Written answers

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

  • Cabinet Office

    • UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether (a) primary and (b) secondary...

    • European Court of Justice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, in which areas the European Court of Justice...

      Civil Service: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish an updated Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

      House of Lords Appointments Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 52338 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, whether other competitions have taken place since 4...

      Cabinet Office: Labour Party

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has received payments from the Labour Party since 4 July 2024.

      10 Downing Street: Flags

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48180 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, whether (a) Downing Street and (b) the Government Property Agency...

      Ethics and Integrity Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the creation of the Ethics and Integrity Commission will involve the (a) abolition and (b) merger of (i) the Advisory Committee on Business...

      Central Government: Empty Property

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many properties owned by central Government are unoccupied according to information held by (a) the Government Property Agency and (b) the...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to establish a Social Value Council.

      Life Peers: Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to the House of Lords Appointments Commission on the processes to follow when vetting peerages.

      Food: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Prime Minister's post on X dated 19 May 2025, what is the evidential basis for the proposition that the UK-EU Summit - Common...

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a Regulatory Impact Assessment for the measures contained in the (a) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding and (b) UK-EU...

      UK Relations with EU: Channel Islands and Gibraltar

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication of the EU/UK Common Understanding of 19 May 2025, whether any of the measures directly affect (a) the Channel Islands...

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether young people will be...

      EU Countries: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 16 of his Department's policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what assessment...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether he has estimated the...

      Domestic Visits: Huntingdon

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Ministers have visited Huntingdon constituency and (a) informed and (b) not informed the hon. Member for Huntingdon of that visit in...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Churches: Staffordshire

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church has taken to encourage more people under 40 to attend Sunday services in (a)...

    • Clergy: Staffordshire

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the age profile is of members of the clergy in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

      Clergy: Staffordshire

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to fill vacancies left by members of the clergy at parish churches...

      Archbishop of Canterbury

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent progress the Church of England has made on the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the leaders of other faith groups on the Terminally Ill Adults...

      Poverty: Staffordshire

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help tackle poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 10 of Young Lives vs Cancer’s report entitled The cost of waiting, published in March 2025, what assessment her...

    • Unemployment: Young Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people not able to work due to primary caring responsibilities.

      Personal Independence Payment: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's report entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper,...

      Social Security Benefits: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that autism is considered in delivery plans for the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects the Child Poverty Strategy to be published.

      Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to consult with young people with autism during the development of the Youth Employment Strategy.

      Hygiene: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled A Clean Start in Life, published by In...

      Personal Independence Payment: North Yorkshire

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

      Carer's Allowance and Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers concurrently on Personal Independence Payments and Carers Allowance are awarded less than four points in all daily...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 47378 on Personal Independence Payment, how many working-age people are in receipt of the PIP...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in response to the question from...

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to create a dedicated department within the Energy Division of the Hazardous Industries...

  • Department for Education

    • Missing Persons: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to develop a cross-Government strategy for reducing the numbers of missing children.

    • Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the therapy funding per adopted child in Wiltshire on the mental health and...

      Education: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support rural (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) further education colleges to recruit (i)...

      Curriculum and Assessment Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will be published; how she plans to implement recommendations from that review; and how...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in...

      Health Services and Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will establish a cross-Departmental ministerial taskforce with the Department for Health and Social Care to support workforce planning between...

      Department for Education: Apprentices

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

      Social Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social workers there are by gender in each region.

      Arts: Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue funding Level 3 vocational qualifications in music and the arts beyond 2026; and what assessment she has made...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) levels of recognition of kinship care and (b) the lack of a kinship carers identity card...

      Unemployment: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential causes of people being not in employment, education or training in rural areas.

      Breakfast Clubs: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which early adopter schools have opted out of the free breakfast club pilot programme.

      Pre-school Education: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) business rates and (b) employer National Insurance...

      Breakfast Clubs: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the roll out of free breakfast clubs in Northern Ireland.

      Schools: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness of the risks of social media in schools.

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for (a) parents and (b) schools in understanding the legal routes to raise concerns...

      Private Education: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 42805 on Private Education, if she will list the private schools she has visited since 5 July 2024.

      Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has visited any private schools since 5 July 2024.

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) applications and (b) approvals there were under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each financial year since 2015; and...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number and proportion of Level 7 apprenticeship (a) starts and (b) completions were for people aged (i) under 22 and (ii) 22 or over, in each...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of metropolitan open land there are in each local authority in Greater London; and whether there is...

    • Empty Property: Business Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to support the...

      Private Rented Housing: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Ground 4A in the Renters’ Rights Bill...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether interested parties will be able to submit written representations on the proposed Chinese Embassy to the...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a copy of the Section 106 agreement that was submitted to the planning inquiry for the proposed...

      Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help improve the condition of social housing properties.

      Freehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) abolish and (b) impose a (i) freeze and (ii) maximum cap on increases in service charges for...

      Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she intends to lay regulations to commence the substantive provisions in section 113 of the Levelling-up and...

      Social Rented Housing: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether housing associations can evict existing tenants in order to house illegal immigrants.

      Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the number of social housing tenants in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each...

      Mayors: Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her plans for English devolution will give Mayors powers over waterborne transport networks.

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of properties that undergo significant structural...

      Mayors: Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether incumbent Police and Crime Commissioners can stand for election to...

      Devolution: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide fiscal autonomy to the North West.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will her Department use to determine whether scheduled elections in 2026 (a) will and (b) will not be...

      Local Government: Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce further proposals for local government reorganisation in Leicestershire.

      Elections: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Knutsford Town Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was awarded to Knutsford Town Council via the Shared Prosperity Fund.

      Oxford Growth Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence on the appointment of the Oxford Growth Commission Chair, published...

      Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Community Cohesion strategy.

      Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 51394, on Ministers Private Offices, on how many days she has used...

      Night Time Industries Association

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has met with the Night Time Industry Association since 4 July 2024.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

      Islamophobia: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to make a submission to the Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry on gendered Islamophobia.

      Planning: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Office for Environmental...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Picketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 48445 on Picketing, whether there is a statutory basis for the six person limit in the Code...

    • Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) industry representatives on supporting the growth of...

      Pay: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50224 on Pay: Publicity, which advertising channels were used to promote the Millions got a...

      Pay: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50224, on Pay: Publicity, what the total cost is for Millions get a pay rise campaign;...

      Pay: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50224 on Pay: Publicity, if he will place a copy of the business case for the Millions got...

      Pay: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50224 on Pay: Publicity, how his Department distributed the 500,000 beer mats to pubs.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate on employment levels in the UK automotive...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the social housing obligation from future iterations of the...

    • Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Warm homes and cheaper bills as government accelerates Plan for Change,...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carbon capture and storage does not disproportionately impact energy bills for...

      Energy Company Obligation: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the Energy Company Obligation scheme.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support vulnerable people with fluctuations in the cost of energy.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department is ensuring the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of carbon capture projects funded by public money.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of carbon capture and storage facilities.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Merseyside and Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for the carbon capture sites in Merseyside and Teesside.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...

    • Army: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is leading the investigation into unauthorised social media use by a British Army regiment.

      Armed Forces: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made on the Government’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report...

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the assessment process for veterans for the unemployment supplement; and what steps he is planning to...

      Veterans: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the mental health needs of veterans in Northern Ireland.

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the introduction of the Digital Veteran Card.

      Gwyn Jenkins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the suitability of the appointment of General Sir Gwyn Jenkins as First Sea Lord.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 47686 on Humanitarian Aid, how much of the allocation has been...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability: Access

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the enforcement mechanisms in the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that disabled people have equality of...

    • Transgender People

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court ruling of [2025] UKSC 16, 16 April 2025, on levels of provision of (a)...

      Older People: Women

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the views and experiences of older women are reflected in (a) decision-making processes and (b) policy...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has considered introducing a 12-month visitor visa route for Ukrainian military personnel.

    • Resettlement: Afghanistan and Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential change in the number of people supported by local authorities under the (a) Afghan and (b)...

      Police: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish guidance on the circumstances in which police forces should consider the possibility of domestic abuse when responding...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) section 21 and (b) other provisions within the Renters' Rights Bill on...

      Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people that arrived illegally by small boat since 5 July 2024 have since been removed.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total amount owed to the Home Office by companies that receive money to house irregular migrants in hotels...

      Foreign Nationals: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disapplying the Human Rights Act on the removal of foreign national...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets for Quarter 1 2025 will be published.

      Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, whether the...

      UK Border Force: Police National Database

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of access do Border Force staff have to the Police National Database.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens had been granted pre-settled status on 30 April 2025.

      Immigration Controls: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce indefinite leave to remain for Ukrainians living in the UK.

      Migrant Workers: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to streamline visa processes for overseas-qualified dentists seeking to work in the UK.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the salary threshold to £45,000 for...

      Immigration: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the White Paper entitled...

      Immigration: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) an Equality Impact Assessment and (b) a Human Rights Impact Assessment have recently been made in relation to the 10-year...

      Immigration Controls: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) an Equality Impact Assessment and (b) a Human Rights Impact Assessment have been made of the impact of changes made on 10...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published 12 May 2025, whether her Department's...

      Immigration Controls: English Language

      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 12 May 2025, in relation to...

      British Nationality: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of citizenship applications for children on (a) parents, (b)...

      Older People: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken with police forces to ensure the accurate collection of data on the abuse of older people; and if she will...

      Shellfish: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21608 on Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare, what estimate she has made of when...

  • Treasury

    • Railways: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to improve connections between the Greater Manchester City Region and (a)...

    • Infrastructure: North West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the Northern Arc infrastructure project.

      Infrastructure: North West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Infrastructure Strategy will support infrastructure enhancements in the North West.

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what is the estimated change in...

      Small Businesses: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on independent businesses in...

      Charities and Churches: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support is available to (a) churches and (b) faith-based charities facing (i) increased energy costs and (ii) a decline in donations.

      Employment Agencies: Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential role of recruitment companies in the use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes.

      Independent Review of the Loan Charge

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason people who have settled have been excluded from the review into Loan Charge settlements.

      Public Houses: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) marketing and (b) operation of disguised remuneration schemes a criminal offence.

      Revenue and Customs: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review into the adequacy of the system of (a) oversight and (b) accountability of HMRC.

      Income Tax: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered providing Income Tax relief for party political donations.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she make it her policy to introduce a new business rates system before the 2026-27 financial year.

      Pensions: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the Technical consultation - Inheritance Tax on pensions: liability, reporting and payment which closed on 22 January 2025.

      Fundraising: Gift Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the full amount of Gift Aid claimed by online fundraising platforms reaches charities.

      Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates for employees who use their own vehicles for work purposes, in the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that lived experience groups are included in the (a) research, (b) prevention and (c) treatment of...

    • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason a cap was introduced to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

      Youth Clubs: North Cornwall and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the provision of youth clubs in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) rural areas.

      Gambling: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of the Northern Ireland...

      Gaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what correspondence her Department has received from relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of land-based adult gaming centres...

      Gambling: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the proposed single Remote Betting and Gaming Duty.

      Sports: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of free-to-air sports broadcasting on levels of (a) physical activity and (b)...

      Leisure Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the long-term viability of local authority-owned leisure centres.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he plans to de-designate the Swanscombe Peninsula Site of Special Scientific Interest to allow housebuilding previously...

    • Waste Management: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45683 on Waste Management: Birmingham, if he will publish the (a) advice...

      Beverage Containers: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether beverage industry manufacturers will be required to pay the Extended Producer Responsibility levy if they sell their...

      Wildlife: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans to tackle wildlife crime are in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.

      Tree Planting: Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees he expects to be planted in the Western Forest by the end of (a) 2025, (b) 2030, (c) 2035 and (d) 2040.

      Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Health Certification Requirements and (b) other...

      Deer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the next deer management strategy will be published.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Powers of Attorney: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the appropriateness of the duties of care homes in relation to Lasting Powers of Attorney for residents.

    • Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Office of the Public Guardian in investigating a person with lasting power of attorney.

      Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of domestic abuse offenders who would be included in the Early Release Scheme.

      Equal Pay: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions under the Equal Pay Act there have been; and what the scale of the fines issued is.

      Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to inform members of the public affected by the cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times were drugs were found in (a) men's and (b) women's prisons in each year between 2015 and 2024.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the differential economic impact of the proposed copyright exceptions for AI...

    • 5G: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38243 on 5G: Infrastructure, if he will make an assessment of the...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve mobile reliability in rural areas.

      Artificial Intelligence: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on the graduate job market.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support UK Research and Innovation; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46724, what steps his Department is taking to support research into (a)...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of telecoms site rental valuations following the...

      Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment has been undertaken on the Gov.UK One Login system.

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish a response to the Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation, which closed on 25 February 2025.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38034, if he will establish an expert advisory group of representatives...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10460 on Railways: Electrification, whether she has made an estimate of the potential savings to...

    • West of England Line: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to implement improvements to the West of England rail line in the context of the cancellation of the A303 Stonehenge road...

      Slade Green Station: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on a timetable to install lighting on the footbridge at Slade Green Station.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Young Lives vs Cancer's report entitled A young cancer patient travel fund, published in February 2024, whether his...

    • Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) early diagnosis and (b) specialist treatment pathways for patients with Adrenal Cancer.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England plans to take to improve (a) awareness and (b) training for (i) GPs and (ii) frontline healthcare professionals to...

      Malaria: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that malaria cases reported to the Malaria Reference Laboratory are also notified to a...

      Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many admissions there have been to hospital due to (a) treatment-resistant tuberculosis and (b) complications from...

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase research into kidney disease and (b) raise public awareness of (i) early detection...

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of improving diabetes care on reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the minimum age for eligibility for the COVID-19 booster...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into Adrenal cancer through (a) funding, (b) clinical trials and (c) collaboration with...

      Processed Food: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue guidance on ultra-processed food consumption as part of a public health strategy.

      Sodium Valproate: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51501 on Sodium Valproate: Compensation, which Government departments he is having...

      Processed Food: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on the health impacts of ultra-processed food; and when he expects findings to be published.

      Malaria: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that opportunities to talk about future travel plans are being taken up with people...

      Infant Foods

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

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Artworks

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 44587 on Parliamentary Estates: Artworks,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their Industrial Strategy; and whether it will include a road map for improved economic growth.

    • Hospitality Industry: Vacancies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of staff shortages in the hospitality sector; and what actions they are taking to address these shortages.

  • Home Office

    • Immigration Controls: Patagonia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of replacing the English language test for potential immigrants from the Patagonian Welsh community with a Welsh language test.

    • Immigration Controls: Skilled Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their newly announced policies on immigration, whether they plan to conduct a review of current skill shortages in every part of the UK economy, provide...

      Immigration Controls: Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions and consultation they have had with universities ahead of any new immigration and visa restrictions with regard to the impact on...

      Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of serving police officers in England are currently on restricted duties pending an investigation for non-criminal misconduct; and what...

      Police: Body Searches

      To ask His Majesty's Government following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, when the Home Office expects to produce advice on...

      Resettlement: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans who served with the UK forces but were not employed by the UK have been admitted to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Relocations and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Tunisia: Navy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what visits have been made by Royal Navy vessels (1) to ports in Tunisia, and (2) through Tunisian waters, since 2020.

    • Special Operations Executive: Medals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to retrospectively assess the awards and decorations given to the agents who fought for the UK in the F section of the Special Operations...

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute of Social Innovation and Impact at the University of Northampton The impact and value of school-based...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a future transformative technology partnership with the United States of America mentioned in the US–UK...

    • 5G

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the 2021 consultation on telecommunications infrastructure remains a sufficient basis for regulatory decisions intended...

      Telecommunications: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned, or plan to commission, a post-implementation review of the 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code before extending...

      Cybercrime: Compensation and Fines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of fines or enforcement of compensation schemes on companies for the loss or theft of individuals’...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the adoption of the AI Action Plan outlined in January; and how they intend to support its implementation in...

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