To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of waiving fees charged by GP surgeries for (a) medical evidence letters,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of the (a) storage, (b) procurement and (c) emergency dispensing of antiviral medications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43999 on NHS England, if he will publish the evidence from the ongoing assessments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44003 on NHS England, what his planned timetable is to determine the (a) leadership,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45881 on NHS England: Redundancy Pay, if he will publish the modelling data on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to integrated care boards on reasonable running costs per had of population.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on healthcare suppliers; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the number of integrated care boards in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the functional output of the Model ICB work to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the geographical spread of cancer clinical trial sites open to (a) teenagers and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications of abolishing NHS England on the delivery of public health programmes described in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a review into the (a) supply chain and (b) distribution of prescription medication to pharmacies in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance response time was for category (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four calls in each NHS ambulance trust...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is aware of Blenrep; and when it will be available to NHS patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on resolving the land ownership on the site of the proposed new access road to Hinchingbrooke Hospital from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35541 on Hormone Replacement Therapy, what discussions he has had with the Medicines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase transparency around the awarding of contracts to private healthcare companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on detecting cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the capital funding allocated for hospital maintenance at the Autumn Budget 2024 has been allocated to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to minimise conflicts of interest within the medical profession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS Ophthalmology departments that do not have enough consultants to provide a full service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35541 on Hormone Replacement Therapy, what discussions he has had with the Medicines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS on the capacity of ICBs to cut their running costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of community pharmacies are registered to use the Real Time Exemption Checking Service in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that qualified (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists are (i) supported and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of ambulance handovers at hospitals exceeded (a) 30 minutes, (b) one hour and (c) two hours in the South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many 999 calls were received by ambulance services in the South West in each month since January 2024; and what the staffing levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repatriating patients with antimicrobial resistance from conflict zones on (a) UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a National Mesothelioma Clinical Audit to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the provision of female-only health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating chiropractic care into the National Musculoskeletal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the neuroscience workforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support available for medical students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to provide funding to increase the availability of medical equipment in local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he expects the NHS to have a virtual ward capacity of 40 beds per 100,000 people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure air ambulance services are supported during seasonal spikes of serious accidents in Surrey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with valid NHS prescriptions for (a) molnupiravir and (b) similar antivirals were unable to obtain their medication...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that pharmacies can access high-cost, short shelf-life medications rapidly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 42145 Community Health Services: Medical Equipment, what data his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) his Department's advisory bodies have made comparative assessments of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing mandatory training for health professionals on PANS and PANDAS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association entitled Unlocking our communities diagnostic potential: the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national healthcare worker register including training records to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS plans to fund abiraterone for patients with high-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI2025/00320, for what reason the Adjuvanted Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine was authorised via UK Regulation 56.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on funding for fire and rescue services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve the standard of care for people with Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Newbury constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the impact of providing a one per cent increase in pay to all NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with low-grade brain tumours are included in the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the death of Robbie Powell in 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the shortfall in breast cancer specialists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to review the effectiveness of diagnostic pathways for brain tumours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of blood donors that were turned away during (a) outreach and (b) pre-screening in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory reporting requirements for retirement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support retirement homes in maintaining continuity of care during staffing changes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities on enabling direct payment to care workers where providers have collapsed or ceased...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to assess care provisions for people with (a) autism and (b) learning difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) the allocation of resident funds and (b) other aspects of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of GP waiting times in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has has with relevant stakeholders on the provision of sustainable funding for transforming (a) palliative and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of pharmacy provision in (a) England and (b) Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45661 on Waste: Health Hazards, if he will publish guidance issued by the UK Health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of potential additional costs to his Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support public health action to tackle tuberculosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a national cancer plan.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve early (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of raised cholesterol levels in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48518 on Blood: donors, if he will provide a breakdown of this data by gender.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to UKHSA FOI Request Ref: 617 H5 Influenza Vaccine, whether one tender response was received; and what steps he has taken...

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 percentage of female donors who had their donations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve services for people with Parkinson's disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received (a) evidence and (b) data from the life sciences industry on increasing the NHS medicines budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a public awareness campaign on sudden unexpected death in childhood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve early (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of high blood pressure in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median time taken to register a death was in each (a) integrated care board and (b) local authority area in the most recent six...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to emergency dentistry in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Patient Safety Commissioner has made on their work on Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has he made of the adequacy of access to emergency dentistry in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS blood donation appointments cancelled due to (a) low iron levels, (b) low...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that consideration of (a) maternity pay and (b) pregnancy poverty are included in the work of the child poverty taskforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure autism is considered in the Youth Employment Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that autism is included in the Youth Employment Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of children in poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Social insecurity: the devastating human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on protected funding for the child poverty strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the debate on the Report stage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the merits of writing off debt payments for Child Support Agency payments valued below £500.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) food insecurity and (b) economic hardship.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will remove the 2011 cap on Local Housing Allowance payable for temporary accommodation through the Housing Benefit Subsidy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to consult people living with motor neurone disease on the development of the health and disability green...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people receiving Universal Credit have adequate support for accessing (a) employment opportunities and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to launch a public consultation on the measures outlined in Annex A of her Department's Pathways to Work:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of spending on health and disability benefits by the end of the decade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the proportion of standard daily living awards that would...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many waiver requests from overpayment recovery of Universal Credit were (a) recorded and (b) granted (i) in full and (ii) partially for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) understand and (b) mitigate the negative effects of night shift work on maternal health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on helping disabled people into work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses the family test; and what her Department's policy is on the publication of family test impact assessments.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK nationals resident in New Zealand have claimed unemployment benefits in each year since 2020.

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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46071 on Personal Independence Payments: Veterans, when she plans to launch a wider review...

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people diagnosed as having less than 12 months to live were declined PIP in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Financial Reporting Council’s review of the Stewardship Code on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payments recipients do not meet four points on a single descriptor for (a) arthritis, (b) cardiovascular...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people into work in Southport constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK nationals resident in Bosnia and Herzegovina have claimed unemployment benefits in each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Payments on older residents in (a) urban, (b) rural, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's estimate that there will be an additional 250,000 people in relative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people who will never be able to work in North West Cambridgeshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy to not allow another Chinese partner for the Scunthorpe steel plant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to encourage whistleblowing in the business community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to audit overseas factories that import into the UK for the same (a) social and (b) ethical compliance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-Colombia Investment treaty on the safety of human rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses in the IT services sector on (a) the UK-India trade deal and (b) the Double Contribution...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK-India Free Trade Agreement includes tariffs on steel imported from India.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public sector employers provide adequate support to employees returning from maternity leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood products on (a) levels of meat imports and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of flexible working patterns in (a) the Civil Service and (b) the wider public sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle postcode-based delivery surcharges that misclassify accessible regions such as Perthshire as (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of fraudulent companies registered with Companies House.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor levels of disguised employment in the hair and beauty sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure international companies exporting into the UK are held to the same (a) quality and (b) safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) creation and (b) growth of start-ups in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the funding for steel through the National Wealth Fund will be used to maintain steel production in Scunthorpe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a regulatory impact assessment for the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) start and (b) finish date was of each overseas trips taken by Prince Andrew in his role as a trade envoy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the levels of investment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate on automotive manufacturers in the context of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase (a) support for and (b) resilience of the vehicle manufacturing industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support growth in the UK steel industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the long-term resilience of small businesses in (a) England and (b) Essex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of introducing a Guest Beer Agreement scheme in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has received recent representations from trade unions on the six person limit on pickets; and whether he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44421 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.13 of the Spring Statement 2025, published in March 2025, what (a) plans he has to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the flying of the Union Flag from courthouses in the Overseas Territories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 39452 on International Conference on Financing for Development,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science Innovation and Technology on the role of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what percentage of visitors to the British Overseas Territory of St Helena have experienced delays in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on funding for initiatives tracking stolen Ukrainian children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that nutrition is considered in all of his Department’s spending programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of protecting funding for global health multilaterals,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to use the International Finance Facility for Immunisation to support Gavi’s funding needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on tackling the global TB epidemic in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK’s financial commitment to Gavi for the 2026-2030 period has changed since 1 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the amount of funding available to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44591 on Stonewall: Arms Length Bodies and Government Bodies,...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reductions to Official Development...

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 Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is considering amending existing (a) commitments and (b) financial pledges when determining budgets for...

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 escalation of tensions in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 39011 on Sudan: Development Aid, how much has been allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department undertakes Child's Rights impact assessments during the development of international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help support Gavi between 2026 and 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 39453 on World Summit for Social Development, what budget was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the science and technology sector to support his international development objectives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of making a financial announcement following the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of demining programmes on (a) the economy and (b) food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of demining programmes on levels of migration to the UK from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the governments of (a) Kazakhstan and (b) Yemen on the potential transfer of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of making exemptions for the payment of National Insurance contributions under the Double Contribution...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the use of the Transformation Fund to reform (a) palliative and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report entitled The Price of Safety by women's aid, published in September 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people living in Switzerland claimed Child Benefit in each year since 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of issuing fines to drivers who do not hold (a) a valid driving license and (b) vehicle...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff by headcount are currently assigned to the Office for Value for Money; and what is the annual budget for the business unit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for the fire and rescue service as part of the upcoming spending review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps regulators sponsored by her Department are taking to reduce the reporting requirements for firms.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 36886 on Personal Income: Expenditure, if she will publish the assessment of behavioural changes...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle financial exclusion.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's consultation Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 28 April 2025, what estimate she has made of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes are expected to be removed from Income Tax Self Assessment following the recent criteria review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the scope of the Loan Charge review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Valuation Office Agency to reduce the time taken to process business rates assessments for self-catering...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated administrative cost savings to HMRC are from tax simplification measures announced in Spring 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support Northern Ireland based IT businesses who have been informed that they must provide a UK Internal Market Scheme...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's budget is for (a) advertising, (a) marketing and (c) communications in each year of this Parliament.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce the Plastic Packaging Tax and (b) prevent illegal imports.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) each Ministerial office and (b) the Permanent Secretary's office.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using income from tax obtained by the sale of (a) tobacco, (b) alcohol and (c) gambling on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ban the charging of commission on Gift Aid.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered changing the withdrawal percentage for Lifetime ISAs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to review the level of the Video Games Expenditure Credit for projects with a budget of £10m or less.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to reduce the rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to increase taxes on global tech companies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the thresholds for Small Business Rate Relief to reflect changes in rateable values ahead of the 2026 revaluation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of excluding CCTV systems used for security purposes from business rates valuations.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes she estimates will be affected by changes to the Income Tax Self Assessment criteria.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025, whether her Department plans to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding provided to Grangemouth through the National Wealth Fund must be spent on recommendations made through Project Willow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school based nurseries will be located in the (a) Plymouth Unitary Authority, (b) Torbay Unitary Authority and (c) Devon County Council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) preparedness of early years providers to safely care for babies under 12 months in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Ofsted inspections of early years settings adequately assess adherence to safe sleep guidance for babies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take with (a) colleges, (b) universities and (c) employers to increase the number of (i) apprenticeships and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 28 June 2019 to Question 267249 on Schools: Closures, what the (a) postcode, (b) local authority area and (c) rural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Literacy Trust's findings that one in seven state primary schools do...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to help ensure that schools are held accountable for the provision of financial education in accordance with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to assessments for Special Educational Needs in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that primary schools provide adequate (a) swimming and (b) water safety lessons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all schools within a local authority accept children with Education, Health and Care Plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46274 on Schools: Uniforms, if she will take steps to provide further support for low income...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with religious education organisations on developing a national standard for religious education as part of her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to improve media literacy education in schools by (a) providing additional (i) resources and (ii) funding, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that (a) schools and (b) educational systems provide inclusive (i) physical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school transport available to parents of SEND children in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to incorporate financial literacy as a mandatory component of GCSE qualifications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing measures in connection with the Growth and Skills Levy to protect funding for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing Apprenticeship Levy funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been made available for apprenticeships for local authority planning staff since 4 July 2024; and whether her Department has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Office for Students will be required to provide a third category for registration; and whether this will take into account the specialised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23863 on Department for Education: Disclosure of Information, what recent progress her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce regional differences in social care provision for disabled children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, updated 22 January 2025, what steps her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education, updated 22 January 2025, what assessment she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of permitting people to undertake government-funded childcare to children they are related...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41050 on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China, if she will place in the Library a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with arts grant funders on support given to (a) organisations and (b) people that express support...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the lethal dose 50 test.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring her Department conducts on the treatment of dogs bred for but not subsequently used in scientific testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of dogs bred for use in scientific testing which were (a) used and (b) not used in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase conviction rates for violence against women in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out a timeline for bringing forward guidance to bring the Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 into force.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce knife crime in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of social media on perpetuating violence against women and girls.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure the safety of retail workers who deliver to people's homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the system for legally purchasing firearms; and whether her Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider extending statutory regulations so that all social media platforms are covered by legislation on hate crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers that will be required in order to facilitate coverage by a single neighbourhood...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of e-scooters on high streets in Newbury constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a formal follow-up to the Baroness Casey Review into policing; and what mechanisms are currently in place to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 46303 on Visas: Ukraine, what steps Ukrainian people who will have been living here for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which visa categories would be eligible for an exemption from paying National Insurance contributions in the UK under the Double...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to determine the allocation of neighbourhood policing funding to each police force area as part of the 2025-26...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children entitled to citizenship and not registered.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police efforts are adequately resourced to tackle wildlife crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of drug paraphernalia in high street retail outlets on levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making legislative changes allowing birth certificates issued with an error to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support Ukrainians in the UK to obtain Skilled Worker visas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the administrative cost to her Department is for child citizenship application processing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold a visa that would make them eligible for an exemption from paying UK National Insurance contributions under the Double...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median salary provided at application by Indian nationals issued with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had asylum applications refused and were living in Government-funded accommodation as of 1 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deport people who have been living in the UK illegally for more than five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent unauthorised activity around asylum accommodation sites in Surrey.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of fraudulent use of Aspen cards have been (a) reported and (b) discovered since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to develop new country information for Syria; and when she plans to resume processing asylum claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with R&A on the hosting of the Open Championship in 2028.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on whether it plans to amend its policy on the use of women-only spaces in its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings she has held with the land based adult gaming sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the transparency of fees on online fundraising platforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support increased participation in grassroots rugby.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of workplace safeguarding rights for volunteers in the third sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release entitled Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to Question 43757 on Aquariums and Zoos: Tourism, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support hotels in West Dorset constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Meta's use of the LibGen database to train artificial intelligence models on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what Shared Rural Network projects are underway in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what routes of recourse exists for writers whose work has been uploaded as pirated material to a database without their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role his Department plans for (a) civil society and (b) community organisations in delivering media literacy programmes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to media literacy education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to implement media literacy programmes in (a) local and (b) regional development strategies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits for businesses in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency of the £10m...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the terms of reference for the Advisory Committee on Online Information.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions has he had with animal protection groups on the phasing out of animal testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on physical infrastructure access pricing for full fibre broadband.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on the remaining provisions of the Product Security and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps he has taken to phase out animal testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued recent guidance to local authorities on charging for pest control (a) removal and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Homes England has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a formal mechanism to remove non-qualifying lease status after confirmation by a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the size of the backlog of cases in front of the Planning Inspectorate's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping rent-in-advance at one month on prospective tenants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing emergency funding for temporary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide funding for social rent homes in the Spending Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made with local authorities on removing local connection tests for veterans seeking social housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a transition period for the introduction of the provisions of the Renters’ Rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of deploying water efficiency technologies in the delivery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to help ensure the effectiveness of reforms to permitted development rights for farms...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with Homes England to encourage SMEs to build affordable homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support shared ownership leaseholders who are unable to sell their homes as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to ensure the effectiveness of permitted development rights for farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including technology-based solutions in proposed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of Casework Officers employed in the Planning Inspectorate's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has consulted with (a) local authorities and (b) planning professional bodies on the proposed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23428 on Flats: Fire Prevention, how many under 11 metre...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of enforcement actions against (a) enfranchised and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of residential buildings requiring remediation of life-critical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43882 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress she has made on replacing the non-executive directors in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what regeneration funding she is making available for (a) Newport, (b) Shifnal and (c) other rural market towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a new oversight board at the West Midlands Fire Service on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government backs mayor to reopen Doncaster Sheffield...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the per capita funding for Fire and Rescue services in Cambridgeshire each year since 2001/2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish the findings of the call for evidence entitled Jointly owned properties which closed on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of judicial reviews by Client Earth to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment the potential merits of implementing recommendation 11 of the report by Policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the National House Building Council on the effectiveness of its warranty schemes...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13820 on Government Departments: Staff, whether his Department has met the requirements listed...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to reduce delays for applicants to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13326 on Government Departments: Flags, which flags are owned by his Department.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46959 on Non-departmental Public Bodies, when the review of arm's-length bodies will be completed.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 38758 on Cabinet Office: Boston Consulting Group, whether any subsequent (a) call-offs, (b)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 8641 on Cabinet Office: Buildings, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6083 on Civil Servants: Secondment, whether his Department's HR are informed when an individual...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41645 on Cabinet Office: Email, whether the same provisions apply to non-Ministerial inboxes in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his department is taking with the (a) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (b) Government Property Agency and (c) Government People Group to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish individual severance payments made to departing special advisers at pay band Level 4 since July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 45015 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, if he will publish (a) a list of the specific advertisements...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44026 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, when the Government Property Agency will pay...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether white British people can apply to the Civil Service Summer Diversity Internship Programme.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, over what period of time he plans to reduce the size of (a) his Department and (b) the civil service; and what estimate he has made of the net cost saving.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication Setting Up a New Arm’s-Length Body (ALB): Guidance for Departments, published on 9 May 2024,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42462 on Cabinet Office: Boston Consulting Group, on what date the Cabinet Office Investment...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to undertake further local or national testing of the mobile phone Emergency Alert service.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42050 on Registrar of Consultancy Lobbyists, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to chapter three of the Ministerial Code, published in November 2024, whether any further guidance has been provided by (a) his...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when homeland defence plans were last reviewed.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish guidance to the public on action to take in the days following an armed attack on the UK by another state.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the average number of days for each write-round clearance to be approved by 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 45018 on Special Advisers: Recruitment, whether the Prime Minister has set a maximum cap on the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44682 on Children: Protection, if he will publish the minutes from the Prime Minister's meeting...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41297 on 9 Downing Street: Media, if he will publish the business case for the one-off refresh of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45659 on Admiralty House, what use is being made of the two unoccupied flats in Admiralty House;...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to implement a youth mobility scheme deal with the EU.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025, if he will take steps to...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has a definition of biological sex for (a) people with Turner Syndrome, (b) people with Klinefelter syndrome, (c) people with...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the EHCR's Interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment published on 25 April 2025, what guidance...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the specific needs of older women are recognised in policy making.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the regulatory cost of producing Equality Impact Assessments; and whether the Government plans to take steps to reduce...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the (a) Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will seek information from the EHRC on which (a) people and (b) organisations were consulted before the issue of the EHRC interim guidance on...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ask the EHRC to publish their full plans for consulting (a) the transgender community and (b) people who are intersex before publishing...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the press notice entitled Radical action plan to cut red tape and kickstart growth, published on 17 March 2025, if she will make an...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the (a) rights and (b) needs of older women are taken into account in policy decisions.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance her Department issues to employers on the rights of biological women under the Equality Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all (a) glass, (b) steel, (c) aluminium and (d) PET drinks containers are subject to reporting and payment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of fines for fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the development of the Land Use Framework with (a) farmers and (b) landowners in South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing penalties for fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) national debate and (b) action plan on fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a litter and fly-tipping champion in Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide funding for agroforestry support to include (a) multi-species planting and (b) increased tree...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will extend agroforestry funding to (a) include multiple species and (b) increase tree planting density to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the sources of littering in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to adapt farming subsidy schemes to incentivise the (a) housing of all farmed animals in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase enforcement powers to tackle (a) fly-tipping and (b) littering in (i) Huddersfield and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made in the development of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on entering the premises of (a) animal shelters and (b) rescue homes to assess (ii) animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) farmers and (b) landowners on the Land Use Framework.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 43103 on Livestock: Moorland, what sources of (a) qualitative and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of only including one food producer on the Food Strategy Board on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing a national beach accessibility framework on (a) public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of phasing out the use of (a) enriched cages and (b) farrowing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the European Commission's document entitled Vision for Agriculture and Food, published on 19 February...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consult on introducing animal welfare standards for farmed fish.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of a sales ban on imported (a) eggs and (b) egg products...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae were recorded entering the UK via (a) Fishguard (b) Holyhead (c) Cairnryan (d) Birkenhead and (e) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to require the (a) import and (b) sale...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46919 on Environment Agency: Lobbying and with reference to the guidance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's case study entitled Mental health costs of flooding, published on 4 April 2025, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's case study entitled Mental health costs of flooding, published on 4 April 2025, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for billpayers of water services where the agreed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is to ban the import of foie gras.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the harmonisation in the upcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek (a) regulatory alignment and (b) a closer relationship with the European Union on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers affected by the outbreak of avian flu.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the fishing industry in Great Yarmouth constituency following the UK’s departure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what disposal schemes exist for banned pesticides.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment on the effectiveness of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate since it removed the ability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his speech at the NFU conference on 25 February 2025, whether the requirement for government catering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) silvopastoral and (b) holistic planned grazing practices to enhance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to adapt existing farming subsidy schemes to incentivise the (a) housing of all farmed animals in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to proactively screen for foot and mouth disease outbreaks in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the negotiation of a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement with the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's planned timeline is for bringing forward a consultation on the funding formula for allocation of money...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Policy Connect entitled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Food Standards Agency and (c) other stakeholders on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) regulatory alignment with the European Union on chemicals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief on the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the retention and replacement of small abattoirs in Sussex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with water companies to (a) reduce discharge levels and (b) improve water quality in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to develop the new Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme; and what assessment he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of land-based fish farms which use indoor tanks instead of ocean- or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the fees charged by veterinary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing an accessible food labelling system to improve transparency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of agri-environmental scheme investment in Dartmoor National Park since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of dualling the A47 between Tilney and East Winch.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to end the Great Northern franchise at the core term expiry date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to (a) review and (b) increase the maximum level of parking fines that can be issued by councils outside London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Transport for London on improving the accessibility of the network for disabled people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce wait times for practical driving tests in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase the impact of (a) private sector investment and (b) public sector funding on levels of access...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she plans to use the £200 million allocated for charging infrastructure in the Autumn Budget 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of train stations in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the rapid charging fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has issued an expiry notice to Govia Thameslink Railway; and what her planned timetable is for the nationalisation of Govia Thameslink Railway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Network Rail on the (a) accessibility of train stations and (b) availability of staff to support disabled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with car manufacturers on the prevention of headlight dazzling from SUV style cars.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulation to help tackle third-party resellers charging inflated prices for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a practical driving test in Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of headlight dazzling on road user safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46122 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how the location of the 100,000 local chargepoints...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the penalties for (a) failing to display a front registration plate and (b) using a plate that does not meet the legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ban the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems within UK territorial waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to speed up the roll out electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of improving the road network in East England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on implementing a standardised battery health certification scheme for electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43941 on Taxis: Licensing, when she plans to complete her consideration of options to strengthen...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage garage and repair networks to offer (a) accessible and (b) affordable (i) battery health testing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to support buyers of second-hand electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31102 on Driving Licences: Young People, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of judicial reviews in relation to road infrastructure projects in the East of England in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the number of train stations which have step free access in the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase funding for (a) road maintenance and (b) pothole repairs in Newbury.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on an infrastructure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made with local councils on improving cycling infrastructure in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in rural Devon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help tackle potential barriers to the (a) deployment and (b) commercial viability of electric vehicle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on steps to help increase levels of ownership of electric...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish the DVSA's findings from the call for evidence on the experience of booking and managing car driving tests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the the merits of extending the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme beyond the current funding period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the University of Manchester entitled Rattling the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of expanding London Stansted Airport on the economy in (a) the East of England and (b) Bedfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025, whether her Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the report by Baroness Jean Corston entitled Vulnerable women in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the training available to magistrates on stalking protection orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to increase levels of transparency in litigation funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has taken steps to create a sovereign hypersonic missile capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recruitment advertising his Department has purchased through the Government contract with Manning Gottlieb Omni Media Group in (a) 2023-24, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of pay and conditions for merchant seafarers on Point-Class Ro-Ro vessels operated by Foreland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trade unions and (b) Foreland Shipping on his Department’s contract for strategic sealift services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's contract with Foreland Shipping Limited for strategic sealift services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will support direct employment of UK resident seafarers in his Department's (a) service contract and (b) vessel charter agreements with private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list his Department’s existing contracts with (a) service, (b) vessel and (c) civilian crew providers in the maritime sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recently agreed trade agreement with India on Defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide financial support for (a) marine gliders, (b) autonomous vehicles and (c) other autonomous robots in maritime water...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44691 on Army: Rifles, when the (a) scope, (b) timeline and (c) complexity of Project Grayburn will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to turbocharge defence innovation, published on 3 March 2025, which defence firms...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the 36,347 houses reacquired in January 2025 (a) were not suitable for occupation at time of reacquisition and (b) are not suitable for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has help increase the speed of the delivery of Challenger 3 main battle tanks, in the context of the supply chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45186 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, how much of his Department's budget for the F-35 Lightning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the previous ownership status was of each of the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of defence equipment collaboration between the UK and Germany on levels of investment in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Homes fit for heroes: Raft of new measures to improve military family housing, published on 18 April 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47898 on Armed Forces: Housing, when the new taskforce will be created.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47898 on Armed Forces: Housing, what progress he has made with Homes England on accelerating the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 May 2025 on Veterans Support: A New Approach, HCWS619, whether the £50 million funding is in addition...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of recruitment and retention in the armed forces on operational capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's (a) recruitment and (b) retention of armed forces personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the delivery body will be for VALOUR centres in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 May 2025 on Veterans Support, HCWS619, whether VALOUR services will offer legal advice for veterans subject...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of how many jobs carbon capture and storage network initiatives will create in (a) Buckinghamshire and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce energy prices for energy intensive industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48217 on Great British Energy: Staff, from which budget Great British Energy (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help support community energy schemes to sell energy to local (a) households and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the current capacity is of renewable energy generation in Buckinghamshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential change in renewable energy capacity in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire over...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 47816 on Renewable Energy: Electricity Generation, what the annual cost to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department considered Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil production facility within the recommendations of Project Willow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many job vacancies were being advertised by Great British Energy as of 1 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve protections for private renters with pre-paid energy metres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the UK's 2030 net zero target of (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of Radio Teleswitch meters remaining in Scotland.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many women sentenced in the Intensive Supervision Court in Birmingham received a community order with (1) a drug rehabilitation requirement, (2) a mental...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many women have been sentenced in the Intensive Supervision Court in Birmingham since June 2023; and how many received (1) community orders, and (2) suspended...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 24 April (HL6663), what religious and non-religious groups they are aware of that wish to...

To ask His Majesty's Government how long the trial of the provision of tasers to prison officers will last, in which prison it will take place, and how many prison officers will be armed with...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) staff have been assigned to work on negotiations or policy for the Chagos Islands agreement with...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will suspend aid to Pakistan following terrorist attacks in India on 22 April.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine the number of diplomatic staff for a country that are permitted to work in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America on the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and its...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the America First Trade Policy on the Government's aid policy in relation to the least developed countries.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of UK–USA donor coordination, and of the impact of the reduction of spending of the United States Agency for...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on whether to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of legal challenges when relying on the provision in Article 21 of the Cluster Munitions Convention allowing the United...

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in helping to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 25 February (HL Deb col 1578), what actions have they taken to hold those responsible for...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that child-related official development assistance spending is not disproportionately impacted by cuts to the official...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with the United Nations to strengthen protections for freedom of religion or belief, in response to restrictions placed on faith...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that Meta will introduce a "consent or pay" model for Facebook and Instagram, whether they will make arrangements to amend the Data (Use and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate US-based academics and researchers who may wish to consider relocating to the UK's higher education sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop UK sovereign AI capacity; and on what timeframe.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to consult with private sector digital identification providers about the future development of the UK digital identification...

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Transport has had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 4 March (HL5190), whether any official or minister of the Department for Transport, acting as part of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any ministerial meetings have taken place on electrification of the North Wales Mainline.

To ask His Majesty's Government what data they used to estimate the potential commercial benefits of implementing the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that water companies have sufficient supplies of water to meet customer needs.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they will give to flooding, drought, healthy soil, and clean water in their 25-year farming roadmap.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that any future reinterpretation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive will apply universally across all farm types and acreages.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many citizens of Russia are resident in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to remove the restriction that renders Roman Catholics ineligible for consideration as a Counsellor of State.

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Chancellor of the Exchequer has had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with devolved governments ahead of the Chancellor's meeting with Treasury counterparts in the United States.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the (1) value, and (2) tonnage of (a) scrap copper and, (b) scrap steel, that the UK exported in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to support negotiations on the United Nations framework convention on international tax co-operation.

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to combat the pricing strategies of (1) under-shifting, and (2) over-shifting, by the tobacco industry to protect the public health...