Tuesday, 20 May 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of all STEM roles from the immigration salary list on (a) the advanced...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Labour Market Evidence Group will be set up.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review the countries eligible for (a) the Registered Traveller service and (b) automatic use of e-gates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 12 May...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform spousal visa regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to local licensing authorities on checking the (a) right-to-work and (b) immigration status of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to regulate the fees charged by GPs to applicants for a medical review for a firearms licensing application.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing age stratification in the Skilled Worker visa minimum salary criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed ten year residence criteria for migrants will include time spent in a third country.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that Essex Police's share of national funding from the police funding formula adequately reflects the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce car-related crimes in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a resettlement scheme for Palestinian refugees seeking to join family...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens with relatives impacted by the human rights situation in Balochistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding will be allocated to roll out hotspot policing in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to stop ISIS-K members from using conventional visa routes to travel to the UK from the central Asian...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) mandatory and (b) voluntary registration processes are in place for businesses seeking to operate within the private security sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform visas for care workers seeking employment in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2025 to Question 30270 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges; for what reason she does not collate...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to amend the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 to allow widows to continue to receive pension income following...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fingerprints, (b) photos and (c) DNA samples have been collected from illegal immigrants arriving in the UK in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to determine which illegal immigrants will be tagged.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to close the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield site; and what steps she is taking to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) people granted asylum and (c) people in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total value of contracts awarded to Clearsprings Ready Homes in relation to housing asylum seekers since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to extend the definition of domestic abuse to include abuse of kinship carers by people in the wider...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) current and (b) historical victims of child sexual abuse in (i) England and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 45761 on Women, when the updated Statutory Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions on statelessness applications made in 2024 were challenged through administrative review; how many of those reviews have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve pedestrian safety in areas of high footfall from potential vehicle incursions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the individual opt-out agreement under the Working Time Regulations 1998...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the 90 day visa-waiver stay limitation per 180-day period on the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on the level of tariffs applied to the UK by the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent company directors from dissolving indebted businesses and then establishing a similar business without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2 of the policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent anti-competitive practices in the domestic beet sugar industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to (a) improve toy safety and (b) protect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on services provided by Saatchi and Saatchi since July 2024; and for what purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2 of her Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the import of hormone-treated beef into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of UK citizens by occupation who reached the end of their 90-day limit for staying in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for junior mineral exploration companies in the UK; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will request that the British Business Bank make an assessment of the potential merits of support for a central finance facility for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed UK-US trade agreement on the future of the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact the UK-US trade deal on meat products sold in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to integrate critical minerals recycling into the circular economy strategy; and if he will support the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the individual opt-out agreement under the Working Time Regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2 of her Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to remove barriers to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision to Lancashire County Council since the Autumn Budget 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the policy paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of electrotechnical apprenticeships in equipping the workforce with skills in renewable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the number of apprenticeships delivered by the hair and beauty sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for apprenticeships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) increase educational attainment and (b) improve career opportunities in all regions of the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) school support workers and (b) other relevant stakeholders in the drafting of the Employment Rights Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what changes her Department has made to the Advanced Maths Support Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43284 on Schools: Broadband, whether any of the 343 schools are in Bedfordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding allocated to schools for free school meals is not used for other purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help reduce regional disparities in (a) exam results and (b) access to higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in the renewable energy sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the families of children unable to return to (a) mainstream and (b) special school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to protect neurodiverse pupils from bullying at school in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have (a) applied for and (b) had approved an Education, Health and Care Plan by Cambridgeshire County Council in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of initiatives to tackle bullying in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed removal of funding for the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families will be impacted by the reduction in the number of compulsory branded items of school uniform in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to encourage small and medium businesses to take up technical education opportunities; and if she will take...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the effective distribution of funding for technical education to meet the needs of (a) students and (b) employers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are on the SEND waiting list in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take with (a) Skills England and (b) Technical Excellence Colleges to support the provision of high-quality technical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with the local authority on the number of secondary school placements in Gloucestershire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will add young carers to the Daily Attendance reporting programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to reduce fraudulent claims for student loans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital funding she plans to make available for schools in Devon in the 2026-27 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she made of the number of apprenticeship starts in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2023-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Skills England plans to take with Institutes of Technology to (a) coordinate technical education and (b) ensure that regional skills needs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Growth and Skills Levy effectively reduces skills gaps identified by Skills England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to (a) providers and (b) employers on the growth and skills levy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of journalism clubs in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools teach about the environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding through the growth and skills levy will employers be able to spend on non-apprenticeship training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which county councils are failing to meet the 20-week timeframe for delivery of Education, Health and Care Plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the guidance on the secondary school admissions process to ensure parents are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school buildings in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of guidelines on (a) financial compensation and (b) protection for parents when an independent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's processes for monitoring after-school clubs' compliance with Ofsted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce sign language into early years planning for deaf children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that schools participating in the breakfast club programme can provide adequately nutritious free...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to extend the availability of DNA spit kits to licensed private hire drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the whole-life costs of (a) full and (b) partial railway electrification taking into account (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure the consistency of the passenger experience on trains on (i) C2C and (ii) Greater Anglia services after they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is planning to take to improve the (a) C2C and (b) Greater Anglia rail networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent signal cabling theft on the rail network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to protect the rail network from cyber attacks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will reduce the cost of the Veterans Railcard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 44055 on Govia Thameslink Railway: Fares, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Great Western Railway’s proposals to reduce (a) ticket office windows and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Great Western Railway’s proposed reductions on ticket office staffing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Uber accounts are not used by unlicensed taxi drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory fare meters in private hire vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on modes of transport used by commuters in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the Union Connectivity Fund feasibility study for the reopening of the Antrim to Lisburn rail line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much renewable energy generation is delivered from the Network Rail land estate; and which individual facilities generate the largest supplies of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse of the subsidy required to support the railways was in (a) 2018-9, (b) 2020-1 and (c) 2023-4.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail spends on renting commercial space outside London; and how much Network Rail commercial space is empty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to issue a tender procurement notice to deliver a new Great British Railways online rail ticket retailer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail last carried out (a) a survey and (b) audit of its land estate which could be suitable for renewable energy generation; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the service on and (b) potential merits of renovating the Liverpool-to-Manchester railway line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which open access rail applications are awaiting a decision by the Office of Rail and Road.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the acceleration capability of trains powered by (a) batteries, (b) overhead catenary systems and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus connectivity in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Filey Town Council on the return of the Filey Town Centre Bus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the £7 million allocated to Wiltshire Council under the bus service improvement plan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of regularity of bus services in Hemel Hempstead constituency on the ability of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q146 of the oral evidence given by the Secretary of State to the Transport Committee on 23 April 2025, HC 346, when the National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the operation of the Skilled Worker route for marine and waterways...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to help promote an increase in the number of jobs available for pilots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase access to driving tests in the Newton Abbot constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) notice provided and (b) the prior consultation for the new requirement for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) adequacy of the supporting infrastructure of (i) the Port of Liverpool, (ii) Manchester...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve access to Manchester Airport from the regions surrounding Greater Manchester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving infrastructure surrounding (a) Manchester Airport and (b) the Port of Liverpool on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for (i) theory and (ii) practical driving tests in Somerset in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was to (a) process and (b) pay Access to Work claims once an invoice had been submitted in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Pensions Ombudsman on the adequacy of the time taken for a complaint to be allocated to an adjudicator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to increase awareness of the availability of Pension Credit in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average amount of basic state pension paid to (a) individuals and (b) couples under the old pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were in receipt of a full old State Pension on 12 May 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are in receipt of a full new State Pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disputes involving the Child Maintenance Service on the backlog of cases in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who receive (a) enhanced daily living Personal Independence Payment awards and (b) standard daily living Personal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of changes to (a) PIP entitlement rules, (b) the Universal Credit health element, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department's consultation on the Health and Disability Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, does not include proposals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people’s organisations to develop the Health and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the number of people who are currently in receipt of PIP who are likely to lose their entitlement under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund on lives...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that official development assistance will be used to support the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) uphold funding commitments for (i) the Women’s Integrated Health Services programme and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the treatment of Christian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British nationals who are the victims of violent attacks are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) science, (b) technology, and (c) research sectors on using his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recent earthquake in Myanmar on the balance his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage India to meet its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) technical and (b) financial support he is providing to Ukraine to help (i) identify and (ii) document...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he bring forward legislative proposals to regulate maps used in the UK to ensure that the Gulf of Mexico is not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it easier to migrate between the UK and Canada.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from EU member states on conditions for UK participation in the EU's Security...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 41270 on MI6: Stonewall, for what reason the Secret...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36633 on China: Audit, when he plans to publish the China...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the refoulement of former Guantanamo Bay detainees from third countries.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to take steps to ensure safe spaces exist for (a) transgender and (b) non-binary people, in the context of forthcoming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence were not tagged in accordance with their licence conditions in the last 12 months for which data is available;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison spaces are (a) available and (b) projected to be available at HMP Littlehey over the next three years; and what the maximum capacity is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 50011 on HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People, when the seven male prisoners held at HMP Downview will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish an updated response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support male victims of sexual abuse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of grooming gang convictions since 2005 have involved perpetrators born outside the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on developing a national financial inclusion strategy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using household income to levy the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support residents in Fylde constituency with the cost of living.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41176 on Research: Tax Allowances, if she will publish a breakdown of the data provided for (a) error...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to maintain the current residence nil rate inheritance tax band of £175,000.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to improve communication with Child Trust Fund beneficiaries.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) the design of the Extended Producer Responsibility...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding her Department has allocated to Stonewall for (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget her Department has allocated to public sector equality, diversity and inclusion roles for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the ability of people to make payments in cash.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does the Valuation Office Agency determine the area size of a dwelling in (a) England and (b) Wales; and how does it determine the size of a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential financial savings to the Exchequer of (a) withdrawing the postponed VAT accounting process and (b) bringing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect small businesses from bank account closures.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including council tax debt collection in the scope of the Government Debt Fairness...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of increasing the VAT registration threshold in line with inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing business rates relief for retailers that choose to leave the high street and move their...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT applicable to beauty and hair salons.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that officials in her Department are adequately trained on potential economic statecraft mechanisms that could be...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks apply case-by-case assessments to banking services for (a) crypto asset businesses and (b) their customers;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to increase economic growth in cities outside of London.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking through the tax system to support the hospitality sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pension reforms on economic growth.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for emergency services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget her Department has allocated to public sector pay rises for 2025-26 and 2026-27.
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving use of offensive weapons in Slough.
To ask the Solicitor General, 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 Department.
To ask the Solicitor General, how many cyclists have been prosecuted under the provisions of Section 35 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support (a) South Holland District Council and (b) South Kesteven District Council in reducing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing Schedule 17 of the Environment Act before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in levels of Official Development Assistance spending on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support local supermarkets to ensure the adequate provision of battery bins.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the level of the butterfly population across the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 41542 on Packaging: Recycling, which stakeholders his Department plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of abandoned caravans in Devon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a consolidated public list of each (a) public authority and (b) private body with public functions that is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in population levels of West African migratory bird species over the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Outcomes from Nature COP16, Cali, Colombia of 6 November 2024, HCWS196,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of hectares of (a) agricultural land, (b) Grade 1 agricultural land, (c) Grade 2...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop a circular economy for historically un-recyclable waste streams, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to set material-specific collection targets for local authorities under the Simpler Recycling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a fourth round of grants under the fly-tipping grant scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of veterans working in (a) conservation and (b) land...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on imports of hunting trophies of species listed as (a) Near Threatened, (b) Vulnerable, (c) Endangered,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on issuing import permits to hunting trophies of species listed in Appendix I of CITES (Convention on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the import of hunting trophies of (a) endangered, (b) vulnerable and (c) other...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his European counterparts on improving visa-free travel arrangements to Europe for British citizens.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the (a) Cabinet and (b) Cabinet committees have discussed the UK's negotiating position on fishing rights as part of preparations for the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 90-day visa-waiver stay limitation for EU countries will be subject to negotiation with the EU.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment for the introduction of a youth mobility scheme with the European Union.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 19479 on Civil Servants: Disciplinary Proceedings, how many civil servants working in his...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48962 on Civil Service: Redundancy Pay, for what reason he decided to close the consultation to reform...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, if he will review the supplementary route for people for whom the impact of their viruses and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether appointments to the Ethics and Integrity Commission will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will meet victims of rape gangs at Number 10 Downing Street.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time civil servants in the business unit of 10 Downing Street work a four day working week using compressed hours.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Prime Minister has flown from London using (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force helicopters since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government-branded merchandise and away days banned, published on 6 April 2025, whether this...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15186 on 10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality, whether he plans to provide costs for...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has a process allowing for the disposal of surplus government assets below market rate when a disposal is in the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44026 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the purpose associated with the referenced...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to share data between Departments on matters that affect trends in the level of the cost of living.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43964 on Cabinet office: stress, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers were signed...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recommendation 57 of the Sullivan Review of Data, Statistics and Research...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of regulated public appointments have had substantive information published on who the members of the appointments advisory panel are...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government learning framework includes training on equality, diversity and inclusion.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, whether he intends to review (a) the compensation regulations and (b) the tariffs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the public sector.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the utility bills for the Ministerial residences in Admiralty House are individually metered.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled UK Resilience Academy to help secure Britain’s future with generational upgrade in emergency...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to improve the Display Energy Certificate rating for 10 Downing Street.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the current service cost of civil service pensions in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 18399, on Media: Meetings, if he will take steps to amend Annex C of the guidance entitled...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the publication entitled Government Property Strategy 2022-2030, published on 29 August 2022, remains his policy.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) water in the (i) 10 and (ii) 11 Downing Street residences are individually metered.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the days of (a) cultural and (b) religious significance publicly marked by the Prime Minister (i) since 4 July 2024 and (ii) for the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which business units in 10 Downing Street use the AI Redbox tool; and whether submissions to the Prime Minister are written using AI tools.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing (a) direct and (b) indirect spend on SME by (i) department and (ii) contract...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants who defer taking their Civil Service pension after the normal retirement age for that pension receive (a) a higher pension and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the guidance entitled Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance has been updated since 4 July 2024; and whether any...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his written statement of 14 May 2024 on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, whether his Department plans to issue...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 42606 on Civil Servants: Remote Working, how figures are collated for overall workforce attendance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Gerry Adams and (b) others interned without trial in the 1970s do not receive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many vacant posts there are at Great British Energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that sea users are not adversely impacted by offshore energy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average figure for energy production supplies to the grid was for (a) gas, (b) solar farms, (c) wind farms, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on pensioners in the south of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of when the Aberdeen headquarters of Great British Energy will be operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on draft supplementary guidance for assessing the effects of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) risk assessment and (b) contingency plan his Department has produced for the National Grid in the event of a national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to increase its support for integrated heat, power and mineral co-production projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to develop risk mitigation schemes for early-stage deep geothermal heat and power projects in line...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to include geothermal energy within the strategic remit of GB Energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of geothermal energy on the UK’s (a) ability to reach...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of drone technology to the net zero strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fiscal steps he is taking to incentivise the uptake of heat pumps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to extend Ofgem’s regulatory powers to include heat networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for smart thermostats as part of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the number of homes with heat pumps in Newton Abbot constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it is policy to commit to the pump watch petrol price comparison platform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy companies on policy cost rebalancing on energy bills to incentivise the uptake of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps through the spending review to reduce electricity costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent rogue energy brokers from targeting small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to support the re-training of oil and gas workers to help them transition to renewable energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to allocate funds toward supporting the re-training of oil and gas workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to (a) end fossil fuel subsidies and (b) provide support for people working in the oil and gas industry to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help support (a) energy and (b) decarbonisation industries in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what budget her Department has allocated to local government arts financing for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to hold discussions with Ofcom on potential changes to its oversight role of the broadcast media.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of charging overseas tourists £10 to visit museums on the public purse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42678 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, how many F-35Bs will receive the Block 4 upgrade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of service family accommodation are located in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Marine 11 and (b) Marine 12 have been used for ministerial travel by any Department since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 May 2025 on Veterans Support: A New Approach HCWS619, how much of the £50milllion funding for new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the defence suppliers forum main meeting last took place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Suppliers Forum has been disbanded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the membership is of the defence industrial joint council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Strategic Defence Review will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Gardens Scheme for veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a VALOUR-recognised support centre will be located in Leeds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on achieving full gigabit coverage by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of cyber attacks on large shops in the last 5 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to maintain the level of financial support for research to achieve the (a) replacement, (b) refinement and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase broadband access for (a) residents and (b) businesses in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to help support industrial research in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to provide funding for projects relating to (a) energy, (b) life sciences, (c) advanced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the semiconductor skills package increases skills in science sectors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on working with developers to ensure unsafe buildings are remediated quickly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34056 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, whether the Settlement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils are financially stable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 47712 on Night-time economy: Greater London, whether she plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of dwellings subject to a second homes council tax premium in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) community cohesion officers on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) those granted asylum, and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on temporary accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason (a) housing associations and (b) local councils are not eligible to apply to the (i) Building Safety...
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether (a) the Church of England, (b) its pension funds and (c) its investment funds support (i) boycotts and (ii)...
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if she will (a) publish the amounts certified under subsection 2(6) of the National Institutions Measure 1998 for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to set out a timeframe for the reduction of mental health waiting times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of midwives in Stepping Hill hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with suppliers of medical equipment to community care services on social care reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May to Question 50557 on Prescriptions: ICT, whether he plans to ensure all Electronic Prescription Service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with providers of community equipment services on their role in supporting (a) timely hospital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent violence and harassment towards NHS staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed, published on 16 March 2025,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) collating and (b) publishing NHS tribunal data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the length of NHS waiting lists in the Black Country since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to incorporate mental health training into midwifery education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support mothers with post-partum depression.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that glaucoma monitoring services are available to patients in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46099 on General Practitioners: Average Earnings, what year the value of £15.94...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the cross-government Health Mission Board plans to take to help tackle the impact of poverty on the health of disabled people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on care home...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national framework mandating GP acceptance of ADHD diagnoses from Right to Choose providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to question 50264 on General Practitioners: Pay, whether the methodology of the Annual Survey of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for ADHD services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for ADHD diagnoses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the white paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of geographical areas which do not have access to a pharmacy within 10 miles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the need for improved access to mental health services for people experiencing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role his Department plans for hospices to play in shifting care into the community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 50264 on General Practitioners: Pay, from which year is the Labour Force survey data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of beds in psychiatric intensive care units in (a) Lancashire and South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of palliative and end of life care on patients; and how the 10 year plan will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying a currency model to the commissioning of palliative and end...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help armed forces (a) veterans and (b) families to access NHS dental treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times were the partners of women diagnosed with postnatal depression (a) engaged with and (b) assessed for their mental health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local health authorities appeals process as a means to secure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people living in Nottingham East constituency have access to NHS dentistry when they need it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 43484 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what information his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include multi-year funding for voluntary sector providers of children’s (a) palliative care and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve conditions in psychiatric hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) intergenerational inequality and (b) socio-economic status on mental health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of available dental appointments in (a) Mid Bedfordshire and (b) the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in National Insurance contributions on the financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the number of people that will have palliative care needs over the next 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase levels of access to (a) educational psychologists, (b) speech and language therapy and (c) child and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include provisions in the NHS 10-Year Plan on the (a) funding, (b) planning, (c) provision and (d) commissioning at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from people who have previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory (a) Accessible Information Standard and (b) deaf awareness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the early diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Yeovil constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cycles of NHS funded IVF treatment as recommended by NICE guidelines are provided in each integrated care board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to prevent the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to StandWithUs' report entitled StandWithUs UK Report: Voice of Students 2024/25 Report, published in May 2025, if he will have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether a government representative will visit Scotland for St. Andrew’s Day on 30 November 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the finding in the report Safety and Survival by Women for Refugee Women that women banned from working are being forced...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow Ukrainian visa-holders to sponsor more family members through the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including (1) partners, (2) children over 18,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of women's experiences of violence and abuse in the asylum system.
To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have on the number of prevented terrorist attacks purportedly by Iran in the UK in the past 10 years.
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 plan to issue...
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 plan to issue...
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 ask the Victims'...
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, what guidance they will issue to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children who have left private education and enrolled in state-funded education following the application of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who will lose their entitlement to free school meals following the ending of phase one of the transitional...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure long-term funding for programmes to support NHS staff with their (1) mental and (2) physical health.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise the risk of burnout among healthcare staff.
To ask His Majesty's Government what commemorative (1) days, (2) weeks, and (3) months, are recognised by (a) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (b) NHS England, as significant for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current vacancy rates for care workers in care homes in England and Wales; and whether these rates have changed in the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the proportion of overseas workers in the care workforce.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS officials in England about improving (1) the catering; and (2) the rest facilities for NHS staff in hospital settings.
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, what guidance they will issue to (1) the...
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, what plans they have to issue guidance to (1) royal...
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, what plans they have to ensure that NHS services...
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, what plans they have to include the biological...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the planned transformation of the NHS App to support seamless delivery of pharmacy services, including by...
To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they will use in reducing staff costs by 50 per cent for NHS England; and how this methodology was established with regard to local and regional outcomes.
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, whether they will issue guidance to hospital...
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, what plans they have to issue guidance to NHS staff...
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, whether they will issue guidance to ensure...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many care workers there are in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of impact of the planned end of visas for overseas care workers...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Climate Change Committee Progress in adapting to climate change: 2025 report to Parliament, published on...
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in developing an app to update drivers on which of their consignments has been selected for a physical check under the Border...
To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they plan to take to reduce microplastic pollution.
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that all catches are accurately recorded and accounted for in line with the bycatch objective under section 1(6)(b) of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate on 20 March (HL5840), what annual returns they have received regarding conservation covenant...
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect peatlands.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of shipments were checked under the Border Target Operating Model in (1) January, (2) February, (3) March, and (4) April, 2025.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to work with the Turkish-Cypriot diaspora in the United Kingdom to promote community engagement and stronger ties between the United...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure all UK Overseas Territories approve laws allowing access to company ownership data to those with a legitimate interest, as...
To ask His Majesty's Government what further sanctions or other actions they are taking against the government of Myanmar, in response to the bombing of healthcare facilities following the recent...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their statements denouncing the lack of democratic legitimacy of the Venezuelan election of 28 July 2024, whether they plan to evict the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Syria in response to reports of violence and persecution against the Druze community in areas under its...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office intends to fund Stonewall in (1) 2025–26 and (2) 2026–27.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase flexible funding to support the most food-insecure people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they deem (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland to be (a) countries, (b) nations, or (c) regions.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 2,100 Cabinet Office roles they plan to cut or move over the next two years are currently vacant or unfilled.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to appoint a Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place a copy of the desknote about direct ministerial appointments in the Library of the House.
To ask His Majesty's Government how much the HS2 project has cost to date; what estimate they have made of the cost of completing the project; and when they anticipate that it will be completed.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce cross-subsidy between rural and urban areas for franchised bus services where routes exist that are not themselves profitable.
To ask His Majesty's Government what volume of freight entered Britain from (1) Northern Ireland, and (2) the Republic of Ireland, in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available, (b)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact in the Turks and Caicos Islands of the explosions of SpaceX rockets in January and March.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which services are operated, whether directly or through third parties, from which servers in which data...
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of all government back-office digital systems have been migrated to public cloud; and what timeline the Government Digital Service has set to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the Government Digital Service has done since its inception to encourage public sector organisations to improve their efficiency by shifting data from...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the total kilowatt-hours and average power usage effectiveness have been for each year since 2019/20 of (1) the government server rooms, and (2) their...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total annual estate and electricity cost of housing digital infrastructure and IT systems, legacy and otherwise, across the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of total government savings over the past five years of shifting data from locally hosted back-office IT systems, legacy or...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number and proportion of people who may lose their entitlement to (1) Carer's Allowance, and (2) the carer element of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of an interim update on 25 April by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), An interim update on the practical implications 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 plan to issue guidance to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of streaming on the level of the income of musicians and composers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the British film industry of the proposed US tariffs on non-American films.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) China, and (2) the United States of America, regarding the introduction of trade tariffs.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support high street shops and to prevent further closures following the rise in National Insurance contributions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Northern Ireland will be able fully to benefit from the UK-India trade deal.
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