have a proportional third category route to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional costs to Post Offices of person-to-person parcels going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and requiring...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of customs declarations from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in the past 12 months.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make fees under the Music and Dance Scheme exempt from VAT.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence spent on research contracts and grants in (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24; and what proportion of that spending went to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the ongoing utility of the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention following recent developments in Eastern and Northern Europe.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 13 February (HL4762), what routes are available to owner-occupiers of listed buildings that are exempt...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for financing a 'just transition' for climate change.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the end of the Farming Resilience Fund on farmers' mental health.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to resume the chemical control of bracken to protect human health, biodiversity and the historic environment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist employers whose premises are inaccessible to potential employees with disabilities.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Business Disability Forum has shared with Ministers or officials the research informing the Forum's decision to oppose the introduction of mandatory...

To ask His Majesty's Government what body will hold responsibility for the issuing of permits for operators of automated passenger services under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of racial abuse directed at Premier League footballers on social media and whether it is increasing or decreasing;...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected impact of new powers granted to Ofcom under the Online Safety Act 2023 on the level of online abuse against...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the State of Digital Government Review on 21 January (CP 1251), what methodology they used to calculate the estimate that...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 11 December 2024 of the procurement notice Review on the State of Digital Government (2024/S 000-039897), why the evaluation...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to procurement notice Review on the State of Digital Government (2024/S 000-039897) published on 11 December 2024, why this contract was awarded...

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of prison staff in England and Wales in each of the past three years were born outside the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time from death to inquest in (1) England and Wales and (2) the Isle of Wight.