Written answers

Monday, 19 May 2025

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Mental Health Services: Fathers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of (i) fathers and (ii) their (A) partners and (B)...

    • Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken by integrated care boards to add new National Institute for...

      Drugs: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list those medicines used by the NHS that were subject to (a) animal and (b) non-animal testing in the UK as part of the...

      Hospitals: Basingstoke

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) capital funding and (b) revenue funding has been allocated for the purchase of land near Junction 7 of the M3 for...

      Dental Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to integrated care boards on maintaining access to dental services in underserved communities.

      GP Surgeries: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the level of funding available for new GP premises in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.

      General Practitioners: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent (a) GPs and (b) other clinical practitioners were employed at (i) Highcliffe Medical Centre, (ii)...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis.

      Antenatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pregnant women were accompanied by (a) the child's father and (b) their partner during (i) antenatal booking-in appointments and...

      Medical Records: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of routinely (a) recording and (b) matching new fathers’ health records...

      Health Services: Fathers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) create a pathway for (i) expectant and (ii) new fathers and (b) ensure that NHS staff are...

      Dental Services: South Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental care in South Shropshire constituency.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the long-term sustainability of the hospice sector.

      Mental Health Services: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to help ensure that Dorset Police are able to refer convicted stalkers for mental health interventions.

      Out of Area Treatment: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who do not meet the criteria to reside were inpatients in (a) Hinchingbrooke Hospital, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital...

      Palliative Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing long term, sustainable funding for palliative and end of...

      Puberty Suppressing Hormones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish evidence on the impact of puberty blockers.

      Care Workers: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of opt-out agreements in the care sector on workplace standards.

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the mental health of young people.

      Veterans: Orthopaedics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to support access to orthopaedic care for veterans.

      Palliative Care

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

      Pharmacy: South Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to support community pharmacies in South Shropshire constituency.

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings the Minister for Mental Health has had with external bodies since her appointment.

      Medical Records: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the length of time GPs take to process medical records for the armed forces.

      Mental Health Services: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health services in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) across Lancashire.

      General Practitioners: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on GP services by Dorset Integrated Care Board in Christchurch in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-2024 and (c) 2024-25; and what...

      GP Practice Lists: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of new GP registrations were made by non-UK nationals in each of the last five years.

      GP Practice Lists: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of new patients registered at (a) Highcliffe Medical Centre, (b) Christchurch Medical...

      Mental Health Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the employment of qualified counsellors in paid roles within mental health services.

      General Practitioners: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP patient-to-practice ratios in (a) rural constituencies and (b) West Dorset constituency.

      GP Practice Lists: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were registered at (a) Highcliffe Medical Centre, (b) Christchurch Medical Centre, (c) Burton Brunch Surgery, (d) Stour...

      Brain: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of infant brain injuries at childbirth.

      Hearing Impairment: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue national guidance on the use of Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf babies and children; and if he will increase funding to...

      Diethylstilbestrol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to identify people exposed to Diethylstilbestrol.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to minimise the differences in health outcomes in the UK.

      Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) National Disease Registration Service and (b) National Congenital Anomaly and...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the lower price point of very high puff-count vapes on youth vaping.

      Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS facilities exist to carry out diagnostic testing of patients for Paraneoplastic Encephalitis.

      Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue delivery plan will include (a) advice and (b) provisions for (i) long covid, (ii)...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve (a) the referral process and (b) treatment for people with brain tumours.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a dedicated diagnostic pathway for brain tumours.

      Prostate Cancer: Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cases of prostate cancer.

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the £70 million funding for new radiotherapy machines is in addition to the prevailing budgets for radiotherapy machines.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43996 on NHS England, what plans his Department plans to put in place to help ensure...

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the Nursery Milk Scheme entitlement to the end of the academic year in which a child turns five.

      Chronic Illnesses: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on (a)...

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory nutritional targets for large supermarket retailers.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Housing Benefit: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary housing has not increased since 2011.

    • Disability: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against disabled people.

      Personal Independence Payment: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether proposed changes to PIP will include people of pensionable age.

      Social Security Benefits: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the welfare system on people with disabilities.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the (a) secondary and (b) related conditions of people claiming PIP.

      Personal Independence Payment: Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people with...

      Maternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of statutory maternity pay.

      Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the Child Maintenance Service helpline's performance in responding to phone calls against its service level standards.

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serco's performance against key performance indicators in their Functional Assessment Services...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who receive (a) enhanced daily living Personal Independence Payment awards and (b) standard daily living Personal Independence...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of her Department's proposals to freeze the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related...

      Maternity Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the treatment of Maternity Allowance as unearned income when calculating means-tested benefits.

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work Green Paper on (a) local government and (b) the voluntary sector.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of operational changes to Access to Work on disabled people who (a) are...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to support the national rollout of (a) JobsPlus and (b) other community-led employment programmes following the...

      Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with (a) musculoskeletal disorders and (b) learning disabilities who will be affected by...

      Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

      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 PIP on people living with Multiple Sclerosis.

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 49218 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether her Department plans to (a)...

      Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who (a) are currently eligible for PIP and (b) will not be eligible for PIP following her...

      Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with (a) young people with severe mental illness and (b) organisations representing them on the potential impact...

      Pathways to Work: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work Green Paper on the number of people in poverty in each of the...

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason accessible versions of the Pathways to Work Green Paper were not published at the same time as the original version; and if...

      Universal Credit: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit on (a) young adults under 25 and (b)...

      Personal Independence Payment: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the eligibility for PIP on the number of people...

      Social Security Benefits: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial reparations to LGBT veterans are not considered in assessments for benefit entitlement.

      Employment: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are supporting women managing menopause in the workplace.

      Job Creation: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the number of job opportunities in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential implications for her policies of trends in and (b) adequacy of her Department's policies for...

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people in Slough into (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the US-UK trade deal on Northern Ireland businesses.

    • Arms Trade: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of all previously controlled goods removed from the UK Strategic Export Control Lists in the last 10 years.

      Canada: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase (a) trade and (b) trading opportunities between the UK and Canada.

      Biofuels: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the bioethanol industry on the UK-US trade deal.

      Electric Vehicles: Components and Raw Materials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on (a) manufactured components and (b) raw materials for the...

      RCV Engines: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has exempted the company RCV Engines Ltd from applying for arms export licenses for the sale of (a) engines and (b)...

      Electric Vehicles: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the target to reach net zero on the number of imports of electric vehicles from China...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any types of unmanned aerial vehicle engines have been removed from (a) ML10d and (b) 9A001 of the UK Strategic Export Control Lists...

      Events Industry: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to promote the UK business event sector.

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45981 on Parental Leave, what the breakdown in the Other/Unknown category is between (a)...

      Electric Bicycles: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many incidents of battery fires on (a) converted and (b) non-converted e-bikes were reported to the Office for Product Safety and...

      Licensing Laws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45678 on Licensing Laws, who the members of the taskforce are; and how they were selected.

      Small Businesses: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small businesses to develop cyber security investment plans.

      Investment: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the British Business Bank's press release entitled British Business Bank launches £70million investment fund for...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's data entitled Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000 - March 2025, published on 24 April 2025, what the...

    • Civil Service: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Civil Service Inclusive Practice privacy notice, published on 8 May 2025, how many civil servants...

      House of Lords Appointments Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when (a) vacancies were announced for the members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission and (b) the application process (i) closed and (ii) was...

      EU Countries: Visas

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will raise (a) the maximum permitted stay in Schengen area countries for UK citizens without a visa of 90 days in a 180 day period and (b)...

      EU Countries: Visas

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on UK Nationals being able to stay in the Schengen Zone for only 90 in every 180 days.

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tariffs for people infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments he made when giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, when he plans to respond to the five areas...

      Advisory Committee On Business Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish guidance provided to members of the Advisory Committee for Business Appointments.

      Public Sector: Productivity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of requiring full-time office working in the civil service on public sector productivity.

      Public Sector: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has considered establishing a regulatory framework for third-party entities that charge for assisting with (a) Government...

      Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) maintenance and (b) refurbishment of 36 Whitehall in each of the last three years.

      Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has for the use of 36 Whitehall.

      Government Departments: Women

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.

      Government Departments: Women

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.

      Statistics: Gaza

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department uses Gaza Health Ministry statistics in cross-Whitehall briefings.

      Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 21386 on Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax, what the benefits are of the The Pensions Increase...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Leader of the House to the Rt hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 14 April 2025 on Written Parliamentary...

      Domestic Visits: Huntingdon

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) members of the Cabinet and (b) other Ministers have visited Huntingdon constituency since 5 July 2024; and on how many occasions each have...

      Development and Use of Supply Chain Finance (and associated schemes) in Government Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14769 on Civil Servants: Secondment, which of the recommendations from the Boardman report which...

      Prime Minister: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43463 on Prime Minister: Email, whether emails which are automatically removed after 90 days that...

      Intelligence and Security Committee

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament's press release of 1 May 2025, whether he plans to update the Committee's...

      Freedom of Information and Written Questions: Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the assumed cost of an hour of staff time is for assessing the disproportionate cost threshold for written parliamentary questions; what the...

      Civil Servants: Performance Related Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants across all departments were awarded performance bonuses in the financial year 2024-2025.

      Office for National Statistics: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 41642 on Office for National Statistics (ONS): Industrial Disputes, what the mandated return to the...

      Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 7754 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether a public sector equalities duty assessment...

      Civil Servants: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last three years.

      Buildings: Disability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in ensuring that public places such as supermarkets are accessible to...

  • Treasury

    • National Insurance and Taxation: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) income tax, (b) VAT and (c) National Insurance revenue was generated by non-UK nationals in the last 10 years; and what information...

    • Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-domiciled residents have left the UK since 5 July 2024.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available for businesses awaiting admission to the UK Internal Market Scheme.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief at the Autumn Budget on...

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to change rules for Cash ISAs.

      Treasury: Apprentices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.

      Treasury: Translation Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their...

      Mortgages: Competition

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of homeowners who are unable to switch to a cheaper mortgage due to changes in the (a) lending...

      Taxation: Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will add an option to specify national identity as British to the online Self-Assessment tax return.

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of a cash cap on the cost of retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) rate relief in...

  • Department for Transport

    • Public Transport: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of population changes due to immigration on public transport (a) capacity and (b)...

    • Railways: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railways are planned for (a) full and (b) partial electrification; whether these proposals are funded; what the target delivery dates are; and...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers to report...

      Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recommendations the Motor Insurance Taskforce has made on reducing motor insurance costs.

      Aviation: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility of feedstocks in the SAF mandate to include...

      Public Transport: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to agree a multi-year public transport settlement with Norfolk County Council from 2026.

      Railways: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the reliability of battery (a) bi-mode, (b) tri-mode and (c) battery/electric hybrid trains and...

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) discontinuous electrification and (b) battery locomotives on (i) the...

      Transport: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department provides for transport projects in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate on automotive manufacturing.

      Motor Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to defer the ban on the sale of new (a) petrol and (b) diesel vehicles; and whether she will make an assessment of the...

      Electric Vehicles: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the affordability of electric vehicles for low-income households.

      Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will update section 35 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to include the dangerous use of illegal e-bicycles.

      Transport: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential role of technology in the decarbonisation of the transport sector.

      Public Transport: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to (a) support and (b) encourage the installation of more audio-visual real time information on (i) busses and (ii) trains...

      Bus Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the sustainability of bus services in rural areas.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) businesses and (b) public services of building charging points for electric vehicles in each...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of charging points scheduled to be built in each year from 2025 to 2035.

      Bus Services: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the average bus punctuality rates for Wiltshire for each year since 2015.

      Bus Services: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) early morning and (b) late evening bus services in Wiltshire for (i) shift workers and...

      Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the road categorisation is of e-bicycles that do not require the rider to manually pedal.

      Rapid Transit Systems: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the construction of a new light rail line in Telford constituency.

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b), special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Department for Energy Security and Net...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with (i) Distribution Network Operators and (ii)...

      Extracurricular Activities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of airfields evicting gliding clubs on the extra-curricular opportunities for young people.

      Bus Services: Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding to Derbyshire County Council for bus routes in rural areas.

      Public Transport: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that all communities in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas have access to public transport.

      Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including renewable electricity in the Renewal Transport Fuel Obligation.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to engage with (a) devolved governments, (b) local authorities and (c) regional transport partnerships to share best practice...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to engage with Distribution Network Operators on (a) grid connections and (b) the standardisation of electric vehicle charging.

      A19: Roundabouts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on levels of air pollution at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 in each of the last five years.

      Roads: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the level of funding is for projects under the road investment strategy (a) 1 and (b) 2, by region.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support Ukraine.

    • Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget his Department has allocated to the HAVEN programme for 2025-2026; and what assessment he has made of...

      Development Aid: Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase development funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

      Development Aid: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of the impact of Official Development Assistance reductions on women and...

      Development Aid: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultation his Department has conducted with women's rights or women-led organisations on the decision to...

      Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has with his counterparts in (a) Japan, (b) Australia and (c) the United States on (i)...

      Anzhalika Melnikava

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 47234 on Anzhelika Melnikava, whether he has had recent...

      China: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued to ambassadors on (a) declaring and (b) reporting their interests.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which ODA-funded programmes in countries classified as (a) non-priority, (b) high-income and (c) of no current...

      Terrorism: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve accountability measures against (a) state and (b) non-state...

      Environment Protection: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on proposals for an ecocide law.

      Ukraine: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many ODA-funded projects currently operating in Ukraine (a) have secured funding beyond 2024–25 and (b)...

      Ukraine: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many ODA-funded projects operating in Ukraine (a) have secured funding beyond 2024–25 and (b) are at...

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of humanitarian aid funding to Ukraine beyond the 2025-26...

      Ukraine: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ODA reductions on support for survivors of conflict-related...

      Ukraine: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the revised ODA budget in the 2024–25 financial year is allocated to support Ukraine; and...

      Ukraine: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to prioritise funding within the reduced ODA budget for the reconstruction and...

      India: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to increase security cooperation with India to help tackle terrorism.

      Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any UK Government-funded humanitarian aid projects in Ukraine are scheduled to conclude in 2024; and what...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 45603 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...

      Ukraine: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in the war on Ukraine.

      Voting Rights: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with EU member states on securing new bilateral voting rights agreements.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 48367, what his Department's timeline is for implementing that...

      Development Aid: Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Overseas Development Assistance funding has contributed to the (a) establishment and (b) ongoing...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates Mauritian negotiators have met with officials to discuss the future sovereignty of the British...

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 given to Question 48885 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Development Aid,...

      St Helena: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Governor of Saint Helena’s special responsibility for finance differs from the role of the Finance...

      Mauritius: Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the costs of diplomatic engagement with Mauritius since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Education

    • GCE A-level: Physics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in deprived areas offer A-level physics courses to pupils.

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that increases in student loan debts do not contribute to intergenerational wealth inequality.

      Education: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect academic and student freedom of speech in schools and universities.

      Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) early intervention and (b) post-adoption support for (i) adoptive parents and (ii) local authorities.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund are on hold as a result of the delay caused in announcing the funding for...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of changes to...

      National School Breakfast Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the funding received by schools participating in the National School Breakfast Programme to...

      Schools: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of emotional based school avoidance on (a) pupils and (b) schools.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints were (a) received and (b) upheld against Mott MacDonald in its role administering the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund were awarded for therapy support costing (a) less than £3,000 per...

      Bullying: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of bullying towards neurodiverse students in schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset, and (c) England.

      English Language: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England had a majority of pupils without English as a first language in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available...

      Special Educational Needs: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of SEND support recipients were children of non-UK nationals in the latest year for which data is available.

      Pupils: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support pupils undertaking exams when experiencing (a) health issues and (b) bereavement.

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost per pupil was of providing English as an Additional Language support in state schools in the most recent academic year.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) affordability and (b) long-term sustainability of the student loans repayment system for (i) low...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a publicly funded model of higher education with reduced reliance on...

      Dentistry: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps with dental schools to develop apprenticeship programmes to help expand the dental workforce.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Geoengineering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which chemicals will be used in the Advanced Research and Invention Agency's geoengineering program.

    • Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment he has made of the regulatory approach by (a) the UK and (b) other advanced digital economies on...

      Digital Technology: West Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing an integrated digital strategy in West Berkshire.

      Research: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to encourage academic research collaboration between UK and Ukrainian universities.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Infrastructure: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect critical undersea infrastructure.

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

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

      Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase procurement from UK businesses.

      War Pensions: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for war pensions which were denied were subsequently overturned on appeal in each of the last three years.

      Challenger Tanks: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of not replacing Challenger 2 tanks.

      Firing Ranges: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39874 on Firing Ranges: Northumberland, for what reason his Department do not record time lost due...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the weight of drone that armed forces personnel are permitted to pilot during training.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported in defence rotary contracts during this Parliament.

      Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) deployment of drone technologies by Ukraine.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in GPs providing medical records on armed forces recruitment.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on military accommodation in Suffolk Coastal constituency in each of the next five financial years.

      Military Bases: Suffolk Coastal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual running costs were for Army sites located in Suffolk Coastal constituency in each of the last five financial years; and how much funding...

      Navy: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2025.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to (a) reform procurement, (b) make efficiency savings, (c) increase levels of access to defence procurement for SMEs and...

      Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of using the General Atomics MQ-9 for Royal Navy carrier based operations.

      Early Warning Systems: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force, using uncrewed remotely piloted aircraft systems to...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish which (a) suppliers and (b) contractors to his Department are located in Huntingdon constituency; and what service they provide to...

      F-35 Aircraft: Cruise Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned (a) in-service date and (b) date of integration with F-35B is for the Spear 3 air-to-surface weapon.

      Warrior Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 44696 on Warrior Vehicles: Decommissioning, how many Warrior vehicles will be sold to private collectors.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37237 on Defence: Procurement, what the other Departmental publications are that are working in...

      Rifles: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33142 on Ministry of Defence: Rifles, how will out of service (a) SA80A2 and (b) A3 variants be...

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43786 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, what hearing protection is currently issued to Specialist...

      Nuclear Weapons: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of maintaining the nuclear programme was spent in the UK in each of the last five years.

      Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key programme milestones are in the Global Combat Air Programme.

  • Home Office

    • Motor Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that vehicle manufacturers rectify security issues with cars to prevent theft; and what...

    • Community Protection Notices: Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Community Protection Notices were issued to owners of dogs following attacks on cats in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many of...

      Emigration: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Indian nationals have emigrated to the UK to work in each of the last five years.

      Passports: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received relating to the passport photograph software cropping or rejecting images of individuals...

      Passports: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the photograph software used for passport applications; and what steps she is...

      Personal Care Services: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) unlawful employment practices and (b) labour exploitation in the nail...

      Slavery: Personal Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of workers in the nail salon industry who are victims of modern slavery or human...

      Women: Gosport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase women’s safety in Gosport Town Centre.

      Exploitation: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect children from criminal exploitation in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Grooming Gangs Taskforce will investigate (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on preventing violence against women and girls.

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most common grounds were for the rejection of statelessness applications submitted in 2024.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Statement on Serco asylum accommodation list, published on 27 April 2025, whether her...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people deported for criminal offences in the last five years had previously been granted (a) asylum and (b) humanitarian protection.

      Asylum: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46893 on Asylum: Local Government, what the names of those grants are.

      Asylum: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in the Huntingdon constituency.

      Asylum: Staffordshire Moorlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to repurpose (a) offices and (b) other buildings to house asylum seekers in Staffordshire Moorlands constituency.

      Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stages of recruitment are still to be completed for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration role.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42858 on Child Trust Fund, whether her Department has taken recent steps to (a) update and (b) publicise...

    • Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds that are unclaimed belong to people who lack capacity.

      Enforcement Conduct Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making the Enforcement Conduct Board's voluntary accreditation scheme regulations for...

      Prisoners: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how her Department holds records of children with a parent in prison; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding this...

      Criminal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that spent convictions are not considered once spent.

      Serco: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how Serco performed against key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on the HMP Ashfield (South Gloucestershire) contract.

      Medomsley Detention Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on its planned timetable to publish the report on its special investigation...

      Council Tax: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many liability orders were (a) sought by local authorities and (b) granted by courts for council tax debt, in each tax year since 2019.

      Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the financial impact of the Court of Protection’s Deputyship application process on families of disabled...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Disney Corporation: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Disney+ making available the 'uncut' version of The Abyss, what steps is she taking to ensure that streaming services...

    • Arts and Public Service Broadcasting: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Terms of Trade regime under the Communications...

      Sports: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that national sports governing bodies enforce compliance with statutory safeguarding...

      Football: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the (a) English Football League and (b) Premier League on the potential impact of the new deal...

      Leisure Centres: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the financial challenges facing leisure centres; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Broadcasting: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of terrestrial television and radio services on the resilience of...

      Television: Digital Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the reliability of (a) digital terrestrial television and (b) IPTV.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to limit access to gambling advertising to people with problem gambling.

      VE Day: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the process was for deciding the allocation of seating in the VIP box for the VE concert at Horse Guards Parade on 8 May 2025.

      Beer: Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with UNESCO on the potential merits of recognising the (a) production and (b) serving of cask ale as an...

      Public Libraries: Adult Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of public libraries on adult education.

      Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45662 on Tax Allowances: Mid Bedfordshire, whether the negotiations over central...

      Second Homes: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45688 on Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes: Registration, if she will ensure...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Temporary Accommodation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of temporary accommodation for local authorities through the Spending Review.

    • Housing: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of new housing demand that is attributable to net migration since 2010.

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of methodological changes to the classification of...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses that will be built by the end of 2025.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Fire Brigade Union on funding for the fire and rescue service.

      Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for local authorities to help reduce the number of (a) people...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions for prevention programmes for young people at risk of homelessness in her...

      Supporting People Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national Supporting People programme.

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will meet with representatives from the youth homelessness sector to discuss a dedicated chapter on youth...

      Electoral Register: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on automatic electoral registration in Wales.

      Economic Growth: Oxford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much the Oxford Growth Commission project will cost her Department in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28 and...

      Community Assets: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to maintain (a) community centres, (b) libraries and...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on homelessness and rough sleeping in each year since 2020.

      Mortgages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that mortgage lenders do not require EWS1 forms where there is no legal requirement;...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the recruitment of firefighters in line with demand.

      Mayors: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to support mayors in cities in the North of England to (a) increase economic growth and (b)...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure fire and rescue services have adequate (a) personnel and (b) life...

      Regulation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 2.1 of her Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help increase social housing supply through the Spending Review.

      Mead Realisations: Judgements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling in Mead Realisations Ltd v Secretary of State for...

      Embassies: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will have access to the unredacted plans for the proposed Chinese Embassy when the Planning...

      Embassies: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) MI5, (b) GCHQ or (c) MI6 are able to make representations to (i) the planning inspector and (ii) her as...

      Poverty: Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department monitors levels of furniture poverty.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what topics her Department has produced an environmental principles assessment since 4 July 2024.

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 47709 on Permitted Development Rights, whether her Department has...

      Housing: Electronic Government

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

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how often the inter-ministerial group on homelessness meets.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of homelessness since July 2024.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Women and Equalities

    • Conversion Therapy

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on the publication of the Government’s conversion practices legislation.

    • Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement Unit

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether his Department plans to establish the new Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement as an arm’s length body.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Soil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending payments from the SAM3: herbal leys scheme on farmers.

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 47228 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, whether the (a) launch and (b)...

      Farms: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to change the level of funding for farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers enrolled in the SFI scheme to transition to the forthcoming replacement programme.

      Meat: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include a ban on the importation of product where antibiotics have been used as growth...

      Dairy Products and Meat: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that appropriate biosecurity checks are conducted on (a) vehicles and (b)...

      Import Controls: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has raised concerns with his French counterpart on the lack of visible (a) controls and (b) public information at...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of changes in farm investment since the Autumn Budget 2024; and if he will provide detailed...

      Food: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technology to encourage consumers to buy British produce.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Geoengineering: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of solar radiation modification on the environment.

    • Fuel Poverty: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of fuel poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme; and if he will meet with the hon. Member for...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to continue the Energy Company Obligation after April 2026.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of energy efficiency measures were funded by the (a) Energy Company Obligation, (b) Great British Insulation...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on developing an online consumer advice service for retrofit.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government's response to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations...

      Heat Pumps: Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's blog entitled Warm Homes Plan and heat pumps,...

      Carbon Budgets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to include costed policies to meet the (a) fourth, (b) fifth and (c) sixth carbon budget as part of the...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to recommendation 12 of the First Report of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of Session 2022-23 on...

  • Ministry of Justice

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • International Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution they have made to the UN's Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan in 2025.

    • Sudan: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the £120 million humanitarian funding for Sudan announced on 15 April will be allocated to support survivors of sexual violence.

      Syria: Druze

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about offering support or protection to the Druze population in Syria, and what steps they are taking...

      Syria: Druze

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent violence against the Druze community in Syria.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Iron and Steel: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of world steel production is supplied by (1) China, and (2) the United Kingdom.

    • Iron and Steel: Production

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage of UK steel production as a proportion of the demand for steel in the UK.

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the trade agreement between the UK and India; and whether they plan to seek Parliament’s approval prior to ratification.

      Overseas Trade: Morocco

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of the United Kingdom's trading relationship with Morocco.

      Prawns: Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect the proposed trade deal with India will have on the prawn industry in (1) the United Kingdom, and (2) Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Education

    • Apprentices: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that young people have access to apprenticeships.

    • GCE A-level and GCSE: Statistics

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether schools in England include the results of external candidates in their GCSE and A-Level statistics.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether local authority social care services are funded and equipped to meet the needs of the 621,880 children referred to them in 2024.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Redundancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of (1) redundancy, (2) severance, and (3) human resources consultancy, as a result of the planned reduction of 2,100...

    • Permanent Secretaries: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 7 April (HL6018), and to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary at the...

      Arms Length Bodies: Operating Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032) , what is their estimate of the annual cost of each of the 26...

      Permanent Secretaries: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a model contract for permanent secretaries; and if so whether they will place a copy in the Library of the House.

      Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many competitions for public appointments have been paused before completion since 9 July 2024; what are the reasons for pausing these processes; and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Department for Transport

    • Motorways: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quantity of new motorway constructed in the past ten years, and what plans they have to develop further motorways.

  • Treasury

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the savings from the reductions in delinked payments will be allocated to payments to farms participating in the new Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the full details of the next round of the Sustainable Farming Incentive will be announced, and when that scheme will open to applications.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what quantitative estimate they have made, using the data they hold on Basic Payment Scheme payments now delinked, of the amount saved by the current reductions to...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 22 April by Friends of the Earth International, Climate and biodiversity in freefall, particularly...

    • Hydrogen

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the use of green hydrogen as an energy source.

      Nuclear Reactors: Thorium

      To ask His Majesty's Government what investment they have made or intend to make in thorium-based nuclear energy technology.

      Forests: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of the consultation on allowing Woodland Carbon Credits under the Woodland Carbon Code to be admitted into the United...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Islamophobia

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia, as defined by the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group or otherwise, a criminal...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Obstetrics: Negligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reforming the loss of future earnings element of clinical negligence compensation for cases arising from obstetrics.

    • NHS: Negligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee regarding the implementation of fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims...

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