Written answers

Thursday, 1 May 2025

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Access to Work Programme and Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to (a) report on the consultation entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working...

    • Carers: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of her Department’s estimate that the lost output due to...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposals outlined in the (a) Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work and (b) Spring...

      Midland Bank: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on compensating people affected by the clawback feature of the Midland Bank pension scheme.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments for gross inconvenience resulting from official error were made in each of the last five years; and what the (a)...

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the details of the transitional arrangements for people who will be adversely affected by the proposals in the Green...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

      Affordable Housing: Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining the level of Housing Benefit until 2026 on the affordability of...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing how student loans for maintenance are taken into account when calculating...

      Personal Independence Payment: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to personal independence payments on blind and partially blind people.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming Personal Independence Payments in each region.

      Social Security Benefits: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the merits of involving the (a) voluntary and (b) charitable sector to support people in need of employment...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i)...

      Social Security Benefits: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people receiving disability benefits for Ménière's disease will be exempt from her proposed reforms to the benefits system.

      Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42060 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, whether her Department’s further...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45355 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will make an assessment of the (a) causes...

      Personal Independence Payment: Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of Personal Independence Payments are also in receipt of Carer's Allowance.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the Child Maintenance Service threshold for assessing (a) inheritance and (b) other non-earned income.

      Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of non-UK nationals who are in receipt of (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare...

      Personal Independence Payment: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on households with (a)...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support employees facing redundancy at Moog Reading.

      Local Housing Allowance: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing levels of Local Housing Allowance on future levels of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the 21 day scrutiny period for his proposed...

    • Anzhelika Melnikava

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Poland on reports of the disappearance of Anzhelika Melnikava...

      Anzhelika Melnikava

      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) political repression and (b)...

      Development Aid: Infectious Diseases

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

      Development Aid

      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...

      Belarus: Democracy and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is encourage democracy and human rights in Belarus; and what recent discussions he has...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c)...

      Development Aid: Disability and Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to conduct an Equalities Impact Assessment of the potential impact of reductions to Official...

      Development Aid: Debts Written Off

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in spending on official...

      Commonwealth: Soft Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking through the Commonwealth to support (a) UK soft power and (b) the soft power of...

      UK Soft Power Council: Science and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Soft Power Council at utilising UK science and technology.

      Diplomatic Service: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 27497 on Diplomatic Service: Pilot Schemes, what recent...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Custodial Treatment: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of assault on unpaid work staff have been reported in each of the last 10 financial years.

    • Prisoner Escorts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support prisoner transport services in ensuring prisoners are able to get to court in time for their trial.

      Prisons: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have a reading (a) strategy and (b) programme.

      Offenders: Education and Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders on the secure estate undertook (a) unpaid work, (b) education and (c) vocational training in each of the last 10 financial...

      Offenders: Crimes against the Person

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) offender-on-offender and (b) offender-on-staff assaults have taken place on the secure estate in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Prisoners' Release: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have left prison without an identified (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training outcome in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Offenders: Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders on the (a) secure estate and (b) young offenders institute estate were unlocked for (i) less than two hours, (ii) more than...

      Custodial Treatment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has issued guidance for prison governors to ensure offenders receive first-night well-being checks upon arrival onto the secure estate.

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of force by staff on the secure estate on reoffending rates.

      Custodial Treatment: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid work (a) staff and (b) supervisors have been employed in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Custodial Treatment: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of the value added by unpaid work projects on the secure estate.

      Offenders: English Language and Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders entering the secure estate had an (a) English and (b) mathematics functional skills level (a) below and (b) above entry-level 3 in...

      Offenders: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a target for the number of offenders on the secure estate who have employment roles.

      Prisoners' Transfers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders on the secure estate were held in unsuitable conditions while awaiting transfer in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Administration of Justice: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he made a recent assessment of the adequacy of neurodiversity training for people working in the criminal justice system.

      Trials: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials were deemed ineffective because of (a) witness and (b) defendant unavailability in 2024.

      Judges: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase the number of judges to help reduce the backlog of court cases.

      Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's budget is for translation into foreign languages in the (a)2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year.

      Judiciary: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will have discussions with senior judges on maintaining political impartiality when making (a) professional and (b) personal comments in public.

      Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will reform the Judicial Appointments Commission to ensure improved (a) transparency and (b) diversity in the appointments process.

      Prisoners: Transgender People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies on trans people in prison of the Supreme Court's decision on 16...

      Prisoners' Release: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what continuing supervision is taking place.

      Probation Service: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation service staff providing pre-sentencing report delivery were in employment for courts in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last...

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) recruitment and (b) vetting process for people employed to tag offenders.

      Electronic Tagging: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the number of offenders not tagged as a result of the Probation Service holding an incorrect address for the offender.

      Marriage: Ceremonies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to permit outdoor religious weddings.

      Prisons: Relationships and Sex Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have offered courses in (a) parenting and (b) relationships in each of the last 10 financial years.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the recruitment of the new Armed Forces Commissioner; and when he expects they will begin in post.

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the short-term action plan to enhance family homes.

      Snowmobiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many snowmobiles are (a) owned by his Department and (b) deployed overseas.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme.

      National Cyber Force: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel the National Cyber Force has.

      Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft

      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, whether any losses have been referred to the Service...

      Italy: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to increase co-operation between (a) British armed forces and the (b) Italian armed forces.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) have there been in each year since 2015; and how many were successful for each year.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Quinquennial Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 2023.

      Royal Artillery: Gurkhas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 April 2025 on Creation of the King’s Gurkha Artillery, HCWS 605, what role the King’s Gurkha...

      Royal Military Academy and RAF Cranwell: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason (a) The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (b) RAF Cranwell are not rated by Ofsted.

      Armed Forces: Explosives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is conducting or plans to commission research into the long-term health impacts of explosive exposure for military personnel.

      Veterans: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans.

  • Home Office

    • Prisoners: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2025 to Question 44030 on Prisoners: Repatriation, whether (a) her Department and (b) HM Prisons and...

    • Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Aspen cards have been issued to asylum seekers since 5 July 2024.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Terms of reference for VfM Study on procuring short-term residential accommodation,...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the scope of contingency accommodation for asylum dispersal has been changed since 5 July 2024.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) West Suffolk District Council and (b) other local authorities on an increase in the number...

      Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place to check the movement of people over the Northern Ireland-Republic land border to identify illegal immigrants...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime on knife crime.

      Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where AI is being used in the immigration system; and whether she plans to extend the use of AI in the immigration system.

      Migrant Workers: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of upfront visa costs for researchers.

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting Ukrainians settled in the UK through sponsorship schemes...

      Immigration Controls: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming immigration white paper on the ability of universities to...

      Police: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support people with the police complaints process.

      Drugs: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) disrupt county lines operations and (b) reduce exploitation of vulnerable people in Devon and Cornwall.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-Brownhills

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on the number of neighbourhood police officers...

      Road Traffic Offences: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mobile speed camera vans in reducing speeding in (a) the West Midlands and (b)...

      Cambridgeshire Constabulary

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Cambridgeshire Constabulary, published on 9 April 2025, whether the figures...

      Offences against Children: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Baroness Casey will report on the national audit into grooming gangs.

      Security Guards: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available for councils contracting private security firms to patrol town centres.

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many council areas have grooming gangs been reported.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Photographic Reconnaissance Unit: War Memorials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on confirming the site for the planned Photographic Reconnaissance Unit Memorial.

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department maintains a record of the time spent by each of her Department's Ministers in each of its offices.

      Video Games: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential barriers to accessible finance faced by video game developers.

      Sports: Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with key stakeholders to meet (a) the requirements of commercial broadcasters and (b) secure public access to...

      Football: Sportsgrounds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to support the introduction of safe standing to professional football grounds.

      Sports: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support fan ownership in sports.

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of youth services on (a) preventing exclusions, (b) increasing school attendance...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she plans to support listed places of worship with repairs and renovation after the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme ends.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Truro and Falmouth

      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 Truro and Falmouth constituency.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Women

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i) Departmental buildings...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Liver Diseases: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of Sikhs who have liver disease according to the NHS.

    • Pollution: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of polluted rivers on public health.

      Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include provisions for radiotherapy cancer treatment in the upcoming National Cancer Plan.

      Blood Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) trainee and (b) newly qualified healthcare professionals to specialise in blood cancer.

      Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Research on expediting the publication of its research brief...

      Blood Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on locum consultants in blood cancer teams at district general hospitals.

      Blood Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the retention of blood cancer clinical expertise following the merger of NHS England with his Department.

      Syphilis: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that antenatal screening for syphilis is (a) effective and (b) accessible to pregnant women.

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with diabetes have access to free blood glucose kits.

      Blood Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on increasing the number of blood cancer (i) nurses and...

      Syphilis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce syphilis diagnoses among heterosexual populations; and what targeted interventions he is (a)...

      Health Services: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has offered to the Care Quality Commission to reduce the backlog of (a) initial inspections and (b)...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45856 on Blood: Donors, how many and what proportion of the donors deferred due to...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45856 on Blood: Donors, how many and what proportion of the donors deferred due to...

      UK Biobank: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of allowing Chinese researchers access to medical records held by...

      Domestic Waste: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 44517 on Domestic Waste: Birmingham, when he expects the risk assessment on the...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include people impacted by low-grade brain tumours which follow the cancer pathways, care and treatment, but are not...

      Health Services: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct an audit of health infrastructure classified as critically important to national interests to identify whether they...

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research on the role of women's hubs...

      Doctors: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason graduates of UK medical schools are being given placeholder positions with four to eight weeks’ notice to move to...

      Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health misinformation due to levels of media literacy on public health decision-making.

      Essential Tremor: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of funding for research into essential tremors.

      Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health misinformation on public health decision making.

      Prostate Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) establishing an NHS information campaign to raise awareness of prostate...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024, how many hospital trusts were given funding for (a) new radiotherapy...

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are waiting to receive a spirometry test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Greater Manchester integrated care...

      Ovarian Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made on the number of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer at an advanced stage.

      Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of misdiagnosis of women’s health symptoms on levels of diagnosis...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i)...

    • Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to identify the most critical (a) subsectors and (b) technologies within the eight priority sectors...

      Employment: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to incentivise employer investment in workforce training and upskilling as part of the Invest 2035 strategy.

      Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to align the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy with economic strategies developed by devolved...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the budget will be of the Fair Work Agency; and what the budget is of the (a) Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority, (b) Employment...

      Kneecap: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he had discussions with Cabinet colleagues prior to the decision not to contest a compensation payment to the band Kneecap following...

      Competition and Markets Authority: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the appointment of the interim chair of the Competition Markets Authority on the...

      Cryptoassets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the UK crypto and digital asset industry.

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2, action 1 of his Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support...

      Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to launch its consultation on the future of the Post Office.

      Small Businesses: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage small businesses to export in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) the UK.

      Trade Promotion: Scandinavia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing trade envoys to Nordic countries.

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many arms export licences to Israel were approved and subsequently (a) adjusted and (b) rejected between September and December 2024.

      Post Offices: Brixton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Crown Post Office in Brixton on the community.

      Postal Services: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent sell-offs relating to postal services.

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to facilitate the onshoring of production to the UK for British (a) brands and (b) manufacturers in the context of...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Central Government: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of office solutions across central government; and what framework agreements exist for office stationery and paper.

    • Elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which roles the Government classifies as civil servants for the purposes of short campaign election regulation.

      Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 8 April 2025, to Question 43946, on Alex Chisholm, what steps have been taken to address the staffing issues, and what impact...

      Public Appointments: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on transparency in relation to levels of remuneration for direct ministerial appointments.

      Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Office for National Statistics and (b) UK Statistics Authority plan to publish a response to the recommendations of the Independent...

      Public Appointments: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to use AI technology for public appointments.

      Civil Defence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the (a) Military Aid to the Civil Powers (Emergency Powers) Act 1964 and (b) Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to ensure parliamentary...

  • Department for Education

    • Student Finance England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Student Finance England on the (a) ease of access to and (a) adequacy its customer services.

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to parents who have had children removed into the care system; and what support is available to...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the stability of higher education finances.

      Overseas Students: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to remove the immigration health surcharge for international students.

      Personal Care Services: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of apprenticeship starts in the hairdressing sector in Leeds since 2024; and what steps she...

      Schools: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure all schools have the recommended allergy safeguards in place.

      Schools: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate (a) allergy safety training, (b) the provision of spare epipens and (c) other allergy safety measures in schools.

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Pension Sharing Orders administered by Teachers’ Pensions are processed within stated timeframes.

      Schools: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the (a) postcode, (b) local authority area and (c) rural urban classification for each state school that has closed and not...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement recommendation two of the First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure estimates of demand for SEND support in each local authority area are accurate.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through the National Funding Formula to reduce the differences in high needs funding per head between local...

      Media: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to provide (a) additional resources, (b) teacher training and (c) additional curriculum support on media literacy in schools.

      Media: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that media literacy is a core component of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, in the context of...

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of the Regional Care Cooperative pathfinder programme; and whether he plans to expand the...

      Further Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April to Question 40395 on Further Education: Special Educational Needs, whether any ringfenced capital grants have been...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in the 2025-26...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on access to...

      Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of employers’ National Insurance contributions on the availability of apprenticeships in...

      Apprentices: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in funding for level seven apprenticeships on barriers of...

      Further Education: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students that will be entering further education colleges in the 2025-26 academic year.

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, how the £625 million for construction skills will be allocated; and when providers will...

      Further Education: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) pay and (b) working conditions in further education colleges.

      Further Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) teaching capacity and (b) student places in further education colleges.

      Construction: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the Construction Industry Training Board’s legislative scope order to include (a) plumbing and (b) electrical work.

      Ofqual: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofqual has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2010.

      Education and Skills Funding Agency: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2017.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Mayors: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what local taxes she intends for Mayors to be able to levy.

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Government has provided to police forces on election purdah (a) rules and (b) restrictions on...

      Recycling: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when recycling services will be restored in Birmingham; and what estimate she has made of the quantity of recycling...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to prevent long leases from becoming assured shorthold tenancies.

      Tenants' Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to expand tenants rights in relation to eviction notices.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the mandatory commission on the sale of park homes for vendors.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the gross cost of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions for fire and...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41460 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Infrastructure: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was allocated by her Department for infrastructure improvements in Romford constituency in the last...

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of new fire safety regulations on the workload of fire and...

      Freeports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38618 on Freeports, whether trade unions participants in freeports...

      Personal Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support the sustainability of independent hair salons on high streets; and whether...

      Planning: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to help tackle shortages of professional services in design and planning stages of (a)...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help improve the cyber security resilience of fire and rescue services.

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of buildings that do not meet standards for safe cladding.

      Water Companies: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making water companies statutory consultees in planning...

      Climate Change and Nature Conservation: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that planning (a) policies and (b) decisions support UK (i) nature and (ii) climate...

      Planning Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure community cohesion within local planning departments.

      Service Charges: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department had discussions with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the composition of the...

      Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to issue updated land use in England statistics.

      Housing: Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of dwellings were built on land designated as previously undeveloped Green Belt in England in each...

      Leasehold: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulation of funds by (a) developers and (b)...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to increase the...

      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...

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Right to Buy scheme on local...

      Freehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that residential freeholders are notified of future liability for charges...

      Tree Preservation Orders: Maps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a digital, publicly available map of Tree Protection Orders.

      UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural...

  • Treasury

    • Independent Review of the Loan Charge

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to expand the scope of the Loan Change review to include (a) promoters, (b) umbrella companies, (c) recruitment agencies, (d)...

    • Trident Submarines: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43449 on Trident Submarines: Procurement, if she will make it her policy to amend assimilated EU law...

      Revenue and Customs: Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what diversity network time is available to staff at HM Revenue and Customs.

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of re-joining the EU Customs Union on the UK economy, in the context of the...

      European Union: Military Alliances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential financial implications of the proposed Security Pact with the European Union.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31991 on Public Expenditure, what the proportional target for savings and efficiencies is the 2024-25...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Spending Review Phase 2 will include council tax.

      High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the High Income Child Benefit Charge.

      Electric Vehicles: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of hypothecating revenues from the zero emission vehicle mandate for decarbonising transport.

      Treasury: USA

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11277on Treasury: USA, whether the flights for that journey were carbon offset; and at what cost.

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to use the newly applied Vehicle Excise Duty on Electric Vehicles to improve (a) road maintenance and (b) vehicle infrastructure.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that umbrella companies in the temporary labour market comply with tax legislation on (a) the proper (i)...

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs has produced on income tax liability where employees claim expenses for personal gifts (i)...

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives from the (a) pub and (b) brewing industries on (i) the levels of duty payable on beer and (ii)...

      Personal Care Services: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT threshold on the financial sustainability of...

      Treasury: Media

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20489 on Treasury: Media, on what basis Freuds Communication was given the contract for Ministerial...

      Business Premises: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of instructing the Valuation Office Agency to carry out a revaluation of commercial properties...

      Treasury: Women

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i) Departmental...

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the current beer duty freeze on the pub industry.

      Employers' Contributions: Public Sector

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 20950 on Employers' Contributions: Public Sector, what progress she has made on estimating the...

      Employers' Contributions: Public Sector

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of employer National Insurance contributions paid by public sector organisations in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.

      Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency can increase council tax bands outside the sale of a property where the property owner has not challenged the existing...

      Imports: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations she has received on reviewing the UK’s de minimis limit for low value imports.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Higher Education: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of research funding in the higher education sector.

    • Performing Arts: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to complete the implementation of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.

      Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce transparency obligations on generative AI developers to disclose information on creative works...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has had made of the effectiveness of the distribution of funding for research and development across...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department has issued to public sector organisations on storing data generated by (a) AI and (b) large...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) generative AI or (b) large language models are in use in the public sector; and whether these models were (i)...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential use of (a) AI and (b) large language models in the public sector;...

      Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop satellite navigation capabilities and (b) ensure that satellite navigation...

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Geoengineering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what geoengineering projects the Advanced Research and Invention Agency have (a) underway and (b) planned in financial year...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether National Cyber Security Centre guidelines are used to assess the potential impact of AI on the public sector.

      Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to tackle health misinformation.

      Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to support communities to access media literacy education.

      Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29226 on Media, what the two media literacy programmes funded in 2024...

      Infrastructure: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will conduct an audit of technology infrastructure classified as critically important to national interests to identify...

      Returning Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner has produced guidance on the inclusion of local Electoral Returning Officers within the...

      Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure there will be no disruption to telecare users' service with the end of the Public Switched...

      Voice over Internet Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that people who rely on the Public Switched Telephone Network can migrate to...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to include improvements to connecting commuter roads in villages and towns in the road investment strategy.

    • Roads: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve road (a) services and (b) networks.

      Department for Transport: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

      Motor Vehicles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has she made of the number of vehicles with a SORN certificate that are still being driven on the public highway.

      Driving Tests: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.

      M5

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the M5 into Newton Abbot constituency.

      Department for Transport: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i)...

      Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct an audit of transport infrastructure identified as critically important to national interests to identify whether they contain...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to drivers on (a) verifying the accuracy of their driving licence entitlements and (b) what recourse is available...

      Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the ongoing e-scooter trials, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of e-scooters on (a) the modal shift of transport...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the findings of the Review of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme in August 2024; and whether she plans to introduce...

      Aviation: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to support the introduction of hydrogen-powered aircraft.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of granting electric vehicle charging infrastructure statutory rights.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the grid connection process for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

      Parking: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with local leaders in Bedfordshire on the effectiveness of (a) rules relating to on-street parking and (b) the...

      Motor Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of vehicle accidents resulting in death or serious injury involved a vehicle without valid vehicle excise duty; and how...

      Roads: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide additional funding to Bedfordshire’s road network to manage increased traffic from the planned Universal Studios...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding available to Highways England for the maintenance of flood resilience...

      Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the UN Global Technical Regulation No. 22 battery regulations in the second...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of PAS1899 guidance for electric vehicle charge points.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the weight of volumetric concrete mixers on (a) the number of journeys...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the maximum weight of volumetric concrete mixers on the number of lorry...

      Railways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made with the Office of Rail and Road and Network Rail on (a) identifying unused track access rights and (b) making...

      Euston Station and Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on the proposed redevelopment of (a) London Euston and (b) London Liverpool Street stations.

      Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was for the development of the planning application by Network Rail for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Northern Ireland on tackling unsafe road conditions.

      Kingskerswell Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-opening Kingskerswell station.

  • Public Accounts Commission

    • National Audit Office: Stonewall

      To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 42602 on Stonewall: Subscriptions, whether the National Audit Office pays subscription...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Electoral Commission: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to provide a substantive...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Recycling: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the Circular Economy Taskforce plans to examine (a) excessive consumption...

    • Agriculture: Forestry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will expand agroforestry support to include (a) multiple species and (b) increased tree planting density.

      Water Companies: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of...

      Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

      Fast Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Food Standards Agency on whether it has a working definition of a fast food outlet.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex...

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27613 on Offshore Industry: North Sea, what further steps his Department is...

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase grid capacity.

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to assess land use changes in applications for new energy infrastructure.

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will conduct an audit of energy Critical National infrastructure to identify whether they contain Chinese-made components.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure.

      Renewable Energy: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

      Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a renewable liquid heating fuel obligation for off-grid...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of homes.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of UK-based manufacturing capabilities for engineered carbon removal...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise investment in UK-based carbon removal (a) manufacturing and (b) engineering...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between poor media literacy and the impact of health misinformation on public health decision-making.

    • Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of health misinformation amplified by poor media literacy on public health decision-making.

      Public Health: Disinformation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between online misinformation about health, and poor media literacy; and how they are taking this into account in public...

      Physician Associates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the use of physician associates in roles previously held by qualified doctors, and how many physician associates have...

      Complementary Medicine: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the growing number of young people using generative artificial intelligence as an alternative to therapy; and whether the advice...

      Drugs: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI-integrated health monitoring tools to manage unsupervised use of medications such as semaglutide.

      DNACPR Decisions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of NHS Trusts in England allowing physician associates to prepare recommended summary plan for emergency care and...

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services: EU Action

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of the European Union’s proposed Capital Requirements Directive VI and its prohibition on the provision of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Products: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward legislative proposals to require imports of (1) meat, (2) dairy, and (3) eggs, to meet UK animal welfare standards.

    • Domestic Animals: Transport

      To ask His Majesty's Government what changes are to be introduced from June in relation to the unrestricted transportation or accompaniment of domestic animals within the Common Travel Area; and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • World Expo: Dubai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what insights or lessons from the UK pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai have informed the planning and design of the UK pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, which opened on...

  • Department for Transport

    • Network Rail: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Birt on 7 April (HL6027), what assessment they have made of how (1) the incidence of train cancellations, and (2)...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Public Libraries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings have been held by the Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism in his capacity as minister for libraries since July 2024.

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