To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on achieving (a) Good Chemical Status and (b) Good Ecological Status for waterways in Henley and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to amend the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce (a) waste and (b) pollution from waterways in the Thames Valley region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce microplastic pollution from combined sewer outflows.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, what discussions he has had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to update guidance on the ownership of XL Bullies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, if his Department will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of beef imports from the US that will be (a) carcass and b) valuable cuts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to incorporate the needs of small-scale meat (a) producers and (b) processors into his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of fish caught in UK territorial waters was caught by (a) UK vessels and (b) EU vessels in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs how much and what proportion of the humanitarian aid budget has been allocated to preventing (a) maternal and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Turkish counterpart on the disbanding of the Kurdistan Workers Party.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 40483 on Mahmoud Khalil, whether he has had recent discussions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Memorandum of Understanding between Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Government of Ireland relating to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Project Grayburn (a) supports economic growth, (b) strengthens UK-based supply chains and (c) creates...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50625 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel have used the Forces Help to Buy scheme in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Envoy IV flights have been provided to (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other Ministers for domestic travel since 4 July 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy’s Maritime Aviation Transformation Strategy has made a decision on the future of the F-35B Lightning fighter aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for developing the deep precision strike capability with Germany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May to Question 49007 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, whether he has a target for procuring additional strike...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44594 on Ministers: Aviation, how many of the five tasks were (a) domestic flights within Great...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for publishing (a) a full timeline and (b) funding pathway for achieving the target of spending 2.5% of GDP on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ICT systems are used across police forces in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quality controls her Department has put in place to help ensure that people accessing their digital immigration status receive accurate...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of only charging administrative costs for child citizenship...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force collects data on the ethnicity of people (a) held or (b) delayed in excess of 30 minutes at the UK border.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) expand and (b) simplify the Global Talent visa route.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to family reunion rules on the number of refugees taking dangerous journeys.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects data on the ethnicity of applicants for (a) settled and (b) pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 March 2025 from the hon. Member for Twickenham, case reference MW55193.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many skilled worker visas have been issued for marine and waterways transport operatives under the points based system.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) five-year residency requirement for Indefinite Leave to Remain and (b) subsequent one-year period for naturalisation will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the definition of retail premises in clause 14 of the Crime and Policing Bill includes (a) travel ticket offices, (b) train stations...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the needs of male victims of sexual violence will be met by the new national sexual...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of politically motivated police complaints on public confidence in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the rights of entry for emergency service personnel when accessing blocks of flats with secure entry systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48442 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether he considered appealing the High Court judgment...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided guidance to the police on pro-Palestinian encampments at universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of retail workers who have experienced violent crime at work in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 23 April 2025, HCWS593, on Extending licensing hours for the 80th anniversary of victory in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Second Permanent Secretary roles are (i) being advertised through open and fair competition, (ii) have...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Humanitarian Medal to include service rendered before 19 June 2023.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of eligible people have received compensation from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) infected and (b) impacted by the infected blood scandal have (i) been invited to make a claim, (ii) been offered compensation and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the staff capacity is at the civil service hub building in Peterborough; and what the average staff occupancy is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment enhanced daily living component were awarded less than...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to inform clients of WW&J McClure solicitors that their trusts are no longer viable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who (a) have been convicted of offences related to domestic abuse in Wiltshire and (b) may...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has held recent discussions with his US counterpart on whether wood pellets exported to the UK meet the UK’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what meetings he has had with the US Agriculture Secretary since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many renewable energy projects are waiting to be connected to the National Grid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the sustainability of using US-produced wood pellets for energy generation in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of transatlantic shipments of wood pellets on carbon emissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that wood pellets from the US are not sourced from (a) environmentally important and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a comparative estimate of carbon emissions when using (a) US produced and (b) UK produced wood pellets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that energy generators accurately report sources of wood pellets from the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what agreements he has made with the US Government on the potential import of wood pellets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help support decarbonisation industries in Slough.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of new housing developments in Essex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the breakdown of applicants in social housing by first language.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect private landlords from repeat non-paying tenants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to support repairs in social housing; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the UK’s housing stock of bungalows is adequate to meet the needs of an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of the 1.5 million homes expected to be built in this Parliament will be designated as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of trade associations in the retirement housing sector in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Land Registry compiles data on the prices of second homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the UK’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to build affordable homes for young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the recovered appeal decision made by HM Planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the National Planning Policy Framework...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a Green and Decent Homes Programme to bring (a) social and (b) council housing up to acceptable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the suitability of councils to enforce planning infringements made by their own authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she will publish proposals on improving the affordability of ground rents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of legislation that exempts the conversion of buildings to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of mandating sustainable urban drainage systems in future planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that previously (a) contaminated and (b) hazardous sites are subject to site...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether funds raised through the Nature Restoration Fund must...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45696 on Planning Permission, what the topic was of each equality...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to repeal any retained EU environmental regulations in the context of her proposed planning reforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Tribunal Service has produced guidance on the (a) council tax premium on empty homes and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) allow the establishment of new precepting (i) parish, (ii) town and (iii) community councils...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure transparency in the planning process for residents on new housing developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that contaminated land is remediated prior to new development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Portsmouth City Council on their voluntary position on the Devolution Priority Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of potential additional costs to her Department of the provisions outlined in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will participate in the 2029 PISA financial literacy assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to develop a national financial education strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average bus punctuality rates for Lincolnshire in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to establish an independent noise authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to update health costs of noise impacts in Transport Appraisal Guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of primary schools which will be exposed to noise pollution from Heathrow expansion proposals above (a) 45dB,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish which local authorities have the powers to enforce moving traffic restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the size of vehicles on the uptake of active travel by (a) young and (b) other people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Hampshire County Council on pavement parking; and whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations she has received from disability and passenger rights organisations in Wiltshire on Great Western Railway’s proposed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to strengthen regulations on out-of-area working of private hire Uber vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) face-to-face and (b) other GP appointments conducted at (i) Highcliffe Medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 December 2024 on Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, HCWS285 and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support internationally educated nursing staff during their first years in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Royal College of Nursing entitled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria were used to determine which GP surgeries received funding under the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to health boards on the prescription of Ritlecitinib to treat alopecia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Food Standards Agency inspection charges on the financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prescription items dispensed in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire were exempt from charges for each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 44527, tabled by the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on 4 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of redundancies arising from the abolition of NHS England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled NHS Financial Support for Health Students (Fourth Edition): NHS Learning Support Fund, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support the (a) training and (b) recruitment of optometrists in underserved areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase employment rates for doctors who have recently completed foundation training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40621 on DHSC: Translation Services, if he will list the foreign languages that were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the equality of access to fertility services for LGBTQ+ people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether estates managed by his Department are participating in the No Mow May initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish a full list of approved masts included in the Shared Rural Network programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to enable parents the right to access their deceased child’s social media data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with universities to develop research and development policies in the (a) East and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the (a) scope, (b) function and (c) remit of the proposed advisory committee on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Education and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with UEFA on the Football Governance Bill.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of funding allocated through the Youth Investment Fund has been allocated to (a) Town and (b) Parish Councils in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an estimate of the potential impact of banning the charging commission on Gift Aid on revenues to charities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of a new multi-sport grassroots funding programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah is included in any trade agreement with Egypt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the trade agreement with the EU of 19 May 2025, what (a) tariffs and (b) rules will apply to steel exports to the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to restrict dual-use technology from being exported to Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the interests of UK (a) beef and (b) ethanol producers are represented in the US-UK Economic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Business and Trade of 31 October 2024, Official Report,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of minimum wage rises on hiring practices of pub chains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Ofcom on stronger mechanisms for holding Royal Mail accountable for improving the reliability of letter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) the Royal Mail, (b) the Post Office and (c) Ofcom to collaborate on the (i) design and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of prospects for removing the UN Security Council P5 veto right in cases of genocide and other atrocity crimes.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the volume of munitions North Korea has sent to Russia in its war against Ukraine; and whether they plan to engage with the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current human rights situation in North Korea; and how they are planning to respond to the recommendations of the APPG...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to contribute to the initiative at the UN Security Council to refer the human rights situation in North Korea to the International...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they would support the nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his role in averting war between India and Pakistan.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Office for Environmental Protection (1) before, and (2) after, the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government what secondary legislation is currently scheduled to be laid in relation to (1) housing and (2) planning, under primary legislation passed in the previous Parliament.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential for trade agreements with African countries, and which sectors they are prioritising for such agreements.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–US trade agreement on the safety and welfare standards of agricultural produce.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the projected increase in value of (1) beef, and (2) ethanol products, to be imported from the USA to the UK as a result...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reports that foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom has declined in the past year, and what steps they are...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the increase in volume of beef produced in the United States which will be sold in the UK as a result of the US–UK...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal will affect the development of trade agreements with other countries.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 March (HL5426), which of the research studies relating to long Covid are still running; and how much...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to reflect the proposals set out in the NHS vaccination strategy in the 10 Year Health Plan.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rate of closure of pharmacies; and what steps they are taking to help pharmacies to remain financially viable.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they made on the development of value-based procurement for purchasing medical devices and consumables; and what plans will be undertaken to promote...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the chalk stream recovery pack.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect evidence or carry out research into the illegal use, production, sale or theft of disability parking blue badges.