Written answers

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Artworks

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) portraits and (b) other artwork from the Parliamentary Art Collection that were...

    • Members' Interests

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 24487 on Members’ Interests,...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance has been provided to hon. Members on whether they must declare the date that a...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • National Armaments Director Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, whether the creation of the National Armaments Director...

    • Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provided helicopter journeys for Ministers from other Departments between 4 July 2024 and 31 December 2024.

      Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence in drafting ministerial correspondence since 5 July 2024.

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will be published before the Comprehensive Spending Review on the 11th June.

      Brazil: HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what price he plans to sell (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark to the Brazilian Government.

      USA: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on defence procurement from US providers.

      AWE Burghfield: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Mensa programme.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Martlet programme.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter programme.

      LE TacCIS Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Collective Training Transformation Programme.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the RCH 155 programme.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Future Materials Campus programme.

      National Armaments Director Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, whether the National Armaments Director Group is a...

      RAF Molesworth: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42680 on RAF Molesworth: US Air Force, from which budget the cost of the European Infrastructure...

      Type 26 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Type 26 Global Combat Ship Programme.

      Armed Forces: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, what budgetary powers will be held by the single services.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, what the detailed changes to the Chief of Defence...

  • Treasury

    • Hospices: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her oral answer to the question from the Rt hon. Member for Gainsborough on 21 January 2025, Official Report, col 859, how the Government...

    • Orchestras: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to orchestral tax relief on (a) the ability of orchestras to operate within the UK and (b)...

      British Business Bank: National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27493 on British Business Bank: National Wealth Fund and with reference to the press release entitled...

      National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her letter to the CEO of the National Wealth Fund entitled Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund, dated 19 March...

      Financial Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with (a) UK Finance, (b) individual lenders, (c) credit reference agencies and (d) other relevant organisations to ensure that...

      Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will require the Financial Conduct Authority to consider access to banking services when carrying out local access to cash assessments.

      Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with representatives of the banking sector to discuss end of month payday payments.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43439 on Public Expenditure, the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 40157 on Public Expenditure and...

      Public Sector: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 19620 on Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland, what the value of the Barnett consequential for...

      Cifas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the (a) regulatory oversight and (b) accountability of Cifas.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the percentage of funding that will be released to the Ministry of Defence of a result of the change in Gross National Income...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Domestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support survivors of domestic abuse and violence against women through the criminal justice system.

    • Crown Court: Administrative Delays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog.

      Summary Trial

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting offences triable either way to summary trial except for the...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have more than one active appeal within the immigration tribunal system.

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many immigration tribunal cases have been adjourned more than once in the last year; and for what reasons.

      Crimes of Violence: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the backlog of court cases involving violence against women and girls.

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average waiting time for an immigration appeal to be heard.

      Employment Tribunals Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April to Question 42850 on Employment Tribunals Service: Standards, what assessment her Department has made of the level of...

      Employment Tribunals Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42439 on the Employment Tribunals Service, what discussions she has had with HM Courts &...

      Employment Tribunals Service: HM Courts and Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with the CEO of HM Courts & Tribunals Service on the Employment Tribunals...

      Employment Tribunals Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April to Question 42441 on the Employment Tribunals Service, what discussions she has had with HM Courts & Tribunals...

      Advisory Services: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will develop a cross-Departmental advice sector strategy to ensure accessible social welfare advice across (a) health, (b) housing,...

      Reparation by Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to promote the use of restorative justice.

      Probation: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) on probation and (b) engaging with probation services have died since 2010; and how many of these deaths cited suicide as the...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to introduce a panel of independent experts to review IPP cases to advise on resentencing.

      Prisoners' Release: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from Nottinghamshire prisons as part of the early release scheme since July 2024.

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to establish further Intensive Supervision Courts.

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Intensive Supervision Courts.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to improve training across all levels of the justice system on gambling-related harm.

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) awareness and (b) understanding of (i) gambling-related suicide and (ii) other gambling-related harm...

      Pre-sentence Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases a pre-sentence report was requested in each year since 2013.

      Convictions: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter by (i) age, (ii) biological sex, (iii) ethnicity, (iv) country of birth, (v) care...

      Young Offender Institutions: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of (a) young offenders institutions and (b) education provision in these institutions.

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42849 on the Employment Tribunals Service, if she will make an estimate of the number sitting days...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Mobile Phones and Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) secondary school teachers and (b) head teachers on (i) smart phones in schools and (ii) young...

    • Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of persistent absence on (a) SEND pupils and (b) their families.

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of formally extending the scope of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to include all...

      Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who are persistently absent from school have been identified as having special educational needs and disabilities.

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of index-linking all future funding with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to...

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including absences for religious observances within the category of absences entitled unable...

      Educational Institutions: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to support (a) schools and (b) other institutions that are being targeted by social media hate campaigns.

      Free School Meals: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of those primary schools in the 10 per cent most deprived wards in England have breakfast provision supported by the National School...

      Schools: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise school buildings through (a) energy efficiency retrofitting and (b) renewable energy installations;...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing auto-enrolment for free school meals.

      Free School Meals: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to maintain the number of children eligible for free school meals at approximately the same level in the context of the...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's ambition for 75% of five-year-olds to be school ready by 2028, whether she plans to set sub-targets on outcomes for...

      Special Educational Needs: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND, published on 27...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children educated otherwise than at school that would be eligible for free school meals and are in...

      Schools: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help decarbonise schools.

      Educational Institutions: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary state-funded schools, (b) secondary state-funded schools, (c) sixth-form colleges, (d) 16-18 state-funded vocational colleges and...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of different modes of delivery of SEND education.

      Schools: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of whether the additional funding provided to schools for the increased cost of employer National insurance...

      Academies: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what independent mechanisms exist to appeal decisions on upholding complaints against academy trusts.

      Special Educational Needs: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for children with SEND in rural areas.

      Relationships and Sex Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Preparing for Healthy Relationships toolkit developed by the Mayor of London...

      Nurseries and Schools: Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will introduce trauma training in nurseries and schools to support (a) children in care and (b) children who have been adopted.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund the Adoption and Special Guardianship fund after 2025/26.

      Carers: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the adequacy of support for kinship care therapists for families on the Isle of Wight.

      Carers: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to including Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in the cohort for the pilot on the kinship allowance...

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 36463, tabled on 7 March 2025.

      Period Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle period poverty for young girls in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and...

      Schools: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of the 50% Buying British...

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to review her Department's guidance on school food standards.

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methodology her Department used to assess bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant.

      Pre-school Education: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of five year olds were school ready in (a) Birmingham Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands in...

      Pupils: Bereavement Counselling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help schools support pupils experiencing childhood bereavement.

      Free School Meals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to review the per-meal funding rate for free school meals.

      Free School Meals: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of providing free...

      Childcare: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41472 on Childcare: Fees and Charges whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of...

      Schools: Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on ensuring that every school in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire has a...

      Free School Meals: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for (a) free school meals and (b) universal infant free school meals to help source school meals from British...

      Extended Services: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many breakfast and after school clubs are run by volunteers in the latest period for which data is available.

      Schools: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to decarbonise schools.

      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 changing the eligibility criteria for the Adoption and special guardianship support fund to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Local Housing Allowance: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not uprating local housing allowance rates on homelessness in Wales.

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to (a) update the basic rate of Universal Credit annually inline with inflation and (b) introduce an...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of ownership of illiquid assets on Universal Credit eligibility.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) people in farming and (b) other people who are unable to demonstrate consistent monthly...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability benefit claimants will be impacted by the disability benefit reforms in Ashfield constituency.

      Winter Fuel Payment: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of eligible pensioners not claiming Pension Credit; and what steps her Department is taking to...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on people with (a) post-traumatic...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of the Daily Living Element of Personal Independence Payment do not score more than four points in any of the daily...

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Defined benefit pension schemes, HC...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the proportion of Personal Independence Payment decisions that are overturned on appeal;...

      Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will produce an impact assessment of the proposals outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in March 2025.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of consulting on the introduction of changes to the eligibility requirement...

      Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses

      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 definition her Department plans to use to...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (HL): Lithium-ion Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the Product Safety and Metrology Bill to improve safety standards in relation to the (a) use and...

    • Oil: United Arab Emirates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact for his policies of the dumping of imported products from the UAE in the (a) lubricant and (b)...

      Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the productivity forecast in the Office for Budget...

      Invest NI: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42419 on Foreign Investment in the UK: Northern Ireland, how many employees are...

      Ammonia: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35325 on Ammonia: Exports, which countries his Department has identified as the strongest...

      Foreign Relations: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.

      UK Trade with EU: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to consult UK businesses ahead of the UK-EU May Summit.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Churches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of (a) churches and (b) church buildings to (i) society and (ii) the...

    • VisitBritain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the reduction in VisitBritain's budget.

      Tourism: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on supporting growth in the visitor economy of the West Midlands.

      Performing Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the EU on touring artists.

      Listed Events: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to consult the public on whether the scope of the listed events regime should be extended to include (a)...

      BBC Radio: Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cessation of BBC Sounds coverage outside of the UK on listeners...

      Video Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the subscriptions...

      Arts: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support creative industries in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Birmingham Edgbaston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which listed places of worship have received grants under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in in Birmingham Edgbaston...

      Tourism: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of bin strikes in Birmingham on levels of international tourism to the area.

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39015 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will have discussions with...

      Business and Social Enterprises: Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing support for (a) growth in the social enterprise sector...

      Museums and Galleries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the funding criteria for the Museum Renewal Fund to include museums...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond March 2026.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 22 July 2024 on Border Security and Asylum, Official Report, columns 384-387, how many people who...

    • Public Order Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether expedited post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be independent of Government; and whether she plans to publish...

      Cifas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals who are wrongly flagged by CIFAS each year; and what steps she has taken to prevent...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39632 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, what assessment she has made of the potential impact...

      Money Laundering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions of companies for money laundering there were under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in the...

      Missing Persons: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the number of repeat missing incidents amongst children.

      Security: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory business licensing for the private security sector.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Oil: St Helena

      o ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce St Helena's dependence on imported oil.

    • St Helena: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase employment opportunities in St Helena.

      St Helena: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support (a) subsistence and (b) commercial agriculture on St Helena.

      St Helena: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the affordability of imported consumer goods on St Helena.

      St Helena: Income Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason income tax on St Helena is levied at higher rates than on other British Overseas Territories.

      St Helena

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps help prevent the depopulation of St Helena.

      Stonewall: Arms Length Bodies and Government Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question HL5029 on Stonewall: Arms Length Bodies and...

      Hussam Abu Safiya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the (a) right to access legal advice and (b)...

      Israel: International Humanitarian Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the Israeli military’s compliance with international humanitarian...

      Gaza: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to support (a) international legal action and (b) referrals to the International...

      Gaza: Aid Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to (a) the UN Security Council and (b) other international partners...

      Gaza: Aid Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British aid workers are in Gaza.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that humanitarian support for Gaza cannot be used to further...

      Armed Conflict: Aid Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of humanitarian personnel working in (a) Gaza and (b) other...

      Malawi: Education and Health

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

      Pakistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the adequacy of the observance of...

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase global immunisation rates.

      Family Planning: Foreign Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on the Guttmacher Institute's publication entitled Family...

      West Bank: Terrorism

      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 (a) the level of terrorist activity...

      Western Sahara: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in the occupied territory of Western...

      Gaza and West Bank: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the situation in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.

      Occupied Territories: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israel’s NGO registration policy on the delivery of...

      Gaza and West Bank: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Prime Minister last had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the humanitarian situation in (a)...

      Morocco: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Morocco on the expulsion of (a) Dolores Travieso Darias, (b)...

      Morocco: Overseas Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support British investors affected by the Paradise Beach Golf...

      Gaza: Aid Workers

      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 reports of the cessation of the...

      Pakistan: Religious Freedom

      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 Pakistan's record on implementing...

      IRA: Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to compensate victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.

      Morocco: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representation to his Moroccan counterpart on including freedom of religion or belief during...

      Afghanistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief is taking to help tackle the persecution of...

      Israel: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Israel on whether (a) digital services, (b) cyber security...

      Gaza: Aid Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to (a) his Israeli counterpart and (b) international bodies on the discovery...

      Mahmoud Khalil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his American counterpart on the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

      Israel: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK supports (a) normalised relations and (b) peace between Israel and...

      Israel: Lebanon

      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 Israeli military action in southern...

      Developing Countries: Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has of the potential impact of the increasing role of (a) Russia and (b) China in global...

      Gaza: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29899 on Gaza: Energy and Water Supply, if he will make an...

      Pakistan: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the government of Pakistan on the delivery of a potential international...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Treaty of Pelindaba, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Treaty of Pelindaba, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40738 on Cancer: Health Services, if he will publish the National Cancer Plan before...

    • Pregnancy: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all Integrated Care Systems in England commission Maternal Mental Health Services.

      Avoidant/restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support families with children suffering from Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the New Hospital Programme review’s scoring of each hospital’s full business case.

      Anaesthetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of anaesthetists in the NHS.

      Primary Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the amount of money used for primary care expansion from Section 106 agreements.

      Anaesthetics: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) operations and (b) procedures are being prevented from happening due to a shortage of...

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation he undertook prior to the decision to abolish NHS England.

      Health Services: Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing NHS England on the ongoing programme of work on accessible...

      NHS England: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to consolidate estates following the closure of NHS England.

      Pregnancy: Diethylstilbestrol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to Diethylstilbestrol on children of women who took that drug while pregnant.

      Community Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling urgent community response teams to administer urgent care at home.

      Dental Services: Temporomandibular Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder linked to orthodontic...

      Carers: Legal Aid Scheme and Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on reviewing the eligibility of unpaid carers for (a) legal aid and...

      Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if will make it his policy that unpaid carers are the central focus of the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care.

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases and conditions in young people; and if he will...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) commissioning funding of integrated care boards and (b) other funding provided to...

      Personal Independence Payment: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of Personal Independence Payment recipients who use that payment to fund social care.

      Health Services: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, how many people his Department has...

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding for local stop smoking services was allocated to swap to stop schemes in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how much funding for...

      Food: Genetically Modified Organisms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require standardised information about the inclusion of genetically engineered food ingredients to be...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to early prostate cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment in deprived communities.

      General Practitioners: Ovarian Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support GPs in diagnosing ovarian cancer.

      Muscular Dystrophy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for families affected by members with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 36961, whether there is a licensed direct infant immunisation for respiratory...

      Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) rates of early diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c) specialist care for...

      Diethylstilbestrol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide regular screening for people exposed to Diethylstilbestrol in utero.

      Leptospirosis: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the (a) risk factors (b) transmission and (c) symptoms of leptospirosis.

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for the shingles vaccination to people aged 65 or over.

      Bacteriophages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of imports of phage products on national security; and...

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of fixed recoverable costs on (a) birth injury cases, (b) mental...

      Sodium Valproate: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if monies will be noted in the April budget which includes the interim payment for people impacted by Valproate.

      Welfare State

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the statutory obligation for local authorities to include welfare advice.

      Clinical Psychologists: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the shortfall in clinical psychologists; and whether he plans to provide additional...

      Autism: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with autism with their mental health in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Nurses: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that only registered nurses can legally use the title nurse.

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35462 on Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages and with reference to his...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed Integrated Care Board cuts on Community Diagnostic Centres.

      Medical Records: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the progress towards meeting the target of implementing Electronic Patient Records across all...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in the level of staff overtime pay rates in emergency...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to letters from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for...

      Clozapine: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies the (a) side effects and (b) long-term health implications of...

      Sepsis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sepsis in the 10 Year Health Plan.

      Neurological Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle shortages of medication for (a) Parkinson's and (b) epilepsy.

      Bacteriophages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) when the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to publish guidance on...

      Nurses: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will have discussions with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the potential merits of reducing or removing the annual...

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of endometriosis.

      Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding to improve the accident and emergency department at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.

      Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the training of healthcare employees in recognising symptoms of endometriosis.

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the Women’s Health Strategy.

      Vitamin B12

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency and reduce the number of cases misdiagnosed as (a)...

      Health Services: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40741 on Health Services: Public Consultation, how much his Department has spent on...

      Gynaecology: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce gynaecology waiting lists in (a) Manchester Rusholme constituency and (b) Manchester.

      NHS: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) harassment and (b) abuse of NHS staff.

      NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Integrated Care Board cuts on the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West ICB.

      Mefloquine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) licensing and (b) prescribing guidelines for the anti-malarial drug Lariam.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enhance (a) early disease detection and (b) diagnosis through AI adoption.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to transfer any NHS England functions to other arm's-length bodies.

      NHS Trusts: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS Trusts meet digital capability targets.

      Autism and Learning Disability: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body will be responsible for allocating the existing NHS capital grant funding programme for housing for people with (a) a learning...

      Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage the adoption of (a) AI and (b) other digital technologies to support the healthcare transition from...

      NHS: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of drone regulation to support the delivery of (a) blood, (b) organs, (c)...

      Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that integrated care boards provide gluten free bread prescriptions for patients with coeliac disease.

      Blood Tests: Vitamins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding standard NHS blood tests to routinely include (a) B12,...

      Earwax: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help elderly people access affordable ear wax removal services.

      Dental Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered dentists were treating patients in (a) South Holland and (b) South Kesteven local authority areas in each year since 2015.

      General Practitioners: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase accessibility of GP appointments in rural areas.

      Pharmacy: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New services for patients under record pharmacy funding deal, published on 31...

      Osteoporosis: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all NICE-approved medicines for osteoporosis are included in (a) ICS and (b)...

      Palliative Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme applies a currency model to commission (a) palliative and (b) end-of-life care services.

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that carers are (a) involved in patient care decisions and (b) given appropriate access to medical...

      Dental Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of dental care for (a) low income families and (b) pensioners.

      Chiropractic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered chiropractors there are in the UK.

      Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32596 on Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning Disability, where the commitment...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve staffing levels at GP surgeries to ensure ring timely access to women's health services.

      NHS: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS documents are available in (a) large print, (b) braille and (c) other accessible...

      Pharmacy: Closures and Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent (a) staff shortages in and (b) the closure of local pharmacies.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide clarity on levels of funding for (a) children’s and (b) adult hospices.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients continue to receive ADHD medication without cost when their shared care...

      Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that meeting patients' communications needs is included in the 10 year plan objective to...

      Medical Records: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-Year Plan will include specific measures to provide health and care staff with full access to integrated patient records.

      GP Surgeries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support GP practices to acquire larger premises.

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure hospital transport providers are meeting the needs of patients and their families.

      Vitamin B12

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to raise the minimum reference range for vitamin B12 serum levels to 500 pmol/L.

      Autism: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve public awareness of autism in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Mefloquine: Side Effects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential side effects of the anti-malarial drug Lariam on civilian patients prescribed it...

      Dental Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of available NHS dental appointments in Harpenden and Berkhamsted...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the dementia diagnosis target has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that levels of adult social care funding are adequate to (a) meet care requirements, (b) support people...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Parish and Town Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the adoption of new formal partnership mechanisms with Town and Parish Councils in new...

    • Absent Voting: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider amending legislation to allow overseas voters to receive ballots for elections by secure email.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the Homelessness Strategy.

      Domestic Abuse: Refuges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43777 on Domestic Abuse: Refuge, what proportion of the total...

      Temporary Accommodation: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' publication Concluding observations on the...

      Homelessness: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce homelessness among veterans.

      Migrants: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local authority budgets of providing crisis support to...

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to explore alternative funding models of Internal Drainage Boards.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Guidance on the flexible use of capital receipts, updated on 26...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38622 on Council tax, whether there is a (a) minimum and (b)...

      Rented Housing: Tenants' Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to improve the rights of residents in non-traditional housing against (a) eviction, (b)...

      Planning Permission: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to freeze council tax.

      Security of Tenure: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential difference of security of tenure that will...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled £2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised traveller pitches count towards housing targets.

      Welfare Assistance Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of Government funding for Local Welfare Assistance.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) ground source heat pumps and (b) shared ground...

      Housing: Emergency Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that landlords cannot lawfully obstruct emergency vehicle access to...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of invoices from UK suppliers were paid by her Department within 10 days of receipt between 1...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Council Housing tenants to sell...

      Derelict Land: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 36495 on Derelict Land: Regeneration, how this will be funded.

      Housing: Warranties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to require (a) developers and (b) housing...

      Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support park home owners.

      Mobile Homes Act 2013

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 to help...

      Planning Permission: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken Environment Act environmental principles assessments when issuing (a) new and...

      Housing First: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing First Unit established by the Greater...

      Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many foreign nationals have been granted social housing in the last year.

      Leasehold: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support leaseholders with the cost of lease renewal.

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of outlawing ground rents.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses that will be built in each year between 2025-26 and 2029-30.

      Rented Housing: Home Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring home insurers to offer insurance to...

      Property Development: Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of open public spaces in new housing developments that are owned...

      Birds: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage developers to use design features that provide nesting facilities for endangered...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how she plans to implement her planning reform policy; and when she expects her reforms to start to impact regional...

      Local Plans: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on whether community engagement should be carried out through distinct channels...

      Affordable Housing and Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to (a) increase housing affordability and (b) ensure balanced regional development.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of planning control and enforcement in preventing (i) vibration and (ii)...

      Social Rented Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many disabled people were on the waiting list for social housing in the last 12 months.

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to regulate short-term lets.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on protected...

      Sewers and Water: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department is providing to local planning authorities for major development applications in areas...

      Sewers: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to use sustainable urban...

      Sewers: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory power for local flood authorities to...

      Planning Inspectorate: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning inspectors are qualified to run local planning examinations; and whether her Department plans to...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Photographs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Departments hire official photographers as staff members.

    • Public Bodies: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to encourage public service bodies to buy British-made products.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement policies promote British (a) manufacturers and (b) suppliers.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme to distinguish between people subjected to...

      GREAT: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has undertaken an impact assessment for the decision to reduce GREAT programme funding.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people will be eligible for compensation under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme in (a) Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr constituency, (b)...

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what evidential basis the level of compensation for people with (a) Hepatitis C and (b) haemophiliacs infected with HIV under the Infected Blood...

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising mono-HCV haemophiliacs as a separate cohort under the Infected Blood Compensation...

      Crown Commercial Service and Government Property Agency: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39591 on Crown Commercial Service and Government Property Agency: Equality, which diversity and...

      Government: Policy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025 on 26 March 2025, whether changes have been made to the Government’s missions’ (a) metrics and...

      Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is encouraging employees in his Department's Scottish offices to attend in person.

      Prime Minister: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25674 on Prime Minister: Senior Civil Servants, if he will publish the Principal Private...

      Inquiries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to (a) Ministers and (b) officials on engagement with non-statutory inquiries.

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether allegations of bullying under paragraph 1.5 of the Ministerial Code are assessed by the impact of behaviour on individuals; whether an absence...

      Lobbying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on whether the requirement to record informal lobbying approaches applies to special advisers.

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the written statement of 3 February 2025, HCWS408, on transparency data, if he will ensure that the gov.uk transparency data is published...

      UK Statistics Authority: Apprentices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Statistics Authority has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2010.

      Government Departments: Apprentices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department is supporting the (a) delivery and (b) expansion of apprenticeship programmes across Government departments.

      Civil Servants: Location

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Whitehall civil service jobs were relocated outside London in each year since 2015.

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) administrative costs of arms length bodies.

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the monetary levels of the each of the special adviser pay bands.

      Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18822 on Government Departments: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on social media...

      Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has received recent representations from firms involved in transactions referred to his Department under the National Security...

      Intelligence Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24, published on 2 December 2024, whether he has...

      Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals has met since 4 July 2024; and when those meetings occurred.

      Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Office staff appointed by exception on a temporary basis were subsequently made full-time employees in the last 12 months for which...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Fisheries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with members of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

      Cabinet Office: Information Officers and Marketing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reduce spending on (a) civil service communications staff, (b) external marketing and (c) external advertising.

      Cabinet Office: Public and Commercial Services Union

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Public and Commercial Services Union's press notice entitled PCS demands Cabinet Office meeting over Gaza, published on 26 July...

      Government Departments: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Freedom of Information - FOI clearing house review, updated on 14 December 2023, when he plans to...

      Vetting: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for security vetting.

      Special Advisers: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 6074 on Special advisers, whether his Department has set a maximum cap on the number of special...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a UK-wide Future Generations Commissioner to promote (a) long-term...

      Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to undertake an audit of whether other Government departments are meeting the publication requirements outlined in the then Prime...

      Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many standalone equality, diversity and inclusion roles are employed by (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Equality and Opportunity.

      Mariana Mazzucato

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7760 on Marian Mazzucato, whether she is an adviser to the Government in any other capacity.

      EU Countries: Visas

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve visa requirements for UK citizens with homes in both the UK and in a country in the Schengen Area.

      Cabinet Office

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name is of the division of the Cabinet Office formerly known as the clearing house.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.

    • National Food Strategy Expert Panel: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings he has had with representatives of (a) small and medium-sized enterprises, (b) large food manufacturers...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to (a) exempt and (b) reduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees to packaging waste...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of product liable for extended producer responsibility that will be sold to the...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fee structure accurately...

      Recycling: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Circular Economy Taskforce on supporting a green economy.

      Food Strategy Advisory Board: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to introduce representation of independent (a) environmental experts and (b) clinicians on...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to meet climate change adaptation commitments.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a holistic approach to tackling carbon emissions.

      Beaches and Water: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) polluted and (b) unsafe (i) beaches and (ii) bathing areas have...

      Rural Payments Agency: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) expedite payments and (b) improve the payment structure of the Rural Payments Agency.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring the person responsible for fly-tipping, rather than the...

      Fly-tipping and Litter: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding penalty points to the driver’s licences of people...

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve data in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment system.

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in (a) London and (b) Romford constituency.

    • Aviation: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to raise the retirement age for commercial pilots.

      Cycling: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward regulations to require all road cyclists to wear an approved safety helmet.

      Electric Vehicles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to make it an offence for non-electric vehicles to park in an electric vehicle charging space.

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the carbon assessment for the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) Kingswood and (b) other villages benefit from a local bus service.

      Air Routes: Ghana

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with British Airways on the frequency of flights between the UK and Ghana.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32060 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to...

      Bus Services: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve bus connectivity in )a) Great Gaddesden and (b) other rural areas.

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to an online- only application process for the Blue Badge scheme has...

      Great Western Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's original budget for the Great Western Railway modernisation project was; how much her Department has spent since that project...

      Bus Services: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the recent £2 million Bus Service Improvement Plan funding allocated to Dorset Council is...

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with farming communities on the potential impact of rural road infrastructure on farming operations.

      Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will make an assessment of the impact of (a) unfilled station staff vacancies and (b) use of fixed-term contracts at Avanti...

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what long-term investment her Department is making in cycling and walking infrastructure within the Comprehensive Spending Review.

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on economic growth.

      Hospitals: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport to hospitals in Hampshire and Surrey.

      Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of moving to multi-year funding settlements for local authorities to support long-term...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will ask (a) local authorities and (b) combined authorities to undertake an audit of bus stops in order to identify those that fall...

      Bus Services: Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) early commencement of services and (b) reliability of bus services between (i) Tring, (ii)...

      Charging Points: Motorway Service Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help promote private funding for new EV charging infrastructure at motorway service areas.

      Luton Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason she announced the expansion of Luton Airport before publishing a climate emissions framework.

      Luton Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department sought legal advice on the compatibility of its decision to expand Luton Airport on the UK's commitments under the 2015 Paris...

      Luton Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanding Luton Airport on economic growth; and if she will publish the modelling...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Gender: Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the guidance entitled Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance, published on 17 December 2024, if she will publish...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Attorney General

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with (a) OFGEM and (b) energy companies on VAT inclusion in (i) energy billing documents and (ii)...

    • Heat Pumps: Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting Ground Source Heat Pumps from blowout prevention permitting...

      Energy Supply: Radio Frequencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling energy networks to access a dedicated radio spectrum for...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Committees

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 15 November 2024 (HC11596), whether there is a quadrilateral...

    • Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the salary level or grade of seniority of a (1) permanent civil servant, (2) direct ministerial appointment, (3) public appointment and (4) special adviser...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Diseases: Impact Assessment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the process and criteria for triggering an economic impact assessment of a new disease in the Department of Health and Social Care; and whether they are...

    • NHS: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS targets and metrics incentivise improvements in patient care and experience.

      Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of care packages that have been handed back by care agencies in each of the past three years, broken down by region.

  • Home Office

    • Iran: Subversion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter Iranian state influence in the United Kingdom including in political, academic and community spheres.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Gov Facility Services: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 9 April (HL6405), whether they have taken steps to assess the potential for reducing costs and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Jonathan Ashworth

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times Jonathan Ashworth has visited the London office of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport since July 2024.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Regional Planning and Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they recognise the concept of regions only in England; or whether they recognise them also within Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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