To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April to Question 43148 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether artificial intelligence has been used to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service present at the nuclear test on Christmas Island are entitled to a pension of compensation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May to Question 48490 on Brunei: Armed Forces, what mitigations are in place until the introduction of the H145 HC2 Jupiter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their Future Defence Infrastructure Services contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their UK Air Defence Radars contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a home-buying scheme for (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether past experience of depression is used as a criterion within the online recruitment process for selecting potential future members of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in Ghana on the (i) number of Ghanaian nationals who are and (ii) steps Ghana is taking to help prevent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Russian aircraft have the RAF intercepted in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to tackle fake veterans’ charities set up as Community Interest Companies.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to implement the ruling on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 in the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received representations from his US counterpart on the proposed transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company is contracted to deliver recruitment advertising for the Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of contracting a single advertising agency to deliver all Armed Forces recruitment advertising.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Royal Navy’s capacity to intercept small boats in the Channel carrying people seeking unlawful entry to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their Royal Navy Helicopter Support contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 44696 on Warrior Vehicles: Decommissioning, whether any Warrior Vehicles will be held in dry storage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK sovereign capability will be considered in the procurement of a replacement for the SA80 rifle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing Project Grayburn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Australian companies have been approved by the Australian Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US companies have been approved by the US Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average processing time is for UK applications for companies to join the Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK companies have been approved to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International Traffic in Arms regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK companies that have applied to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the US...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the long-term cost to the public purse of (a) military logistics, (b) equipment support, (c) personnel risk, (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had discussions with NATO allies on the potential impact of the (a) capture, (b) injury and (c) killing of UK personnel while...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46131 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, how the annual Basic Training Start limit for Commonwealth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure a space defence strategy is included in the outputs from the Strategic Defence Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) piracy, (b) terrorism, (c) proxy activity by state...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department provided for the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with his (a) US counterpart and (b) counterparts in the Caribbean Community on countering Chinese strategic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has been invited to participate in the Regional Security System in the Caribbean; and whether his Department plans to support its operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 49325 on Boeing E-7, what challenges his Department has encountered in the (a) modification and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 49322 on Boeing E-7, what further test flights are planned for the first E-7 Wedgetail aircraft before...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many urgent repairs were requested for standard family accommodation in the week commencing 5 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the 41% tariffs imposed by the United States on the Falkland Islands were discussed as part of the negotiations for the US-UK trade...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help make it easier for small businesses to export to the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has consulted with independent retailers on the development of the new Business Growth service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the services sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much was spent on (a) transport, (b) hotels, (c) official gifts and (d) other costs for overseas trips taken by Prince Andrew in his role...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps UK Research and Innovation is taking to help increase technological capabilities in battery cell production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of strategic dependencies on Chinese supply chains for (a) semiconductors,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on potential changes to steel tariffs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on negotiating a free trade agreement with that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of in-perpetuity clauses in timeshare contracts on consumers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK trade policy on (a) levels of UK-Caribbean economic engagement and (b) Chinese...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on updating the designations under the Controlled Land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to change the 21 employee threshold for the recognition of a trade union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a strategy to help reduce the economic impact of sleep...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department can exempt from arms export licensing products with a direct military application; and whether any such exemptions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imports worth less than £135 that did not meet UK safety standards by country...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cuts to red tape to make great British staycations cheaper published on 7 April...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the public awareness campaign entitled millions got a pay rise, (a) how many beer mats were (i) printed and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Cyber Local 2025-26 to Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in areas without mayoral devolution agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of Government digital services in Banbury.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47133 on Mobile Broadbands, whether the implementation of part two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to protect people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (b) Staffordshire and (c) the UK from...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the retrospective impact of the implementation of Sections (a) 58, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date she last used her office in 70 Whitehall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing thank you payments following the end of the Ukraine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made changes to the thresholds for publishing spending data since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to publish declarations of interest for non-Ministerial board members on her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on facility time processes in her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Building Regulation Approved Document T: Toilet Accommodation, last updated on 1 October 2024, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Non-Executive Board Members in her Department's interests are published bi-annually.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department plans to allocate the capacity funding for local government reorganisation; and when she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) devolution and (b) local government reorganisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to delay planned local elections for new unitary authorities after 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for responding to submissions from local authorities in relation to local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has made to ensure that any final local government reorganisation proposals reflect the views of local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria she plans to use to assess local government reorganisation proposals which fall below the 500,000...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of local government reorganisation since 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is that (a) growing and (b) reorganising Portsmouth City Council will increase it's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of trading standards officers within local councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) skills and (b) capacity of planning authorities in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on voter eligibility changes in the Elections Act 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) second homes and (b) higher empty homes premium on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of e-visas on voters reliant on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of fire departments have inflatable crash mats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to support effective collaboration between hon. Members of Parliament and county...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total cost to the public purse was for the creation of the Greater Lincolnshire combined county authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document by the Regulatory Policy Committee entitled Status of Post Implementation Reviews,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to chapter 2 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, for what reason the strategic planning authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres with cladding issues are not excluded...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing a single standard for building safety remediation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a wheelchair-bound patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 46236 on NHS: Contracts, what assessment he has made of the number of staff working in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for an able-bodied patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46102 on Integrated Care Boards: Carbon Emissions, how (a) emission estimates and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the treatment guidelines for recurring UTIs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that future NHS spending is proportional to the increased healthcare needs of people in areas of high...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 32585 on NHS: Training, what assessment he has made of the (a) efficiency and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will incentivise newly qualified healthcare workers in (a) primary and (b) secondary care to fill vacancies in areas with high...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to eradicate modern slavery from the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing medical students in their second foundation year to apply for positions that are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent reductions in NHSP overtime pay rates on the NHS's ability to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to increase oversight of recruitment practices in domiciliary care agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the quality of lenses used by private providers of NHS cataract surgery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of patients who have received NHS cataract surgery in private clinics and have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the cost of untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on General Practice coverage per population (a) in Leigh, (b) in each region and (c) in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide support services for autistic adults in West Berkshire who are not supported (a) existing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the average waiting times for discharge medications in hospital trusts within Wiltshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46097 on General Practitioners: Pay, when the New Earnings Survey was replaced by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve support for family carers providing care at home for relatives with learning disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46095 on Mortality Rates: Huntingdon, what the standardised mortality was ratio for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring the provision of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to make NHS services more accessible for deaf patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming 10-Year Plan for the NHS will include specific commitments to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for children's palliative care; and what plans he has to increase the level of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve dementia care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48627 on GP Practice Lists: Huntingdon, what proportion of patients registered at each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on how to provide long term, sustainable funding for transforming palliative and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS dentistry funding model in ensuring access to dental care in West Dorset.

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, on what evidential basis he said that the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent reductions in NHSP overtime pay rates for Band 5 nurses on NHS staff (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43351 on Domestic Waste: Fires, whether the UK Health Security Agency has undertaken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled GP surgery refurbs to enable over 8 million more appointments, published on 6 May 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been prescribed (a) Ozempic and (b) other weight loss medication in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support healthcare services to (a) recruit and (b) retain speech therapists in (i) South Holland and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48666 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, whether his Department plans to begin...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of community first responders within the ambulance service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Lecanemab and (b) other new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how Serco performed against key performance indicators at the most recent performance review of the Forth Valley Royal Hospital contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on levels of patient demand at Leigh walk-in centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish outcomes data from quality improvement projects delivered through the Bath and North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing skills base across NHS trusts within Integrated Care Systems to deliver...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for women in making informed choices about (a) hormonal and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with Restless Leg Syndrome in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) implementation of (i) whole genome sequencing and (ii) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34127 on Pain: Women, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make e-cigarettes available on prescription for smoking cessation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the sale of illegal vapes in Portsmouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of research on the long-term effects of covid-19 on his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to streamline diagnostics pathways for (a) companion and (b) other diagnostics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for motor neurone disease research in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve testing for chronic urinary tract infections.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team has issued guidance on the council tax second homes premium for ministerial residences.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advertising Standards Authority on tackling misleading advertising by commercial intermediaries offering...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether decisions on Civil Service equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure will be published in Departmental annual reports; and whether his...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will create an offence of (a) lying in office and (b) using (i) media and (ii) social media to mislead (A) followers and (B) the public.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total annual administrative cost was of implementing the 25p weekly age addition to the state pension for recipients over 80; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for cases to be allocated to a Resolution Specialist at The...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on living standards for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the level of uptake of Pension Credit in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of pensioners who are eligible for Pension Credit but not claiming it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of cuts to (a) Personal Independence Payments and (b) the health top-up in Universal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44809 on Local Housing Allowance: Wales, what (a) metrics, (b) data points and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to remove the two-child benefit limit.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent work coaches were working in JobCentres in each month since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Disability Living Allowance were processed within the 50 working day target between April 2024 and April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will receive additional (a) employment, (b) health and (c) skills support through...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to help tackle underpayments of the State Pensions in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 21 of her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' data entitled The night-time economy, UK: 2022, published on 24 January 2023, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will not fall into long term economic inactivity due to funding announced in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the (a) enhanced and (b) standard PIP who were awarded less than four...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that pensioners who are earning below £11,400 are able to obtain winter fuel allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for people in former industrial communities who have been diagnosed with (a)...

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, whether her Department has invited...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of transporting aid to Gaza by sea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed during his most recent meeting with his Israeli counterpart.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law in the context...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help encourage the resumption of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) state and (b) private sector allies and partners to reduce the risk to the UK's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle settler violence in the West Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether (a) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and (b) Hezbollah have...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Syrian government in tackling jihadi terror...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the High Commissioner of Pakistan since taking office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with regional allies on tackling Iran's alleged (a) involvement in training...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Summary of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing sanctions on people associated with...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens pays council tax as a (a) sole or main residence, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help restore the ceasefire in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help restore the ceasefire in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 46378 on Nigeria: Religious Freedom, tabled by the hon. Member for Harpenden and...

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 his planned timetable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) replenishments and (b) pledges to (i) the Global Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the Commonwealth Secretary General since her appointment in March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the prevalence of (a) forced marriage, (b) domestic abuse and (c) educational disadvantage affecting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers granted leave to remain in the UK since 2010 who have returned to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for defacing (a) monuments and (b) statues in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) firearms and (b) shotgun certificate (i) applications and (ii) renewals were completed in (A) York and (B) North Yorkshire in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of drug trafficking networks operating in and through Venezuela on the UK and its overseas...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received applications for (a) the Safer Streets Fund and (b) other funding streams for fall-prevention equipment...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure (a) appropriate funding for and (b) the retention of officers in Essex Police neighbourhood teams amid...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce sexual assault incidents in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Rural Crime Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45575 on Orgreave, what her planned timeline is for announcing an investigation or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48630 on Police: Working Hours and with reference to the press notice entitled New measures...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of neighbourhood policing in (a) reducing crime and (b) improving public trust in the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 42602 on Stonewall subscriptions, whether MI5 pays subscription fees to Stonewall.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosure orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act the National Crime Agency has (a) sought and (b) been granted in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) firearm and (a) shotgun certificates have been issued to people who had previously faced allegations of domestic abuse.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much MDMA by (a) volume and (b) value has been seized in the UK over the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data she used to determine which areas had the highest unmet need for neighbourhood policing resources in the 2025-26 settlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of monitoring the MI5 watchlist in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 48655 on Shellfish; Animal Experiments, for what reason her Department is awaiting a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving homeland security.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of proscribing membership of the Polisario Front.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the findings of her Department's call for evidence entitled Decapods: Call for Evidence, published on 5 July 2023.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15471 on Office for Equality and Opportunity: Gender and Sexuality, what definition of (a)...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance she is issuing to public buildings on the facilities post operation trans women should use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total acreage of land is within active applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects that are solar farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to allow pensioners not in receipt of benefits to access ECO4 scheme funding for solar panels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the Emissions Trading Scheme to the municipal incineration...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) energy suppliers on ensuring enough engineer appointments are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy on Northern Ireland's progress to achieve 70%...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to grant energy network operators dedicated radio spectrum access required for (a) enhanced visibility and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing local supply rights for community energy schemes to sell...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's marketing campaign on heat pumps; and what the total cost was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the energy used to run artificial intelligence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, at what stage the nationally significant infrastructure project application for the East Park Energy Solar Park from Brockwell...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of importing coking coal on the environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how minimum energy efficiency standards take into account properties which are not occupied for less than half of the period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 24 February 2025 and (b) 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Glenrothes and Mid Fife constituency benefits from nuclear decommissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include decommissioning in its plan for the North Sea's energy transition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce (a) identity checks and (b) spending limits for crypto betting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of local community representation on tourist economy advisory boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of voluntary tourist levies organised by Accommodation Business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release entitled Cuts to red tape to make great British staycations cheaper published on 7 April 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will require operators of generative AI models to seek approval from authors for using any published materials available online...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31023 on Gambling: Young People, how many video game companies have adopted the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing for the renovation of multi-use sports pitches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the TV licence increase on household budgets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the terms of trade outlined in the Communications...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has (a) received representations and (b) held discussions with the (i) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, (ii) Ministry of Defence...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support small businesses in (a) South Shropshire and (b) other rural communities.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of widening the eligibility criteria for organisations seeking to engage with the HMRC Wealthy...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the non-domiciled tax status on revenues to the Exchequer.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish details of the changes to inheritance tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a banded tax on landlord profits.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increased employer National Insurance contributions on the British vehicle manufacturing industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of the increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions on (a) fish and chip...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer's National Insurance on small healthcare businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions within the proposed UK-India free trade agreement on National Insurance...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44990 on Government Departments: Advertising and Communication, how much money has been allocated to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of providing an exemption from National Insurance contributions for Indian nationals...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a 10% tariff on UK exports to the US on her Department's fiscal headroom.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the readiness of the Financial Conduct Authority to (a) implement and (b) enforce the proposed regulatory regime for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on usage of the Lifetime ISA by region; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Lifetime...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of new regulated activities for cryptoassets on (a) UK-based and (b) overseas firms...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether qualifying stablecoin issuers will be subject to (a) capital and (b) liquidity requirements under the provisions in the draft Financial Services...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value of shipments worth less than £135 to the UK was in each year since 2015, by country of origin.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) His Majesty's Revenue and Customs to discuss the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of visa restrictions on revenue streams in the Higher Education sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to to help improve access for students to courses at all levels in (a) history, (b) arts and (c) the humanities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that high-quality education provision is available for children who are unable to attend (a) mainstream...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to lower waiting times for speech therapy for children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are on the SEND waiting list in Dewsbury and Batley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend PE and Sport Premium Funding beyond 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to meet the change in the level of demand for SEND provision in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to help support schools to teach children about animal care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to special educational needs assessments in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of differences in funding per child between SEN children educated in state schools and those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Civil Aviation Authority renewed the ATOL licence for Balkan Holidays on 1 April 2025; and whether she plans to reform financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to amend legislation to offer protections from civilian-piloted drones in residential areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing late-night train services in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure people using mobility scooters (class 2) have the right to ride on all buses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to respond to findings of the consultation on Managing Pavement Parking which closed on 22 November 2020; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits he has made to each constituency in Northern Ireland since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13304, and the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14268, what steps his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase sentences on hyper-prolific offenders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the merits of increasing the six year period for claims allowed under s.32(1)(c) of the Limitation Act from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been (a) issued and (b) withdrawn on appeal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in each of the last three years for which data is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reopen court rooms at Telford Justice Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 49785 on Electronic Tagging: Standards; which of the key performance indicators Serco failed to meet;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguarding provisions her Department provides for (a) children and (b) isolated parents while Child Arrangement Orders are approved.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban Sharia courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41588 on Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificate, whether expenditure on the upgrading...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority enforcement powers to prevent fly tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle commercial fly-tipping involving construction and demolition waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered adopting a phased introduction of the extended producer responsibility fees to allow...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of honeybees in April (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered temporarily restricting imports of queen bees from regions with a high risk of parasitic infestation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make businesses aware of the ban on unlicensed use of glue traps in the Glue Traps (Offences) Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will review the regulatory framework applied to small, local abattoirs to ensure that (a) food safety is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress Natural England have made on the proposed expansion of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Beauty; and if he...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have taken steps, in negotiating a trade agreement with the United State of America, to ensure that food standards will not be reduced in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the British Retail Consortium on 29 April, particularly the finding that 52 per cent of human resources directors...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the Financial Reporting Council to ensure that the Post Office auditors complied with section 498(1)(a) of the Companies...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure that all public services are compliant with the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, when the Equality and Human Rights...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, whether they will drop...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 15 April (HL6395), whether the Cabinet Office holds a central record of the names of...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, whether they will publish a...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, whether they will consult Ben Cooper KC...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom is protested from large-scale cyber attacks; and what mitigations are in place to protect core...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to continue the process for appointing new members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission; and whether the appointment criteria have changed.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the Prime Minister’s Office, or (2) the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team, ask (a) a specific question on past criminal convictions, or...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024, published on 12 December 2024, and specifically to pages 21 and 69, which senior...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 7 April (HL6019), whether the Cabinet Office holds unpublished internal guidance on...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of overseas demand for UK goods in April, and the consequential impact on private sector output.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, whether they will review Census...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the mandatory Data Protection Impact Assessment for the gov.uk One Login programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many men aged 16 to 24 years old were employed in the agriculture sector in April.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of wildfires on (1) the stability of different landscapes, and (2) slope stability.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of doctors who have applied for specialty training across all 65 medical specialties in terms of (1) individual applicants, and (2) numbers of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address (1) the under-representation of women in health data, and (2) the lack of female-only UK clinical trials.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to fund research to establish safe microplastic exposure thresholds and identify key interventions to improve neglected areas, including soil and...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion of, parents in arrears on Child Maintenance Service payments are unemployed.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much Child Maintenance Service payment was reduced to receiving parents because of “special expenses” relating to travel to visit family...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of successful claims for (1) personal independence payment, and (2) universal credit with a limited capability for work and work-related activity...

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the impact assessment of the Spring Statement's announcement of health and disability benefit reforms, which estimates an additional 250,000...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a tourism tax.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regulation of cryptocurrency to encourage public investment in digital assets; and what assessment they have made of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of polling data on 11 April by Christians Against Poverty, Employment and financial difficulty, what assessment they have made of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the government of Scotland, and (2) the government of Wales, to facilitate economic growth across the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a treehouse within the curtilage of a domestic dwelling is deemed to be a material consideration by the Valuation Office Agency when a property is valued...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Farmers' Union of Wales in the past nine months regarding the impact of their policy of inheritance taxation for...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much HMRC has received in each tax year since 2013 from voluntary National Insurance contributions made to purchase missing qualifying years for the UK state...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with BT about publishing a geographical timetable for the Digital Voice rollout, particularly for rural areas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to rename Ofcom's Advisory Committee on Disinformation and Misinformation the "Committee for Online Information";...

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of BT’s Digital Voice rollout, what assessment they have made of residences lacking sufficient mains electricity supply to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any disparity in treatment between landline-only customers and those with broadband packages by BT’s Digital Voice...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Cyber Security Centre has warned about shortcomings with the One Login system, including risks of bulk personal data breach and mass...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to exempt off-grid premises from BT's Digital Voice transition.

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not published a mandatory Data Protection Impact Assessment for One Login; whether they obtained explicit user consent for biometric processing prior...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any component of the One Login service was developed offshore without prior consultation with the National Cyber Security Centre; and whether the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many instances of production environment access to the One Login system were recorded in each month since July 2022; and, for each month, how many of those...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office has quantified the likelihood and potential impact of insider threats, unauthorised privileged access, and production environment...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many critical and high-risk vulnerabilities remained open in the live One Login system on 1 April, and what is the target date for full remediation.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to their policy statement on the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, published on 1 April, what assessment they have made of the potential increase...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide funding to tackle anti-Palestinian racism in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to tackle rural homelessness.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reform the funding rules for local elections.

To ask His Majesty's Government what practice they have adopted in relation to the investigation of alleged war crimes against British citizens.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint a new UK migration and modern slavery envoy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking towards the implementation of G7-Africa partnerships for agrivoltaics investments agreed at the G7 Development Ministers’...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the expected allocation from the aid budget directed at tackling modern slavery for the financial years (1) 2024–25, (2) 2025–26, and (3)...

To ask His Majesty's Government which department is responsible for policy on tackling (1) anti-Palestinian racism, and (2) the dehumanisation of Palestinians.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 April (HL Deb cols 978–981), whether they are planning to convene a meeting between foundations and...

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following the emergence of a video appearing to show throat-slit gestures made by an individual at the Pakistan High...