Written answers

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on on (a) business hospitality, (b) grant in aid to arms length bodies, (c)...

    • Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help open new humanitarian aid routes into Sudan.

      Sudan: South Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of conflict moving from Sudan to South Sudan on stability in...

      Donald Trump

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the offer of a state visit to President Trump.

      Sudan: Food Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to disburse famine aid quickly across Sudan.

      Sudan: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 39002 on Sudan: Children, what steps he is taking to help...

      Ethiopia: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of humanitarian need in Ethiopia.

      Ethiopia: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what UK aid programmes are operating in Ethiopia; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of...

      Darfur: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support humanitarian efforts and (b) promote peace and stability in the...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the he is taking to help ensure aid reaches Sudan.

      Sudan: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help secure a ceasefire in Sudan.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure humanitarian aid reaches (a) those who need it most and (b) women and girls...

      Eritrea: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Eritrea on releasing prisoners of conscience...

      Nigeria: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made any recent representations to Nigeria on the security situation for Christians in...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, reference number 25/01451/LBC, whether his...

      Wang Bingzhang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the release of Dr Wang Bingzhang.

      Blue Belt Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the project (a) title, (b) code, (c) Overseas Development Assistance value and (d) International...

      Green Climate Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the (a) title (b) location and (c) value of projects funded by the Green Climate Fund as part of...

      Development Aid: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he plans to publish (a) the conclusions of the Independent Development Review and (b) his response.

      Development Aid: Climate Change and Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the policy paper entitled...

      China: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the key milestones of the China Audit are.

      Development Aid: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the launch of the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration at Nutrition For Growth in Paris, what...

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      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 alleged war crimes committed by...

      Developing Countries: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of global health crises on fragile states; and...

      Development Aid: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) accountability and (b) reporting arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor progress against...

      Nutrition: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for (a) science and (b)...

      Russia: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to expand penalties for sanctions evasion by banning maritime services for vessels...

      Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions against (a) individuals and (b) entities...

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to support state institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in...

      Development Aid: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support objective 5 of the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Yeovil dated 7 April 2025.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.

    • Cancer: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) collection and (b) reporting of age-disaggregated data on participation in...

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the planned national pandemic exercise in...

      Eating Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of producing a national strategy to help improve (a) access to and (b) the quality...

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of children waiting two years for mental health treatment on the NHS.

      Care Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that social care providers recruiting (a) internationally and (b) within the UK comply...

      General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of GP practices that will be affected by changes to National Insurance...

      Palliative Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on using the transformation fund announced in the Spring Statement...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the current number of hospital beds occupied by patients who are medically fit for discharge.

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve (a) service delivery and (b) patient care standards in GP practices after the abolition of NHS England.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentive schemes to encourage NHS dentists to...

      NHS Low Income Scheme: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many HC2 certificates for full help with health care costs have been issued to people seeking asylum since 5 July 2024.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the provision of advanced community eye care services in (a) Horsham and (b) England.

      General Practitioners: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of GP service availability in Great Yarmouth constituency.

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48519 on Blood: Donors, what proportion of donors of (a) African heritage, (b) Caribbean...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48519 on Blood: Donors, what proportion of donors of (a) African heritage, (b) Caribbean...

      Infant Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update the existing regulations on (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial infant and toddler...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Blood Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a full blood count is (a) categorised as a core diagnostic service and (b) available at all...

      Motor Neurone Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients with motor neurone disease.

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sugar additives in soft drinks on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the RSV vaccine is free of charge for people over 80.

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the NHS has made on the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of breast cancer.

      Asthma: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the uses of different asthma inhalers.

      Patients: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations outlined in the Patient Safety Commissioner's report entitled The Safety...

      Processed Food: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) seed oils, (b) added gluten and (c) processed food standards on public...

      Carers: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for self-employed carers to be...

      Medical Equipment: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help tackle barriers to the safe use of medical devices for the management of diabetes among...

      Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating further funding for research into improving...

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 47191 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, if he will ensure that trusts outside of...

      Rowan's Hospice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the the level of funding provided by Hampshire and...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of people requiring palliative care over the next 10 years.

      Working Hours: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that primary care services are accessible to night workers during their normal waking...

      General Practitioners: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity for training new GPs.

      Hyperemesis Gravidarum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide diagnostic training for GPs to recognise the symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum.

      Defibrillators: Entertainments and Tourist Attractions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the installation of defibrillators in all (a) visitor...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for adult ADHD assessments.

      Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease have access to (a) appropriate...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement 2025; and...

      Dental Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the availability of dental appointments for women.

      Plastic Surgery: Medical Treatments Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of correcting cosmetic surgery undertaken by British Nationals abroad.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential change in the number of staff employed in (a) corporate and (b) other functions in...

      NHS: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts have informed his Department that they plan to reduce the number of staff employed for non-corporate functions.

      NHS: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) integrated care boards and (b) NHS trusts have contacted his Department to discuss the potential cost of redundancies since...

      Dentistry: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan to reduce vacancy rates for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

      GP Practice Lists: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of patients who are registered with each General Practice in Huntingdon constituency.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress NHS England’s ADHD Taskforce has made on improving access to (a) services and (b) support.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of self-care on demand on NHS services; and whether this will be...

      Social Services: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access appropriate social care.

      Hearing Impairment: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to NHS services for deaf people.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of additional costs incurred during eye tests on low income households attending...

      Pharmacy: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve (a) service delivery and (b) patient care standards in community pharmacies after the abolition of...

      Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health's document entitled Statutory guidance for Local Authorities and NHS organisations to support...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carers in the adult social care sector (a) are adequately trained for the range of...

      Home Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve transparency around (i) care quality and (ii) safeguarding in domiciliary care services.

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate care home fees.

      Aphasia: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on improving access to speech and language therapy for people with Primary...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.

      Patients: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of letters on NHS (a) appointments and (b) test results received late by patients in Yeovil...

      NHS: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43807 on NHS: Carbon Emissions, how much will be spent each year on solar generation...

      Integrated Care Boards: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) hospitals and (b) other NHS buildings are in each Integrated Care Board’s area.

      NHS: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is for cross solent travel for (a) patients, (b) ambulance transport and (c) staff annually.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people on NHS waiting lists in (a) Chatham and Aylesford, (b) Gillingham and Rainham, (c)...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to hospital trusts waiting for their wave of the New Hospital Programme to be implemented.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of pre-payment certificates as a means to help reduce the cost of prescriptions.

      Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salaries are for the (a) Chairman and (b) Chief Executive of the new Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in (a) Greater Manchester ICB and (b) England are waiting for an appointment with a specialist respiratory clinician...

      Health Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on changes to employer National Insurance Contributions and the...

      Physiotherapy: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that healthcare services can (a) recruit and (b) retain physiotherapists in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41044 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, whether there is funding remaining for...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence sector with (a) high costs and (b) limited...

    • Mining: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the mining of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite is (i) sustainable and...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of domestic steel production to the transition to net zero.

      Iron and Steel: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether company directors will be indemnified from wrongful trading liability under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.

      Personal Care Services: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, If he would make an assessment of the potential merits of a licensing scheme for (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.

      Electric Bicycles: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of lifting tariffs on non-folding Chinese e-bikes on British manufacturers.

      Fireworks: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review the penalties for the anti-social use of fireworks leading to significant criminal damage.

      Fireworks: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 on tackling the purchase of fireworks for anti-social use.

      Picketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to amend the code of practice on picketing, updated on 11 March 2024.

      Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) the trade union action in...

      Care Workers: Pay and Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to enforce compliance among social care providers based (a) in the UK and (b) abroad that fail to pay (i)...

      Trade Union Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on lowering the proportional threshold for trade union recognition.

      Public Houses: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of pub closures; and what steps his...

      Hospitality Industry: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support hospitality businesses to maintain employment levels in the context of higher labour costs.

      Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the...

      Hospitality Industry: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the hospitality industry on the potential impact of increased labour costs on...

      Hospitality Industry: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increased labour costs on employment levels in the hospitality industry in...

      Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to monitor the potential long-term impact of increased employer National Insurance contributions on employment...

      Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support independent hospitality businesses.

      Post Offices: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Post Office Transformation Plan published on 13 November 2024; whether he has made an assessment of the potential...

      Restaurants: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support restaurants in West Dorset constituency.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Financial Services: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on communicating levels of risk associated with green investment...

    • Rough Sleeping: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided to (a) Bedford Borough and (b) Central Bedfordshire Councils to tackle...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatic voter registration.

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions for youths in the upcoming homelessness strategy.

      Birmingham City Council: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his letter to the Lead Commissioner of Birmingham City Council of 2 April 2025, what the remit of the...

      Homes England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform Homes England as an Arm’s Length Body.

      Local Government: Equal Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of equal pay legislation on the finances of (a) Birmingham City...

      Mayors: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29th April 2025 to question 46179 on Councillors: Disqualification, whether a criminal...

      Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much will be paid to each local authority through the Employer National Insurance Contribution Grant in the...

      Planning Permission: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate have issued guidance on the Supreme Court judgement...

      Leasehold: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of reforming linked estate charges.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will implement the powers provided under section 113 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of days each Minister in her Department has spent working...

      New Towns: East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Chancellor vows to go further and faster to kickstart economic growth,...

      Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to work with relevant authorities to prevent wildfires.

      Building Safety Regulator: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator.

      Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the potential impact of local circumstances on the application of a...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 44299 on Park Homes: Sales, whether she will outline her plans to...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 106 contributions paid to local authorities ahead of a development.

      Heat Pumps: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to lay statutory instrument to remove the one-metre rule requiring planning permission to...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 48207 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, how the fire and...

      Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support leaseholders living in buildings under 11 meters with cladding remediation works.

      Property Management Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the independent report...

      Agriculture: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting permitted development rights for (a) caravans...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the Office for Budget Responsibility entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether consumer standards set by the Regulator for Social Housing apply to socially rented residential pitches on...

      EU Nationals: Voting Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing EU citizens with settled status in the UK the right...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to accelerate the processing of pensions claims made by retired firefighters in Yeovil...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 November 2024 on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, HCWS244, what her planned...

      Birmingham City Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who attends daily meetings between her Department and Birmingham City Council.

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how leaseholders can challenge costs incurred for a Deed of Variation to leasehold agreements.

      Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timeline is for publishing details of national guidance on when local planning committees should...

      Councillors: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42592 on Councillors: Planning, what assessment she has made of the...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled OBR concludes planning reforms will bring housebuilding to its highest...

      Roads: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to adopt national (a) standards, (b) timescales and (c) charges for (i) roads on new...

      Planning Permission: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) local planning authorities and (b) the Planning Inspectorate on...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of councils extending the right to be placed on the...

      Shared Ownership Schemes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect shared ownership leaseholders from excessive administration fees...

      Property: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to regulate overvaluations of properties by estate agents.

      Estate Agents and Property Management Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution from the Minister for Housing and Planning in response to an question from the...

      Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 April 2025 entitled Further reforms to the Nationally...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with planning authorities in the (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) West Midlands, (d)...

      Affordable Housing: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the levels of availability of (a) affordable...

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40908 on New Towns: Planning Permission, whether she plans to allow...

      Derelict Land: Community Land Trusts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider extending existing site remediation funding to Community Land Trusts.

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Chinese influence in UK universities on national security.

    • Secondary Education: Boys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to improve learning outcomes for boys at Secondary School level.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to support schools on writing accessible SEN information reports.

      Supply Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including supply teachers in any forthcoming workforce strategy for (a) teacher recruitment...

      Teachers: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with teachers on the use of applications using generative artificial intelligence for (a) lesson-planning and (b)...

      Teachers: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of use by teachers of generative artificial intelligence to support lesson-planning and resource-creation or...

      STEM subjects: Girls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to encourage more girls into STEM subjects in (a) further and (b) higher education.

      Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) pay and (b) conditions for supply teachers relative to permanent teaching staff.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Artificial Intelligence: Takeovers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the acquisition of UK Artificial Intelligence firms by foreign-owned firms.

    • Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20698 on Foreign Investment in UK: National Security, if his Department will modify the National...

      Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20702 on Foreign Investment in UK: National Security, if his Department will modify the National...

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Administration of Estates

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infected Blood Compensation Authority plans to provide (a) support and (b) resources to people disputing the distribution of compensation...

      Senior Civil Servants: Business Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the previous Cabinet Secretary has received approvals from the Advisory Commission on Business Appointments.

      Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

      Elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on policing announcements during the pre-election purdah period.

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the actual attendance of civil servants in the office as a proportion of assigned workforce to each government building.

      Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, how many of the 906 retirees effected by tax free lump sum...

      Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, what the total value of the 906 tax free lump sum overpayments...

      Independent Football Regulator

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New...

      Suicide: Sikhs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths by suicide were recorded among Sikhs in each of the last five years.

      Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and House of Lords Appointments Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the public appointment process for the (a) Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and (b) House of Lords Appointments Commission...

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Civil Service Jobs service will be open to the public.

      Prime Minister: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average number of days for a write-round clearance to be approved by the (a) Parliamentary Business and Legislation...

      Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, how many of the 906 overpayments of tax free lump sums in 2024...

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13820 on Government Departments: Staff, if he will publish the transparency publication guidance...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Brunei: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44502 on Puma Helicopters: Decommissioning, whether he plans to provide an interim capability for...

    • Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to (a) invest in and (b) develop advanced defence technologies to enhance the United Kingdom's military...

      Aukus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) implement the objectives of Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership and (b) increase collaboration on (i)...

      Boeing E-7

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many test flights the first E-7 Wedgetail aircraft has successfully completed.

      China: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of the use of Chinese-made drones to survey critical national infrastructure sites on...

      Air Force: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the duration of the recruitment process for the Royal Air Force.

      Canada: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase naval co-operation between the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy.

      Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April to Question 45049 on Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces, whether posts will be (a) rotational, (b)...

      Puma Helicopters: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44502 on Puma Helicopters: Decommissioning, which non-SF units have undertaken jungle training in...

      Armed Forces: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43141 on Armed Forces: Grants, whether officer cadets in the University Officer Training Corps are...

      Veterans UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of Veterans UK in processing injured veterans' claims.

      Veterans: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to increase the amount of support it provides to injured veterans.

      Veterans: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of homelessness among armed forces veterans;...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what location the 36,347 houses reacquired in January 2025 are.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the complete list is of surplus military land in scope for development under the Defence Housing Strategy.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's next Equipment Plan.

      Boeing E-7: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) acquisition, (b) modification, (c) training and (d) infrastructure development costs are of each of the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

      Boeing E-7: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the (a) modification and (b) integration processes for the second and third E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any issues have been reported to his Department on the Ajax armoured vehicle’s ability to fire on the move.

      Ajax Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ajax armoured vehicle programme has completed its full safety case.

  • Home Office

    • Care Workers: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect migrant social care workers from (a) substandard accommodation, (b) non-payment of...

    • Electronic Travel Authorisations: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on the number of trade...

      Charities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided to (a) Respect, (b) Galop, (c) SignHealth and (d) Hourglass in each of the last three financial...

      Refugees: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing greater flexibility for the collection of biometric information for people...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45216 on Visas: Ukraine, if she will take steps to ensure financial reasons are not used...

      Proscribed Organisations: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the appeals process for proscribed organisations to appeal their designated...

      Neighbourhood Policing: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) neighbourhood police officers and (b) police community support officers there were as of (i) 5 July 2024 and (ii) 1 April 2025.

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44484 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, if she will publish the letter sent to police forces.

      Immigration: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to resume decision-making on applications for indefinite leave to remain from Syrian nationals resettled under...

      Crossbows

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41188 on Crossbows, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the (a)...

      Asylum: Maternity Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many one-off maternity payments of £300 have been granted to asylum seekers whose baby was (a) due in 11 weeks or less and (b)...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived illegally via small boat since 5 July 2024 have been granted asylum.

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41060 on Asylum: Temporary Accommodation, with which local authorities her Department is...

      Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce thefts of (a) mobile phones, (b) handbags and (c) other personal items.

      Police: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Police Constable Degree Apprenticeships were (a) started and (b) completed in the last three years.

      Neighbourhood Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether named neighbourhood police officer coverage will be available 24 hours per day.

      Crime and Policing Bill: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that home delivery drivers are protected from abuse within the Crime and Policing Bill.

      Home Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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...

      Immigration Controls: Proscribed Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of restricting access to the UK of foreign nationals who have expressed...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for (a) decision-making and (b) funding allocation for embedded youth work in A&Es to support young...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help small unitary authorities to access funding for domestic abuse perpetrator programmes.

      Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on balancing public access to information on registered sex...

      Proscribed Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening existing legislation to prevent the private display of proscribed...

      Domestic Abuse: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people on the Children and Adults barred list for exposing children to abuse whose...

      Events Industry: Proscribed Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) music concert and (b) large venue event organisers on responding to displays of support for proscribed...

      Sexual Offences: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme in enabling (a) parents and (b) carers...

      China: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess and (b) help tackle the potential risk of threats posed by the People's Republic of China...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his polices of levels of (a) presence and activities of the Islamic...

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a Hate Crime Action Plan.

      Electric Cables: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle cable theft from electric vehicle infrastructure.

      Cambridgeshire Constabulary: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers Cambridgeshire Constabulary expects to recruit in (a) 2025-2026, (b) 2026-2027, (c) 2027-2028 and (d) 2028-2029.

      Police: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) duration of shifts required to provide continued cover for the same...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making legal aid available to people working in creative industries to enable...

    • Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is considering the future of terrestrial TV distribution in the BBC Charter review.

      Community Wealth Funds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on the establishment of the community wealth fund.

      Football: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Governance Bill on the financial health of non premier league...

      Young People: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote the National Youth Strategy survey in rural areas.

      BetIndex and Football Index: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44518 on BetIndex and Football Index, if she will introduce a regulator levy to...

      Town Twinning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing support for Twinning Associations.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Supreme Court ruling published on April 16, what plans her Department has to amend its policy on the use of...

      Creative Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's departure from Creative Europe on its creative industries.

      Bowling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she provides to grassroots bowls clubs.

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that drivers are meeting the eyesight standards for driving.

    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the efficiency of the Royal Mail First Class service in delivering letters of notification on driving suspensions from...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to provide guidance to local authorities on pavement parking regulations.

      Motorcycles: Bus Lanes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure consistency across local authorities over motorcycles using bus lanes.

      Driving Tests: Fareham and Waterlooville

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to expand transport support for provisional drivers unable to book a driving test in Fareham and Waterlooville constituency.

      Department for Transport: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Supreme Court ruling published on April 16, what plans her Department has to amend its policy on the use of women-only spaces in...

      Driving Instruction and Driving Tests: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help increase the number of (a) driving instructors and (b) examiners.

      Driving Tests: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to prevent block booking by bots for driving tests in Slough.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46010 on Speed limits, what her planned (a) timetable and (b) scope is for the forthcoming road...

      Parking: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29802 on Parking: Software, what recent discussions her Department has had with the parking...

      Motor Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take legislative steps to ensure that car insurance renewal quotes are equitable for existing and new customers.

      Aerospace Industry: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Civil Aviation Authority is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises to test innovative aerospace technologies that require...

      Cardiff Airport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the £205 million subsidy for Cardiff...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Offenders: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people released under early-release schemes are prepared to return to society.

    • Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal drug incidents were recorded in prisons by the gender of the prisoner in each of the last five years.

      HMP Styal: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at HMP Styal.

      Electronic Tagging: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 46823, on Electronic Tagging: Standards: what recent estimate she has made of the number of offenders...

      HMP Channings Wood: Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Rapid Deployment Cells are in use at Channings Wood.

      Offenders: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help promote support groups that provide training for employment for former prisoners.

      First-tier Tribunal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the First-Tier Tribunal.

      Cohabitation: Succession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the inheritance rights of unmarried couples in cases were the couple where cohabiters for an...

      Domestic Abuse: Administration of Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) legal process for domestic abuse victims and (b) advice given to abuse victims by...

      Teleision Licences: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many over 75s have been prosecuted for licence fee evasion since 2020.

      Sexual Offences: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of sexual abuse living in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

      Proscribed Organisations: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to reduce taxpayer funding of legal...

      Ministry of Justice: Women

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

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Longannet Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with ScottishPower on the potential use of the site of the former Longannet power station for energy...

    • Longannet Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he last met with ScottishPower; and whether he discussed the future role of the Longannet Generating Station.

      Longannet Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the former Generating Station at Longannet on future UK energy production.

      Forests: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on UK-China efforts to halt global...

      Great British Energy: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether appointments to Great British Energy will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring District Network Operators provide (a) free and...

      Pylons: Powys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Vrynwy Frankton pylon project on net zero.

      Pylons: Powys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the Vrynwy Frankton pylon project and (b) other pylon projects on...

      Pylons: Powys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the Vyrnwy–Frankton pylon project and (b) other pylon projects on...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 38091 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics, which recommendations he...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of green levies on domestic energy bills.

      Geoengineering: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) solar radiation management initiatives and (b) other...

      Heating: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of existing and planned heat network regulation for protecting consumer...

      Energy: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on support for consumers that (a) are not connected to the gas grid and (b) rely...

      Warm Homes Plan: Bristol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the reduction of the funding for home energy upgrades in the Warm Homes Local Grant compared to the...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, from what level he plans to reduce energy bills by £300 by 2030.

      Forests: Brazil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on UK-Brazil efforts to halt global deforestation.

  • Treasury

    • Orchestras: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to tax relief for orchestras on (a) the financial sustainability of British touring...

    • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles manufactured prior to the 2020 changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates are subject to the increased diesel vehicle supplement due to...

      Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on the Valuation Office Agency’s processing of cases;...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel.

      Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of employer National Insurance contributions for businesses in the...

      Woodford Investment Management

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when final disbursements will be made from the Woodford Equity Income Fund under the terms of the settlement scheme.

      BetIndex and Football Index

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a portion of the financial penalties collected by the Financial Conduct Authority...

      British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on release of the investment reserve of the British Coal...

      Banks: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the mid-tier banking sector on the Bank of England’s consultation on changes to thresholds for the minimum...

      Off-payroll Working: Income Tax and National Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that umbrella companies correctly (a) deduct and (b) remit (i) Income Tax and (ii) National Insurance...

      Migration: Spain

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) impact of the Spanish government's migration strategy on economic growth in that country and (b) merits...

      Treasury: Information Officers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time-equivalent staff in her Department are employed in communications and public relations roles.

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing income tax bands on economic productivity.

      Housing: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Valuation Office Agency obtains data on plot sizes of the (a) curtilage and (b) square area of a dwelling.

      Housing: Business Rates and Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency backdates decisions on whether accommodation is liable for (a) council tax and (b) business rates.

      Revenue and Customs: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of online HMRC services.

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC's Statutory Payment Consultation Group convened in each of the past 5 years.

      Crown Estate Act 2025

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Crown Estate on using the borrowing powers in the Crown Estate Act 2025.

      Crown Estate: Great British Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on negotiating a partnership agreement between the Crown Estate and Great British Energy.

      Apprentices: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Apprenticeship Levy has been (a) collected from and (b) provided to Northern Ireland employers in each of the last five years.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make promoters of disguised remuneration schemes jointly liable for Loan Charge tax liabilities.

      Shops: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41059 on Energy: Shops, whether Energy Performance Certificate is a positive material consideration for...

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the level of return on savings in the context of her proposal to consolidate pension schemes that have...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on long term...

    • Livestock: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of farm animals in (a) Romford...

      Odour Pollution: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the cause of the persistent odour affecting residents in Calne, Wiltshire.

      Cats and Dogs: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require all (a) dogs and (b) cats to be treated against tick borne...

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the marine (a) environment and (b) biodiversity.

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect the health and (b) promote (i) research, (ii) regulation and (iii) public...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce global warming.

      Marine Environment: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to reduce the time taken for the licensing process for marine restoration projects.

      River Great Ouse: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46188 on the River Great Ouse, what was the outcome of the Environment...

      Water Companies: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission Ofwat to provide an assessment of the potential impacts of extending competition to the residential...

      Drinking Water: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on levels on lead in tap water exceeding safe limits in (a) England, (b) Norfolk and (c)...

      Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect Hemsby from coastal erosion.

      Water Supply: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the presence of (a) antidepressants, (b) contraceptives and (c) other...

      Livestock Worrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase levels of public awareness of the responsibilities of dog owners to prevent...

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances where alternatives are...

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce new measures to help reduce the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in (a)...

      Rivers: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of the river Wye in Norfolk.

      Environment Protection: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will conduct an audit of environmental infrastructure classified as critically important to national interests to...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from Jilly Julian of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council of 4...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the two child limit on survivors of domestic abuse.

    • Working Hours: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) increase awareness of and (b) mitigate the health risks faced by night workers.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Amnesty International entitled Social...

      Pensions: Consumer Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's planned timeline is for the (a) launch and (b) operational availability of non-government pensions dashboards.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who receive notifications of their Personal Independence Payment award being reviewed before the implementation of the proposed...

      Universal Credit: Severe Disability Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to apply for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Upper Tribunal judgement Secretary of State for...

      Universal Credit: Disability

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

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on levels of pensioner poverty in...

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the the potential merits of writing off historical Carer’s Allowance overpayments in...

      Workplace Pensions: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming Pensions Schemes Bill on the ability of Pension Scheme Administrators...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to amend regulations on mechanisms for transferring pensions between scheme providers.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43065 on Pension Credit, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of her...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of mechanisms for transferring pensions.

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help long-term unemployed back into work.

      Personal Independence Payment: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in the EU claimed Personal Independence Payment in each year since 2020.

      Jobseeker's Allowance: European Economic Area

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in the European Economic Area claimed New Style Job Seekers Allowance in the last three years.

      Social Security Benefits: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's consultation Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, updated 7...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.

    • Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people.

      Office for Equality and Opportunity: ICT

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by their Department since 5 July 2024.

      Employment: Women

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to support employers in providing single-sex workplace facilities for biological women.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Senior Civil Service vacancies have been filled through the succession select tool.

    • Shellfish: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce animal testing on decapod crustaceans in scientific research.

      Proof of Identity: Databases and Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for (a) digital identity cards and (b) a national identity database.

      Life Sciences: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) total and (b) per capita public expenditure on life sciences was in each of the last five years by region.

      Artificial Intelligence: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with private transportation companies on the use of AI in (a) recruitment and (b) performance...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many responses there were to the consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence which closed on 25 February 2025.

      Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to include media literacy programmes in (a) local and (b) regional strategies.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with (a) PETA and (b) other animal protection organisations on its...

      Arts: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Data, Use and Access Bill on the long-term sustainability of the...

      5G: Mid Dorset and North Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the (a) quality and (b) total area coverage area for (i) 5G and (ii) other wireless data...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • House of Commons: Morning Star

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many copies of The Morning Star are purchased by the House of Commons each day.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the provisions proposed in the Employment Rights Bill on the proportion of apprenticeships offered by employers to...

    • Public Companies: Meetings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the entitlement of a shareholder to choose whether to attend public company annual general meetings in person or digitally.

      World Expo: Dubai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai; and whether the findings of that assessment will be made publicly...

      UK Internal Trade: Minerals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of critical minerals supply from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.

      UK Internal Trade: Minerals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to engage with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to develop a UK-wide critical minerals supply strategy.

      Iron and Steel: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total annual production of crude steel in tonnes by (1) the UK, (2) other G7 countries, (3) China, and (4) India, in 2024.

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiations on a bilateral trade deal with the United States of America.

      UK Internal Trade: Minerals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential importance of a UK domestic critical minerals supply strategy to underpin economic growth and the UK industrial base.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application for a new site for the embassy of China.

    • Empty Property

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings in England.

      Social Rented Housing: Security of Tenure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of housing associations offering lifetime tenancies to social housing tenants on the housing market.

      Religious Hatred

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 11 April (HL6310), whether they plan to formulate a new official definition of hatred or abuse...

      Islamophobia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to include Sikhs in discussions about a definition of Islamophobia, given Sikhs are frequently mistaken for Muslims in incidents of hate...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Senior Civil Servants: Resignations

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Senior Civil Service (SCS) left their roles in the past financial year; of those, how many had formal exit interviews within the Cabinet...

    • Public Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 February (HL4612), how many non-statutory public inquiries have been...

      Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April (HL6565), how, if at all, the policy of salary transparency applies to...

      Public Inquiries: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much public funding they have provided to public inquires in each of the last five years; and which are the current and anticipated (beginning in 2025) public...

      Government Departments: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, what plans they have to ensure that...

      Cabinet Committees

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April 2025 (HL6561), whether there are informal or political committees of Cabinet...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Elections: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention that the Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland local government elections will be held on the same day in 2027.

  • Home Office

    • Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what categories of information, such as name, address, date of birth, they routinely capture about foreign national offenders, and how they store and access this...

    • Offences against Children: Bradford and Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the full participation of local authorities in Bradford and Wales in their inquiry into grooming gangs.

      Slavery: Proceeds of Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of the use of the powers contained within the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 on combating modern slavery and...

      Slavery: Victims

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the recruitment of more modern slavery case workers announced in October 2024 will improve National Referral Mechanism waiting times for conclusive grounds...

      Human Trafficking: Prostitution

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy will consider victims of sexual exploitation in the light of recent data from the International...

      Police: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, what plans they have to issue guidance...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Wang Bingzhang

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of China about the release of the Chinese activist Dr Wang Bingzhang.

    • Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they recognise the term "scholasticide".

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they plan to take with other nations participating in the London conference on Sudan on 15 April to end the conflict in that country, to protect...

      Cyprus: Overseas Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 27 February (HL5034), what specific steps are they taking to work with the Turkish Cypriot...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Gambling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of existing programmes in the military in reducing gambling-related harm among serving personnel.

    • Armed Forces: Gambling

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation similar to the Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 2019 in the United States of America, to require the development and...

      Housing: Edinburgh

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential properties the Ministry of Defence currently owns within the Dreghorn estate in Edinburgh; and, of these, how many are currently sub-let to...

      Nuclear Submarines: Crew

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of submarine personnel to crew the continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent currently and in future years.

      Ministry of Defence: Gaming Machines

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was made from fixed-odds betting terminals located on Ministry of Defence property in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, (3) 2023, and (4) 2024; and who was the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Environment Protection: Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to criminalise acts of ecocide.

    • Marine Environment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 11 March (HL5254), how they will maximise or monitor the success of 'blue economy' policies...

      Public Footpaths: River Thames

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the Thames Path at Vauxhall Cross will reopen.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Voice over Internet Protocol

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of BT's Digital Voice rollout on households without reliable electricity supply or mobile coverage; and what...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is appropriate distribution of workers with skills in artificial intelligence across the UK.

      Internet: Disinformation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the adoption of provenance tools, such as those made available by the Coalition for Content Provenance and...

  • Treasury

    • Labour Together

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 11 February (HL4630), whether the Treasury Permanent Secretary has been informed of the identity of the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • HMP Highpoint

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to expand HMP Highpoint.

    • Prisons: Essex

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to locate a prison at Wethersfield in Essex.

      Public Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland In re Bridie Brown (CA) on 3 April, in which cases since the commencement of the Human Rights...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Billing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to meet Energy UK to discuss the recommendations made in the report How to cut bills: a crisis we can't afford to ignore, published on 11 March.

    • Biofuels: Electricity Generation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 20 February (HL4788), whether they will publish the referenced independent studies...

      Hydrogen: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to promote hydrogen energy in Wales.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Registration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Care Quality Commission about the estimated timeframe for the elimination of the backlog for registering new healthcare...

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