To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Cyber and Electromagnetic Command will be (a) headquartered and (b) otherwise located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Cadet Forces in each of the (a) last and (b) next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what NATO operations UK armed forces are participating in.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK secures future of vital Diego Garcia Military Base to protect national security, published on 22 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned £6 billion of new efficiencies this Parliament on existing defence (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 11, Clause 1 of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia [CS Mauritius No.1/2025],...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the six munitions and energetics factories announced in the Strategic Defence Review will be built in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49573 on Armed Forces: Labour Turnover, what steps he is taking to reduce the armed forces outflow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(e) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been recruited through the Cyber Direct Entry Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of potential merits of increasing domestic critical mineral capacity for UK defence supply chains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the scope of the National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills published on 15 May 2024, in the context of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS (a) information systems and (b) clinical protocols are interoperable with those used by (i) Defence Medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage young people to sign up to cadet forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent dentists are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the armed forces, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the British Army and (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the capability of the Pakistani Air Force’s Chinese-made J10C fighter plane in the context of the incident...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish an annual report on cyber resilience.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) passed and (b) sold surveillance data of Gaza to Israel since (i) 7 October 2023, (ii) 5 July 2024 and (iii) 2 September 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help protect UK submarine cables from potential foreign threats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to donate Warrior Infantry Fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date each batch of the Royal Air Force’s F-35B Lightning II aircraft were (a) ordered, (b) delivered and (c) scheduled to be delivered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when all RAF Typhoon FGR4 pilots will be equipped with BAE Systems’ helmet mounted symbology system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding required to certify relevant F-35 variants as dual capable aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of when the upgrade of the RAF Typhoon FGR4’s radar to CAPTOR-E will be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 52922 on Warships: Decommissioning, how much the Romanian Government paid for HMS Pembroke; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many innovation hubs are there across Front Line Commands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) plutonium has been exported to the United States and (b) highly enriched uranium has been imported from the United States under The...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has provided any funding for the UAV Tactical Systems joint venture between Thales UK and Elbit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 2 of the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May 2025, whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) questions Ukrainian personnel are asked and (b) checks on their criminal past are conducted by the UK (i) military and (ii) civilian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the accrual of debt to their pension by divorcing service personnel due to the application of the current...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to re-establish the National Space Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army service personnel, (b) navy service personnel, (c) RAF service personnel and (d) veterans have had an initial assessment at a Ministry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will end his Department's pension payments to any former defence personnel who have served in any branch of the UK armed forces and who have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of upgrading the radar on the FGR4 Typhoon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potential development sites for onshore wind which fall within the vicinity of the Eskdalemuir...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to meet with the South African Minister for Defence and Military Veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(viii) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15836 on Israel: F-35 Aircraft, when F-35 components...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(a) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 9(1) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the public purse of contributing to the Government of Mauritius’s maritime security including (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to figure 4 on page 52 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether he considered including BAE Systems in Wharton...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of releasing documents relating to the 1994 RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre early.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the (a) £7bn of funding for military accommodation and (b) the £1.5bn investment for rapid work on forces family housing will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) appointments to the Armed Forces Commissioner will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council and (b) the chair appointment will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a compensation scheme for veterans who have experienced ill health as a result...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support (a) veterans and (b) their families who have experienced ill health as a result of exposure to radiation while...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on support for veterans in the UK of the support provided to military...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of closing RAF bases and using the land for housebuilding on national security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of diversity, equality and inclusion policies on recruitment to the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans living in rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the processes put in place for the spouses of armed forces personnel to apply for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the daily messing rate for a soldier in the British army in each quarter in each of the past five years

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department had (a) received and (b) paid for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme on 29 May 2025; and what steps he is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to introduce a civilian home guard as part of the armed forces reserve capabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) lost, (b) deleted and (c) otherwise destroyed any surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 7 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(a) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(viii) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(v) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(d) of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 6(b) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(iii) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(f) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(h) of Article 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(a) of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned (a) in-service date and (b) date of integration with F-35B is for the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L131A1 pistols were held by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, excluding the Royal Marines, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the Royal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to section 7.4.6 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, which aircraft will replace the Typhoon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the pay as you dine scheme in military bases is the optimal approach to meeting the cost of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Air Tanker refuelling contract is due to (a) be eligible for renegotiation and (b) expire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of air-to-air refuelling from the RAF A400 fleet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to achieve £6 billion in new efficiencies within the defence budget during this parliament; and what the sources of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assess the suitability of alternative vehicle platforms to replace Land Rovers for all armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s involvement in the EU’s defence industrial programmes align with the UK’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU security and defence partnership on the defence industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward the date by which the UK will spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on Defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's procurement function.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (a) his Department has and (b) will be surplus to requirements by 2030; and how many of that he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the progress of joint UK-EU initiatives on space security agreed in the UK-EU Summit Common Understanding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU security and defence partnership on the interoperability of UK armed forces...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are available to him to call on the Israeli government to leave the F35 global spare parts pool.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military training is provided to people recruited into the Cyber Direct Entry programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rank structure is followed for people in cyber roles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the digital targeting web on (a) the connection of armed forces weapons systems and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make further changes to security arrangements at Army Reserve Centres in Northern Ireland after September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) emerging security challenges from melting of Arctic sea ice and (b) related potential threats to critical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on surveillance flights over Gaza in the last month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered deploying military assets to assist the Border Force in preventing illegal maritime entry into the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the UK’s capability to respond to (a) hybrid and (b) cyber threats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(b) of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2 of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 5(3) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8 of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 3(2)(c) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 15 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(b) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk of the Government of Mauritius inviting non-allied security forces to operate in the Chagos Archipelago.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(e) of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 3 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 5 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 10 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 10, Clause 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department has for (a) storing and (b) otherwise retaining surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met the South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans; and what issues were discussed at the meeting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of consulting (a) veterans (i) generally and (ii) on their lived experiences and (b) veterans’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the VALOUR programme (a) works with and (b) complements existing veterans’ organisations in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade deals with (a) India and (b) the USA on the economy of North East Somerset and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) weapons, (b) munitions and (c) other arms exported to Israel in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on North East Somerset & Hanham...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help increase job (a) creation and (b) retention in (i) industrial communities,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-India trade deal on ceramics manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) businesses and (b) people in Woking that will benefit from the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Southern African Development Community and (b) Carribbean Community countries on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the safety of cooking appliances in order to reduce the number of home fires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support investment into key growth sectors through the UK-Gulf economic partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade agreement on levels of investment in (a) Lincolnshire and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for (a) completing negotiations on and (b) implementing the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal announced on 8 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the removal of tariffs from US imports of ethanol to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK businesses seeking to (a) enter and (b) expand in the Moroccan market in (i) green energy,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place conditionality on the use of UK manufactured components sold into the F35 spare parts components pool.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department discussed the recruitment of pharmacists qualified in India to work in the UK during negotiations on the UK-India free...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the Research Report: Long-Range Shootings or Shootings of Minors included in evidence in the case of Al-Haq v Secretary of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of US tariffs on the UK (a) in July 2024 and (b) under the new UK-US trade deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect workers' rights for app-based taxi drivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-manufactured parts have been sold into the F35 global spare parts pool since (a) 7 October 2023 and (b) 2 September 2024; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the development of a resilient UK-based supply chain for green hydrogen (a) production, (b) storage and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, what the budget is of the expanded Office for Investment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, what expenditure has been incurred to allocate (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, where the expanded Office for Investment will be located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, in May of which year the expanded Office for Investment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many redundancy notifications his Department received between 1 November 2024 and the latest date for which information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2024 to Question 53498 on the Office for Investment, how many staff were allocated to the expanded Office...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of glyphosate in menstrual products; and what steps he is taking to (a) monitor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade union access proposals on SMEs that employ less than 200 people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Qatar Investment Authority's Strategic Investment Partnership on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she has taken to encourage investment in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 22 of the Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP 1210, what steps he has taken to (a) reform and (b) expand...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure regional access to investment under the UK-UAE Investment Partnership.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-New Zealand trade agreement on SME exporters located in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of support provided to people working in franchised Post Offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on availability of workforce in the Scottish hospitality sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to provide financial support to British SMEs relocating manufacturing out of China to avoid newly introduced tariffs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on (a) exports and (b) imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) targeted relief and (b) export support for the (i) creative and (ii) publishing industries...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK-India trade talks in supporting advanced manufacturing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing e-invoicing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of energy on automotive manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to improve access to finance for small manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the automotive sector on the potential impact of China's rare earth export restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the life science sector on the potential impact of China's imposition of rare earth export...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of skilled workers in (a) technical and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing for local manufacturers in South Northamptonshire to expand their export markets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will visit Bromsgrove constituency to discuss the impact of government policy on the hospitality industry with (a) publicans and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local pubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the re-structured Board of Trade on small and medium-sized businesses in North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take legislative steps to tackle human right abuses in business practices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help UK exporters mitigate the potential impact proposed US tariffs on (a) consumer electronics and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) businesses and (b) people in Woking that will benefit from the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the imposition of rare earth export restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a tax-free annual bonus to help improve recruitment and retention of special police constables.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the (a) cultural and (b) religious backgrounds of grooming...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Police and Crime Performance Unit will be fully operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help improve police response times in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet with the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss the potential merits of a police station providing a 24-hour...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rules on pension entitlements for survivors of police officers on levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made made of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on levels of protections for (a) bank, (b) building...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove dangerous weapons from the streets in Milton Keynes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of postbox theft; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle it.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) charges have been brought, (b) prosecutions there have been and (c) convictions there have been for unlawful abortions in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the remaining local authorities selected for the pilot inquiries into group-based child sexual exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to allow widowers of police officers to retain their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce the number of shoplifting offences in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that exposure to traumatic events by police offices are recorded; and what steps her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the online exploitation of children; and whether she plans to increase funding for police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in communities in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of unauthorised caravan encampments in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in establishing a new neighbourhood policing career pathway.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police staff regularly monitor social media for malicious communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to receive advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the classification of ketamine.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided guidance to police forces on tackling antisemitic (a) chants and (b) slogans at universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) current but not medically downgraded, (b) current and medically downgraded and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deliver effective community policing in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place currently to monitor (a) gang-related content and (b) violence scoreboards on social media platforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with the police to review procedures to help ensure that serving officers do not face punitive disciplinary...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the domestic worker visa on the number of people who have become victims of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the powers the police have to prevent the use of illegally modified electric bikes that...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rural crime in South Northamptonshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in considering a (a) targeted and (b) capped expansion of the High Potential Individual visa route.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 156 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number people who came to the UK on a study visa and later claimed asylum for each sponsoring institution.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel at Heathrow Airport specifically (a) track and (b) seize illegally imported money.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of sub-threshold activities by the Russian Federation on migration patterns in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the paper entitled Understanding asylum seeker and asylum-route refugee vulnerabilities, needs, and support (2022),...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) removal flights have been conducted (b) returnees were on each removal flight and (c) what was each removal flight’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived in the UK by small boat in the last 12 months have criminal records in their countries of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency response teams are adequately (a) trained and (b) equipped to respond to road...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court on the security of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’ Contribution, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance in addition to the Ministerial Code on engaging with extremist organisations that are subject to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review on the UK's response to Transnational Repression, whether she had discussions with the 10 bountied...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's guidelines to call 101 or 999 when reporting transnational crimes as...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) has consulted and (b) plans to consult with members of the Hong Kong community living in the UK on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to disrupt pro-Iranian regime groups spreading extremist narratives in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many technical capability notices issued under s.253 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 have been complied with in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many technical capability notices her Department has issued under s.253 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 in each year, not including...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) police and (b) independent schools can share data in relation to (i) Operation Encompass...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants who have (a) been refused asylum and (b) are undergoing the further submissions process were living in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring family units have sufficient money to financially support any migrants...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in hotels in (a) Runcorn and Helsby constituency and (b) Cheshire county.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 160 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from where the 1,000 staff redeployed into enforcement and returns since 5 July 2024 were moved from.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published in May 2025, what assessment she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the proposal to remove the right of existing social care workers to return to the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase the number of people arriving through the very high talent routes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Border Security Command to be fully operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency measures are in place for people who are unable to access their eVisa due to (a) technical issues and (b) administrative errors.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional dwellings that would be needed to provide housing for asylum seekers...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of ensuring people coming to the UK have an appropriate level of English Language skills.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to open a return hub in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of risk are defined by her Department for assessing the removal priority of people who have overstayed their visas.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50209 on British Nationality: Children, what the reason was of the increase in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 264 of the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, CP 1326, published on 12 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum accommodation dwellings are provided by each private contractor.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of tightening suitability rules on the family migration routes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 236 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, how she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for starting the pilot of contactless travel through eGates using facial comparison technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) monitoring and (b) reporting the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has completed in relation to illegal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for raising the salary threshold for Skilled Worker visa applicants.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52624 on Asylum: Housing, if she will publish the template accommodation contract for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for raising the skilled worker threshold to RQF 6 and above.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 11 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the e-Visa rollout.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of re-establishing the Windrush Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to use data from the eVisa system to aid immigration enforcement operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to issue guidance to (a) refugees and (b) BN(O) visa holders in the United Kingdom on the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the size of the asylum backlog was on (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 1 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ban on employment for women seeking asylum on levels of gender-based...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been issued to Gazan children seeking medical evacuation to the UK since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 42556 on Visas: Seasonal Workers, whether Scheme Operators provide written reports to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41783 on Bet365, what enforcement measures the Gambling Commission has considered in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister announces multi-million pound boost for grassroots cricket, published on 5...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase funding levels for grassroots sports facilities in (a) Fylde and (b) other rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to prohibit the owners of white label gambling operator TGP Europe from holding gambling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission requires gambling operators to disclose information on their overseas operations in order to gain a UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what progress...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to improve the provision of public libraries in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what fiscal support she is providing to local authorities to help support (a) community sports clubs, (b) swimming pools and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase funding levels for grassroots sports facilities in market towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to access (a) music concerts and (b) other live events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of selling (a) on-demand and (b) linear rights together for each event listed in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the local media strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring television manufacturers to include a dedicated BBC iPlayer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44127 on Listed Events, when she plans to set out her Department's position on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Dormant Assets Scheme funding will be used in part to support existing (a) Music Hubs and (b) other services and strategies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press notice entitled Government outlines ambitious plans to level up activities for young people, published on 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of black girls participating in sport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the English Football League on a potential increase in the number of teams promoted from National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the Youth Justice Sport Fund; and if she will reopen it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to (a) implement the recommendations made by the Leveson Inquiry and (b) support victims of press...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with sporting bodies on the affordability of ticket prices for major sporting events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for future public appointment competitions for the Charity Commission when existing terms expire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on the activities of Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the Gambling Commission’s remit to include UK licensees operating in prohibited markets abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated to grassroots sports clubs in Maidenhead in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Ofcom consultation on a proposed amendment to Rule 5.3 of the Ofcom...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to submit evidence to the Ofcom consultation on a change to broadcasting rules for politicians as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government provides guidance to local authorities on the allocation of funding (a) across different sports, (b) for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support local sports (a) clubs and (b) initiatives in (i) Fylde and (ii) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking increase the number of optometrists in West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for community pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that social care reform tackles barriers faced by (a) disabled people with complex needs and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will reintroduce a NHS dementia diagnosis target.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54075 on Care Homes: Fylde, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department considered including Cheadle Practice as being a high priority for estate improvements when determining...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many school children are waiting for autism assessment in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the NHS deflator works in relation to the General Dental Service.

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 in (a) Shropshire, (b) Telford and (c) Wrekin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people in mental health crises receive adequate support in emergency services in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist mental health support for disabled children who are (a) victims of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the mental health support available to people in the Broxbourne constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce staffing shortages in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54075 on Care Homes: Fylde, when he expects the Fair Pay Agreement for the adult social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that dementia care is included in the NHS 10 year plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to NHS continuing healthcare assessors to support their understanding of the health needs associated with dementia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS GP surgeries process private medical paperwork in a timely manner; and whether his Department plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people waiting for an ADHD assessment in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that new housing developments have adequate access to GPs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS dentist placements in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the number of skincare conditions that can be treated through Pharmacy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce waiting times for autism assessments for children in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people can access care needs assessments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Thalidomide Health Grant in meeting the health and care needs of survivors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing its plans to reduce the time taken for patients to receive mental health treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42350 on General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions, what steps he plans to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the sustainability of funding for general practice beyond 2025/26 in the context of (a) rising demand...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) Greater Manchester ICB and (b) other ICBs to offer dyspraxia assessments to adults...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions does not disproportionately impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51548 on Primary Care: Lancashire, what steps his Department is taking to increase the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42350 on General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions, what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42350 on General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) the availability of trained staff for GP practices to perform blood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen the number of conditions for which pharmacies can assess and treat patients for without the need...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to harmonise referral (a) rules and (b) procedures for mental health crisis support across regional NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve post diagnostic support for people diagnosed with young onset dementia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure community pharmacy provision in new housing developments in Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51548 on Primary Care: Lancashire, if he will define the term most at need in relation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what interim support his Department is providing to integrated care boards in relation to NHS dentist shortages in Ashfield constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to NHS dentistry for people living in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 51207 tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 9 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP appointment availability in South Northamptonshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of access to NHS dentistry in new developments in West Dorset...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on primary care providers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available NHS dental appointments in Ashfield constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NHS dental contract reforms on rural patient access.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the level of access to NHS dentists by people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of access to NHS dental care in Ashfield constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42350 on General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions, what steps he is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the waiting times for diagnoses of endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for cardiology services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that high-intensity focused ultrasound is available to patients in Hampshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance response times in South Northamptonshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for ambulances in the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of stroke-related medicines in Northumberland; and what steps he is taking to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 29926 on Health Professions: Regulation, what recent progress he has made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of emergency healthcare in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for audiology assessments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential short term impact of (a) restructures of Integrated Care Systems and (b) abolition of NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53645 on Parkinson's Disease: Greater Manchester, whether his Department plans to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average delay is between patient (a) referral and (b) diagnostic testing in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference the New Hospital Programme: plan for implementation, published 20 January 2025, how much funding his Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on reducing the rate of prostate cancer among younger men.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department plans to allocate to support people with long covid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of allowing paramedics to prescribe oxycodone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of expanding eligibility for free...

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 Advertising Standards Authority ruling on EME...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of doctor staffing levels at community hospitals in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 47908 on Community Health Services: Finance, what options to improve homecare services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of immigration controls on staffing levels in (a) primary and (b) secondary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting with experts from the voluntary support sector during the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the quality of mental health services in (a) England and (b) Essex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing (a) employer National Insurance Contributions and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to tackle livestock worrying in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Global Biodiversity Framework commitment to reduce excess nutrients lost to the environment by at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department’s decision to end funding for the Farming in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons wildfire warning signs have been installed on English moorland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the voluntary agreement by major retailers to restrict...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ban disposable barbeques.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing penalties to local government for delays in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which water companies are planning to trial progressive or rising block water tariffs, and to what timetables, according to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Annex 1 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) vets and (b) other people who interact with farmers to be trained on signposting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Farming Equipment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to improve standards for kept animals.

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 proportion of UK fish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of recycling rates for (a) plastic, (b) metal and (c) glass beverage...

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, whether he plans to provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sewage discharge into (a) rivers and (b) coastal waters on public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the risks of coastal flooding associated with rising sea levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to simplify regulatory requirements for community hydroelectric schemes; and if he will make an assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the agriculture budget will be spent in South Shropshire constituency.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) powers and (b) funding available to local authorities to enforce...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers following changes in the level of funding for mental health support; and whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether farmers currently on expiring Higher Level Stewardship agreements will be eligible for the new payment rates if they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39813 on Air Pollution, whether the discussions his Department is having...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's (a) rewilding and (b) land use policies on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the recycling rate of glass beverage containers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who do not (a) sign up to receive alerts and (b) actively...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for establishing water consumer panels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of breakage rate of glass beverage containers in kerbside collections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor Higher Level Stewardship payments to ensure they deliver (a) measurable environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Independent Water Commission has made on producing its final recommendations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to improve the (a) timeliness and (b) efficiency of the Environment Agency’s response to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to implement recommendation 23 of the report entitled Delivering economic growth and nature recovery: an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers in South Northamptonshire with sustainable agriculture practices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was of each additional order border control post constructed in the UK as a result of the UK's departure from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to incentivise manufacturers to design electrical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 50256 on Farms: Lancashire, what measures his Department plans to introduce...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to improve sustainable drainage since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Fens Reservoir at Chatteris on Chatteris Airfield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume of trade is that is required to be processed through each additional border control post constructed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of local abattoir closures on small-scale livestock farmers;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Land Use Framework will be updated to include details on wildfires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing new flood mitigations in Maulden, Bedfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 47556 on Animal Housing, what his Department's planned timeline is for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 50256 on Farms: Lancashire, whether his Department plans to consult (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers are (a) enrolled in the Higher Level Stewardship scheme and (b) expected to receive an uplift in payments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Land Use Framework will be applied retrospectively to existing Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will include PM2.5 in the UK Air quality alerts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 50256 on Farms: Lancashire, what the start date of the new Higher Tier...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans for the Land Use Framework to be afforded material consideration in relevant planning policy documents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support for independent veterinary practices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Land Use Framework and the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will work together to inform decision-making on Nationally...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to re-issue guidance to local authorities on requests from owners who have exempted their XL...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, how much and what proportion of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the final Land Use Framework following the consultation process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Rt. hon and hon. Members on the Climate and Nature Bill since 24 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in the UK have signed up to receive air pollution alerts from UK-AIR; and what mechanisms he is using to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the projected funding gap for peatland restoration in the Great North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community groups to (a) tackle littering and (b) promote environmental cleanliness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of funding for peatland restoration between the closure of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve the enforcement of littering.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle littering in tourist hotspots; and how these steps are tailored to the influx of visitors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 50256 on Farms: Lancashire, what steps he plans to take to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when routine checks on (a) agri-foods and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when (a) fresh sausages and burgers, (b) certain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of water consumption by data storage centres on (a) consumer and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement includes provisions for mutual recognition of (a) agri-input standards,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the the potential impact of the potential closure of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to protect the UK food supply in the event of a (a) cyber or (b) physical attack.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to Eunomia's report entitled Sky Lanterns, Single-Use Barbecues and Helium Balloons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when measures on taking pets on holiday to the EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press notice entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bluetongue regulatory regimes in England and Wales are adequately...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the Circular Economy Taskforce helps to encourage people to repair and reuse.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many 1 in 100 year flooding events have occurred in Bedfordshire since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposed amendments on dental amalgam use to the Minamata...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding to the Environment Agency to support the enforcement of waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which additional border control posts have been constructed in the UK due to the UK's departure from the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing in-ovo sexing technologies within UK hatcheries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures lifted, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the flood risk and coastal erosion risk management budget has been allocated to nature based solutions in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion Risk Management budget was spent on nature based...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance, New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, published on 25 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take legislative steps to regulate bonfires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the public’s awareness of electrical goods recycling options; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, published on 25 March 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of pesticides by (a) local authorities and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) analysed and (b) commissioned research on the potential long-term health impacts of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing an expert in animal welfare to the Food Strategy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance, New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, published on 25 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Investor Partnerships programme at increasing the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, what steps his Department plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund on the adoption...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance, New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, published on 25 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will take steps to reduce limits for acceptable levels of (a) forever chemicals and (b) per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed closure of Smithfield Market on (a) Scottish...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May to Question 46599 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pension, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the income tax threshold to £20,000 for pensioners.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for (a) Energy Security and Net Zero and (b) Business and Trade on fiscal measures to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the cost to the public purse of gifts given by (a) the King and (b) other members of the Royal Family in their...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mainstream banks on the supply of affordable credit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the UK’s fiscal resilience in the context of trade liberalisation with Indo-Pacific partners.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to evaluate the long-term fiscal impacts of the UK-Japan partnership.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the (a) number, (b) value and (c) average delay of tax refunds on hold due to security reasons for which the latest data is available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a mandatory disclosure regime for financial services providers on activities to improve financial...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to encourage communities to purchase public houses through the tax system.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential impact of making pensions subject to (a) inheritance tax and (b) probate on bereaved families.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of changes in the level of business rates on film studios in the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the potential impact of quarterly reporting on smaller businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government’s Plan for Change, when she plans to publish her Department's business tax roadmap.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of off-payroll working (IR35) rules on the self-employed sector since December 2023.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on households in West Dorset constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support cash transactions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the uptake of private health insurance over the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that people (a) in Ashfield constituency and (b) nationwide have access to face to face banking services.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she takes to assess the resilience of the UK's international reserves to potential (a) geopolitical and (b) macroeconomic shocks.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings she has had with (a) SMEs and (b) other businesses on understanding the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the insurance industry on potential changes to liability insurance premiums for businesses due to the Equality and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussions with (a) financial services regulators and (b) the insurance sector on developing risk-mitigation frameworks to support...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the role of the Bank of England is in ensuring cyber-security of financial institutions and telecommunication exchanges based within the vicinity the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential impact of changes to the costs of car insurance on vulnerable motorists.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Conduct Authority plans to review the methods used by car insurers to assess vehicle value in write-off settlements.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36179 on Bank Services: Visual Impairment, whether she plans to increase the number of banking hubs...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the extent of the liability for consumer credit debt on car purchases that major banks are exposed to.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 30578 on Individual Savings Accounts, what steps her Department plans to take to inform Cash ISA...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on whether there were irregular trading activities in UK-listed defence sector stocks on 2 June 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to roll out banking hubs beyond the lifetime of the existing programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51130 on Chinese Embassy, whether the Bank of England has made representations to her Department on the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a flat-rate 20% inheritance levy on unused pension funds.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what real household disposable income was on (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 1 May 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure investor protection is maintained alongside regulatory reform in capital markets.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect people living in Fylde constituency from cryptocurrency scams.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help increase collaboration between UK and Qatari financial institutions in (a) capital markets, (b) sustainable...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks support innovation in relation to (a) digital assets and (b) other areas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the current VAT registration threshold on (small business (a) growth and (b) turnover management.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50855 on Revenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency, how many of those (a) HMRC and (b) VOA offices...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for sole traders; and whether she plans to review...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of tax relief to mitigate the impact of tariffs introduced within the same tax year in Fylde constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals on the harmonisation of gambling duties outlined in the consultation entitled The...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of e-invoicing for improving tax administration and collection.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of offering (a) enhanced and (b) conditional Agricultural Property Relief on (i) land farmed...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) HMRC tobacco duty receipts with (b) ONS smoking prevalence data in (i) 2023-2024 and (ii) 2024-2025

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Council Tax banding appeals process conducted by the Valuation Office Agency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will undertake a review of the broad rental market areas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to introduce e-invoicing in the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the amount of revenue lost through tax avoidance in relation to illegal subletting of homes as short-term...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered including the (a) role and (b) conduct of HMRC within the remit of the Independent Review of the Loan Charge.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is planning to take to assist low-income families facing rising living costs in West Dorset constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the off-payroll working reforms on self-employed individuals.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she or (b) Treasury ministers have met with (a) the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (b) other members of the automotive sector...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50853 on Valuation Office Agency: Staff, whether all Valuation Office Agency staff will be transferred...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had on the potential impact of its forthcoming legislation on umbrella companies which engage temporary staff with the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the the potential impact of changes in business rates on serviced office buildings.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support small family businesses that are affected by recent Inheritance Tax changes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the PCS trade union press release entitled Valuation Office to move into HMRC, published on 28 April 2025, for what reason the trade...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Valuation Office Agency on the appropriate valuation of film and TV studios.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in property valuations conducted by the Valuation Office Agency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help support small businesses to understand the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax scheme on sole traders who are digitally excluded.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of removing the £110,000 business rates cap for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on (a) tax exemptions and (b) relief measures for UK-based SMEs that rely on Chinese manufacturing.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the unauthorised payments charge applied to pension schemes that rent commercial property below market value.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to expand (a) financial support and (b) tax relief for small and medium-sized manufacturing firms.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of contracts awarded to outside providers for the provision of the Making Tax Digital programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the annual amount saved in National Insurance contributions by working people aged over 66.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what intra-month assessment she has made of the performance of the National Wealth Fund since its launch.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will become liable for inheritance tax based on current agricultural land...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish a response to the oil and gas price mechanism consultation, published on 5 March 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that financing should not be provided for the development of green technologies relating to direct manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of back-dating payments for disability benefits to cover the qualifying period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Disability Assessors who conduct assessments on the telephone are trained to appropriately...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long work coaches stay in role after training on average.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK and Irish nationals have applied for (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare payments in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work, published on 18 May 2025, what estimate she has made of the number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required for employment support to increase employment income in line with changes to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has considered extending eligibility for (a) Child Benefit and (b) the child element of Universal Credit to families of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what specific matters were discussed during and (b) what were the outcomes of her meeting with the First Minister of Wales on the Pathways...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to conduct a full audit of Child Maintenance Service accounts and third-party payments in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Service allowed a parent paying child maintenance with a (a) payment history of less than six months and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to increase oversight of Child Maintenance Service enforcement via (a) independent bodies and (b) ombudsmen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of disputed Child Maintenance Service cases on people's health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions the Child Maintenance Service has (a) taken criminal action against and (b) successfully prosecuted a parent who has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests by parents to move their cases to collect and pay following the failure of the other parent to make a child maintenance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 51543 on Cost of Living: Fylde, how the allocation for Discretionary Housing Payments in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what metrics are used to measure work coach performance in JobCentres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support employers to create inclusive workplace environments that support people with hidden...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to ensure that reviews of Personal Independent Payment claims for people with complex and chronic health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's green paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working published on 18 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40979 on Employment: Disability, when will further analysis be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, published on 26 November 2024, what discussions she has held with (a) disabled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people began receiving Pension Credit after the announcement of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children under 16 and (b) young people between the ages of 16 and 25 are successful in their (i) PIP and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the employment support package in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recommendations of the Third Report of Session 2023–24 of the Work and Pensions Committee, Defined benefit pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people not in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment daily living component will lose their entitlement to the health element of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, published 26 November 2024, what metrics her Department is using to measure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in payment frequency from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 51543 on Cost of Living: Fylde, what steps she is taking through the Household Support Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance on rates of poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people who will be affected by proposed Personal Independence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy will include (a) objectives and (b) targets beyond the initial 10-year framework to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Pension Schemes Bill will be introduced before the summer recess 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of utility social tariffs for people (a) on low income and (b) with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) qualifying period and (b) delays in processing applications for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's report entitled Triggers to claiming personal independence payment, published on 2 May 2025, whether she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory Code of Ethical Practice for pre-1997 members of pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the loss of transitional protection under Universal Credit for claimants who form a couple, including...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to include policies on autism in the youth employment strategy delivery plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Restart Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for older workers in rural areas seeking to return to employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support, published on 17 July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of means-tested benefits among households with children in poverty in (a) Harpenden...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are (a) eligible for pension credit and (b) have yet to apply for it in Woking constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants need to appeal in order to receive transitional protection when they are moved from Employment and Support Allowance to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times for claimants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in receipt of a Winter Fuel Payment in 2023-24 were no longer eligible in 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to take steps to apply transitional protections automatically for claimants moving from Employment and Support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households currently in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity element of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households in receipt of Personal Independence Payment who will lose access to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has her Department made of the number of households with children in receipt of Personal Independence Payment in Dulwich and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households who are receiving the maximum permitted benefits under the benefit cap have one or more adults with a disability in East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive the maximum amount of permissible benefits under benefit caps in East Thanet constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied for Pension Credit in Woking constituency since 29 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claim Universal Credit in Bolsover constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the potential impact oforganophosphate exposure on occupational health outcomes in agricultural workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Pathways to Work public consultation event in Cardiff, scheduled for 3 June 2025, was cancelled.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, published on 26 November 2024, what steps her Department is taking to provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of cost of living support schemes to people living in West Dorset constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce child poverty in Battersea constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) reform e-lending rules and (b) enable digital interlibrary loans for university libraries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that medical students in receipt of the NHS Bursary can also access full student maintenance loans in their final...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of pausing student loan interest from accruing while new parents are in receipt of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage pupils to undertake courses in (a) construction and (b) social care skills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support adults to expand their digital capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the causes of the recent improvement in the apprenticeship achievement rate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to use Immigration Skills Charge funding to (a) support skills funding for priority sectors and (b) upskill the domestic workforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support construction companies to take on apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in (a) construction and (b) social care sectors; and what steps she is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support colleges in Milton Keynes to utilise new technologies to (a) tackle workload and (b) improve outcomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the link between trends in the number of international students and the number of courses at universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of transport support for disabled students aged 16 to 18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many level 7 Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeships have been (a) started and (b) completed in each year for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reductions in the adult skills fund allocations does not disproportionately impact (a) people in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made contribution of the part-time student premium to the Government's opportunity mission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a levy on higher education provider income from international students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Higher Education providers on regional expansion of dental schools to tackle geographic shortages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support universities in stabilising their financial positions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will protect apprenticeship funding for (a) SMEs and (b) young people when the Growth and Skills Levy is introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking support (a) schools and (b) parents with school transport in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive ability-appropriate teaching in mixed ability classes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children are educated about online safety in PSHE lessons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to reduce child poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department is providing for special educational needs provision in rural schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have Education, Health, and Care Plans in (a) Fylde constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including bikeability training in the National Curriculum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of wages for a (a) school teacher and (b) college teacher.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timetable is for issuing guidance on gender-questioning children to schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to encourage youth democracy in schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in response to recent changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children and young people with autism have access to (a) tailored support and (b) empowering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure state schools have adequate levels of funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support schools to improve neurodiversity inclusion in areas not selected for the current expansion of the PINS programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to support the recruitment and retention of teachers in rural secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide training to teachers to support their understanding (a) of and (b) the risks of (i) the use of emojis and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in recruiting additional expert teachers in (a) secondary schools, (b) special schools and (c) colleges in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that Surrey County Council meets its Safety Valve support package conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps taken to (a) recruit and (b) retain specialist physics teachers in state schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the £9.5 million in funding for the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme will be allocated across the additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission document entitled An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that social workers are trained to deal with (a) domestic violence and (b) the alienation of family members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51817 on Orphans: Databases, if she will take steps to create a register of all orphaned children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with (a) Adoption UK and (b) other representative organisations to discuss the adoption and special guardianship support fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress phase 2 of the Schools Rebuilding Programme has made on Tiverton High School.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many dedicated mental health professionals are employed in secondary schools in (a) Hampshire and (b) Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist SEND nurseries have (a) closed and (b) been replaced by a mobile SEND service since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been removed from schools rolls for home elective education for each school in Derbyshire in each of the last six years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to send the allocation towards the operation of free breakfast clubs to primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help reduce the number of children starting school without basic early-years skills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school buildings in Maidenhead are classified as requiring urgent repair under her Department’s Condition Data Collection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to rural primary schools to provide breakfast club provision under the early adopter scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many early years professionals were recruited following the introduction of the £1000 tax-free cash incentive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing Elective Home Education officers with training in (a) neurodiversity and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on programmes to help recruit early years professionals in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of internet filtering systems used in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve (a) response times and (b) service standards at Wandsworth County Court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting hearing at Wandsworth County Court as of 1 June 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to commission an independent inquiry into the (a) scientific validity, (b) cost and (c) potential misuse of hair strand...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the increase in court translator costs in each region in England and Wales in the last five year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of access to legal aid for people in rural areas in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has discussed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill with representatives of the Welsh Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the offences for which the Single Justice Procedure can be used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support residents of Fylde who were impacted by the recent Legal Aid data leak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43723 on Carbon Emissions: Trees, if he will publish minutes of meetings with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43723 on Carbon Emissions: Trees, if he will publish emails where the KPMG...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of capacity allocation in the Clean Power Plan for Scottish onshore wind...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of gas storage capability in the UK in (a) cubic feet (or other appropriate unit of volume)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50161 on Private rented housing: tribunals, what assessment his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) support and (b) funding his Department provides for renewable energy innovation to entrepreneurs in Cheshire East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of locating (a) elements of operations of and (b) supply chain functions for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the Wave Energy Scotland model across the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of innovation funding on the Levelised Cost of Energy of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) scientific innovation and (b) R&D across the hydrogen value chain to (i) drive down...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to support landlords to reach an EPC C rating in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Ministers attended the 4th Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Forum on 20 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 50162 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme, whether he plans to provide additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to require solar farm developers to utilise bonds in order to cover the costs of decommissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy output variability on the total generation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential carbon emissions that would be released by Europa's proposed proppant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the (a) onshore and (b) offshore workforce in the North Sea oil and gas sector in (i) July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to taking to secure (a) domestic and (b) international investment in the nuclear industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to accelerate complementary reforms on the electricity distribution network to ensure that grid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May to Question 53448 on Carbon Capture and Storage, (a) how the levy will be structured and (b) who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review the current accreditation process for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term fire risk associated with lithium-ion battery energy storage systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to publish a national register of safety (a) incidents and (b) near-misses involving battery energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the production of green hydrogen to support the transition to net zero.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the production of green hydrogen for use in the (a) energy, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking through (a) regulatory reform and (b) market incentives to encourage the growth of green...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) industry and (b) investors to help de-risk investment in green hydrogen (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of vulnerable people receiving an (a) inadequate service...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on switching consumers from Radio Teleswitch Service to smart meters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of households that needed to switch from Radio Teleswitch Service meters to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) energy companies and (b) energy company contractors in Scotland replace household meters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the merits of applying the same ethical sourcing requirements that apply to Great British Energy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the Sunnica scheme and (b) other solar energy projects do not use components linked to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to verify the ethical integrity of supply chains in solar energy developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May to Question to 53448 on Carbon Capture and Storage, how the the funding models will be evaluated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May to Question 53448 on Carbon Capture and Storage, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to protect consumers if their Radio Teleswitch Service meters are not switched to smart...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Better deal for motorists and businesses with solar car parks, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to incentivise the use of (a) hydrated vegetable oil and (b) other biofuels in compatible boilers by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing for rural households to transition to low-carbon heating systems.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the link between the installation of solar panels on new build homes and the cost of energy for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised national policy statements for energy infrastructure on energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to maintain (a) optionality and (b) competition in the Clean Power Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions has he had with energy suppliers on the timeline for the distribution of compensation to customers who were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps she has taken to financially support the installation of solar panel installation on homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that nuclear energy contributes to the resilience of the UK’s energy supply.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Tebworth solar farm on (a) access to countryside for local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to introduce new safety protocols for solar battery storage sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department (a) has provided and (b) intends to provide, including through energy company obligations, to help...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department will publish the response to the consultation entitled Non-domestic private rented sector minimum energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the CO2 released annually by Drax Power Station on the ability of the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason his Department has not conducted an impact assessment of its proposed extension of the Drax Power Station subsidy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46934 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the transition to clean power does not increase levels of (a) energy poverty and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2025 to Question 46934 on Energy: Prices, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) automatically enroll eligible households on and (b) inform eligible households about the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps Great British Energy plans to take to support projects in Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes had been upgraded under the Warm Homes Plan in Fylde constituency by 30 May 2025; and what targets his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households were in receipt of the Warm Home Discount in Fylde constituency on 30 May 2025; and what estimate his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff GB Energy (a) has recruited or (b) plans to recruit in equality, diversity and inclusion roles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25446 on Wylfa Power Station, whether the Wylfa nuclear power station...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days a week staff of GB Energy will be required to be in the office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43723 on Carbon Emissions: Trees, if he will ask Drax Group plc to share the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43723 on Carbon Emissions: Trees, whether it is standard practice for officials...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the price per megawatt hour of the subsidies received by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken to support the addition of an ocean energy pilot farms call to the 2026-2027 Horizon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 50701 on National Space Council, if he will make it his policy to reconvene...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what research his Department is supporting into the potential impact of Arctic warming on (a) the UK climate system, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has held with stakeholders in the life sciences and technology sectors on the potential for artificial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to improve broadband connectivity in rural parts of South Northamptonshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will introduce legislation to improve online safety laws.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to establish (a) a timetable and (b) interim targets for the replacement of dogs in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating internet service providers to charge existing customers the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a Ministerial position dedicated to non-animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for phasing out the use of animal testing for regulatory and research purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding through UK Research and Innovation for the validation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what meetings his Department has had with animal rights organisations on guidance on animal testing since 1 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with his counterparts from the (a) Southern African Development Community, (b) Caribbean...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) resources and (b) personnel required by Ofcom to protect users of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on phasing out animal testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has plans to expand the use of satellite technology to improve rural mobile phone (a) connectivity and (b) coverage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve mobile phone coverage in North Gloucestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps he has taken to improve digital connectivity for older people living in rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve broadband speeds in rural parts of Maidenhead constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Medical Officer on the potential merits of raising the digital age of consent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to consult on draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding had been (a) allocated in total, (b) spent on and (c) forecast for the Project Gigabit contract in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what digital (a) inclusion and (b) skills training initiatives his Department is supporting in (i) Lancashire and (ii) areas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, what steps he is taking to ensure that the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51546 on Broadband: Lancashire, whether he has made an assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) future-proof broadband infrastructure in (a) Lancashire and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on implementing Investment Zones in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50515 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to establish national standards for fire and rescue services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50511 on MHCLG: Industrial Disputes, if she will publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to Fire and Rescue Authorities of implementing the Equality and Human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taxes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of land banking by developers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50171 on Tony Blair, whether she has had discussions with Tony Blair...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policies on location neutral recruitment on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with the Fire Service college to implement a (a) national strategy and (b) protocols for local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to enable social landlords to gain access to building safety remediation funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made in preparing the strengthened Community Right to Buy proposals ahead of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the level of employers National Insurance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the (a) rejected and (b) withdrawn applications to the Building Safety Regulator under the Building...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of funding under the Towns Fund was allocated to projects involving (a) formal and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to investigate the number of fires caused by self-installed solar panels on residential properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to fire and rescue services on responding to incidents involving large-scale...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the National Fire Chiefs Council on the adequacy of mental health and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all new housing developments have adequate access to infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of low housing stock on young families in (a) North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of redeveloping heritage properties on meeting housing targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reform estate adoption.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that councils are accountable to their constituents during complaints processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds up-to-date data on the number of fires linked to (a) disposable and (b) single-use barbecues.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52711 on Visits Abroad: Ethiopia, what the purpose was of her visit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of Invest Staffordshire to her Department’s delivery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with fire and rescue services to help increase levels of (a) resilience and (b) preparedness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she used her office in 70 Whitehall on 7 November 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending a statutory duty on flood response to the Fire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of social housing provision and (b) the length of the waiting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of social housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment she has made of the (a) rights and (b) protections available to (i) residential boaters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed Delayed Homes Penalty will apply to unbuilt housing (a) that only has outline planning permission...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to p.61, Appendix 2 of the document entitled Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48127 on Planning Permission: Equality, whether the Planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to commence the provisions on consumer protection in the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local councils on the provision of free parking near (a) parks (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Artificial Intelligence Directorate plays in supporting the digital transformation of local government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51398 on Flags: Festivals and Special Occasions, how much funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings she has had with the Fire Brigades Union since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for fire and rescue services in Greater Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued guidance on the definition of readily...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to make (a) solar panels, (b) electric vehicle charging points and (c) battery storage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42631 on Historic Environment Records, what assessment she has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase community involvement in the planning process in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that local (a) planning committees and (b) communities are consulted as part...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support the construction of new homes in Woking constituency that have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Securing the ballot: Report of Sir Eric Pickles’ review into electoral...

What steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children in temporary accommodation.

What steps she is taking with local authorities to help uplift public sector pay for people in local government.

Whether she plans to mandate local government reorganisation.

What steps her Department is taking to develop a future funding model for local councils in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of publishing proposals received by the New Towns...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Deputy Prime Minister's speech at UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum, on 20 May 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of (a) the duplication of scanned signatures and (b) technical problems with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken research into the causes of (a) vacant and (b) long-term vacant dwellings; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has responded to the Unite trade union request for fair council funding of 19 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what area of land is defined as Greater Cambridge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been (a) started and (b) completed since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether levels of deprivation in (a) Goldsworth Park, (b) Canalside ward and (c) other areas are taken into account...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of how long housing delivery of 300,000 per year would need to be sustained to result in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on developing a long-term housing strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of her Department’s proposed 1.5 million homes will be built in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to standardise the approval process for battery safety management plans across local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of homes in Maidenhead that are below EPC band C.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review the development consent order process for solar projects to increase local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to modify regulations to facilitate the installation of (a) energy efficiency measures and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22080 on Housing: Bricks, what steps her Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to remove the one metre boundary rule for air source heat pumps in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 11 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, over what period her Department plans to require housing supply of 370,000 houses per year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, published on 25 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the reforms announced in her Department's press release entitled Government backs SME builders to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average number of days was that short-term rental properties were occupied between 1 October and 30 April in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider introducing stronger (a) censure and (b) sanction options for serious breaches of member codes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 5(2) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3 of the Exchange of Letters concerning the Implementation and Interpretation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 19 and Annexes 5 and 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who are being harassed by foreign private care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right to consular assistance for medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether RAF surveillance flights over Gaza have uncovered evidence of breaches of international law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 53142 on Gaza: Famine, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 51909 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what the response of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken since 1 May 2025 to advance the implementation of a two-state solution to the crisis in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Jordanian counterpart on increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government on the NGO taxation bill which has been proposed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to advance recognition of the State of Palestine since 20 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of airstrikes carried out by Israel in Gaza between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Arab Plan for the reconstruction of Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on increasing levels of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of the killing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on the case of Iranian singer Amir Tataloo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what economic steps he is taking to encourage Israel to allow aid into Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the policy of the US administration on Iran.

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 (a) political and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made any (a) formal or (b) informal assessment of the potential risk of genocide in Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with NGOs on alternative aid routes into Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British citizens who have been detained abroad when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he plans to use to assess the effectiveness of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) groups and (b) militias operating in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Iranian authorities following reports of 10 Bahá'í...

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 (a) political and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to push for the removal of restrictions on humanitarian access and aid to Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 11(1)(h) of the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure that Hamas has no role in the future governance of Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on the Israeli government's proposals to permanently (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 52683 on International Humanitarian Law, what the name is of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the Official Development Assistance budget has been reallocated to meet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 8 of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(f) of Letter No.1 of the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Letter No.1 entitled “Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 11 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 14(1)(h) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(b) of Letter No.1 of the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 3(3) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 5(2) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse was of the production of his Department's Diego Garcia Military Base...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 10 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(b) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of allegations of electoral fraud during the Georgia elections held on 26...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 5 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation of Article 11 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to point 3, sub paragraph f of the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US paid for the sub rental of Diego Garcia in the last financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the United Nations Development Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK-US sub-rental of Diego Garcia atoll will be offset in the next financial year by the same...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Uzbekistan on in relation to reports of (a) harassment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 November 2016 on British Indian Ocean Territory, columns 11WS-12WS,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint Communique: UK-Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework, published on 22 May 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 6(e) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 7 to 9 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 18 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will bring forward legislative proposals to implement the UK-Mauritius Treaty; and what legislation will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25788 on Cyprus: Foreign Relations, whether the Sovereign...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 7 October 2024 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations, Official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 11 and Letter No.1 of the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories' Oral Statement of 15 May 2025...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 6 of of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 1(b)(viii), 2 and 3(a) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the forceful closure of schools administered by UNRWA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantity of aid supplied into Gaza between 19 January and 18 March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he will consider enabling medical evacuations in Gaza for children (a) with life-threatening injuries and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the changes made to the Treaty with Mauritius over the future sovereignty of the British Indian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support community health initiatives in Botswana.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of value for money of his Department’s day to day spending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 53437 on Republic of Ireland: Omagh Bombing Inquiry, on what...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name is of each unit within the business unit of 10 Downing Street; and whether any changes have been made since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he considered preparing a business case for the refurbishment of the media room in 9 Downing Street.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49754 on Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, whether the post-legislative review of the Transparency...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps Government Departments have taken to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of honours committees have a role in identifying people to receive honours.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to merge the chair roles of Cabinet Office advisory non-departmental public bodies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with the Public and Commercial Services Union on the industrial action relating to outsourced staff at (a)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what pay rise will be given to special advisers for the 2025-26 pay round; and whether it will be subject to negotiation with the First Division...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the M6364 Media and Creative Framework Preliminary Market Engagement will include expenditure on (a) branded goods and (b) external public...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is taking steps to mark Social Mobility Day on 12 June 2025.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Crown Commercial Service holds on the number of companies that have expressed an interest in joining the RM6364 Media and Creative...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51870 on Government Departments: Sanitation, what the (a) Department and (b) location is of each...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place a copy of the civil service training modules entitled Civil Service Expectations in the Library.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51389 on Civil Service: Equality, what his planned timetable is for issuing the guidance.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51159 on Civil Servants: Remote Working, whether his Department collects workforce attendance data...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the attendance of civil servants in his Department as a proportion of assigned workforce to each building.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15239 on Arms Length Bodies: Equality, what exemptions have been authorised by (a) departments...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Thousands of Civil Service roles moved out of London in latest reform to the state,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government Procurement Cards are held by staff in 10 Downing Street.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has received representations from PCS on guidance on using female (a) toilets and (b) changing rooms in Government buildings.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued by (a) his Department and (b) the Government Communications Service on whether (i) photographs and (ii) video footage...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the review announced in his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all jobs advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website are publicly advertised.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are employed in each Minister’s office.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2025, to Question 51870, on Government Departments: Sanitation, whether any gender-neutral toilets have been installed...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's guidance on away days has been updated since the publication of the press release entitled Government-branded merchandise and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the costs of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme in the 2025-26 financial year.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the Cabinet Office Board.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve opportunities in public procurement for SMEs in (a) the defence sector and (b) other sectors in Shropshire, Telford...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies blacklisting workers.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what political (a) activity and (b) interests have been declared by each Crown Representative.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 18217 on Government departments: electronic purchasing card solutions, what information his...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 May 2025 on Places for Growth 2030, HCWS633, if he will list the locations of the 13 cross-government...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he considered making the Government Lead Non-Executive Director a regulated public appointment.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Lead Government Non-Executive Director is a non-executive member of the Cabinet Office Board.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member, published on 26 May 2025, whether the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 6095 on Cabinet Office: Public Appointment, for what reasons those direct ministerial and public...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy for each Department to routinely publish details of recruitment principle exceptions below SCS2 level.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49766 on Cabinet Office: Staff, what is the reason for the entries marked nothing supplied by BU.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025, to Question 49766 on Cabinet Office: Staff, and the associated SCS data, for what reason there no salary data...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49766 on Cabinet Office; staff, what are the job responsibilities of the Deputy Director for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51967 on Admiralty House, what was the cost of (a) removing gas appliances and (b) purchasing new...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the annual cost to the public purse for promoting diversity, equality and inclusion policies within the civil...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2024, to Question 13438 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will place in the Library a copy of the text on...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Campus training course materials entitled Inclusive Leadership Programme (inclusive cultures, decision making, and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Campus training course materials entitled Equality Analysis: Making Scrutiny Relevant to Promoting Equality.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51453 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51968 on Civil Service: Redundancy Pay, whether he plans to introduce clawback arrangements for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 47335 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Government monitors exemptions permitted to the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the UK Statistics Authority has provided to public bodies on the use of Social Time Preference Rate discounting when presenting the cost...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 12700 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Government-branded merchandise and away days banned, published on 6 April 2025, whether senior civil...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the statistical validity of ethnicity pay reporting in small sample sizes, in the context of the Equality (Race and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many transactions referred to his Department under the National Security and Investment Act have involved private equity firms connected to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44474 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, if she will take steps to ensure that...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason transparency data on (a) Ministerial gifts and hospitality and (b) senior officials and special advisers are published with different...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24138 on Prime Minister: Artificial Intelligence, whether the Downing Street Private Office uses...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51956 on 10 Downing Street: Energy Performance Certificates, what steps his Department has taken to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 47333 on Government Departments: Press Conference, which section of that guidance provides...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what factors determined the timing of the Prime Minister's press conference on the Immigration White Paper on 12 May 2025.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of maintaining a consistent interpretation and application of the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services,...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to include older women in her Department's (a) policies and (b) decision-making processes.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, If she will take legislative steps to recognise non-binary identities.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transgender and (b) intersex (i) people and (ii) groups are consulted on Equality and Human Rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days each Minister in her Department has worked in (a) Departmental offices and (b) Government hubs outside London since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce aviation carbon emissions by (a) introducing frequent flier levies and (b) reducing the use of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to develop real time information on the availability of accessibility to public transport for disabled passengers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) local authorities and (b) transport groups on the potential implementation of proposed rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Questions 51723 and 51724 on Active Travel: Construction, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure South Western Railway services remain efficient during the transition to Great British Railways in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the document entitled Guidance to support local authorities in the design and delivery of active travel routes will be published; and whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of upgrading to 5G infrastructure across the rail network on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has imposed contractual penalties on South Western Railway in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what the evidential basis is that the increase in most regulated rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expected the Class 701 Arterio trains to be introduced on the Waterloo–Reading line at the time of procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of British-produced steel used in the construction of the East West Rail project from Bletchley to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Class 701 Arterio rolling stock to be operational on the Waterloo to Reading line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6277, what progress her Department has made on agreeing an exchange agreement with Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of Heathrow Airport's regulatory framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a public awareness campaign to encourage more drivers to replace...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the British Parking Association on the recommended size of car parking spaces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of waiting times for driving licence renewals in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5803 on Local Transport Plans, what progress she has made on reviewing guidance for Local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled The Plan for Drivers, published in October 2023, what progress she has made on updating 20mph...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity of driving theory tests to a minimum of three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 8083 on Roads: Safety, what her planned timetable is for laying the secondary legislation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency has issued guidance on the use of (a) electronic and (b) other road signs with foreign languages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a consultation on draft measures to support young and novice drivers before the summer recess.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to undertake a comprehensive review of Heathrow’s economic regulation before a final decision on a third runway...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51961 on Abellio Greater Anglia and c2c: Standards, if he will list the (a) metrics (b) incentives...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department collects data from local authorities on the (a) revenue from and (b) number of (i) on-street and (ii) off-street parking fines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA self-reporting process for (a) age-related and (b) other health conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that wheelchair users have reliable access to priority spaces on buses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) support and (b) funding is available from her Department for cycle training schemes that (i) are specifically tailored for girls and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to ensure that local stakeholders in Wiltshire will have a role in shaping the (a) 30-year strategic plan and (b) five-year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of alcohol-interlocks on vehicles of people convicted of drink driving.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Department has to involve (a) passengers and (b) rail user groups in Wiltshire in the development of the proposed independent passenger...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the guidance entitled EAPC standards and legal requirements, published on 10 December 2024, in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49771 on Parking: Fines, which parking sector stakeholders shared research with her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report commissioned by the Office of Rail and Road entitled Temple Mills Depot – Independent Capacity Assessment 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the capacity of rail services to meet levels of demand during (a) parades, (b) football matches and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will be required to take into account the specific needs of (a) Wiltshire and (b) other rural and semi-rural areas when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce Class 701 rolling stock on the Waterloo–Reading line on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of people who held a provisional moped licence in (a) London and (b) Great Britain in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Commission’s 2024 Cost Drivers report, published in October 2024, what steps she is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a roadmap for the (a) uptake and (b) deployment of zero emission heavy goods vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published 2 October 2023, what progress her Department has made on the call for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support coach access to major domestic tourism destinations; and whether he is working with local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to (a) publish, (b) consult on and (c) ratify the Airports National Policy Statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the delay in TfL issuing Public Carriage Office licences to people (a) with health conditions who are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on whether (a) Network Rail and (b) HS2 has issued guidance on the use of road signs near engineering works with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that plans for Heathrow’s expansion do not result in increased costs for passengers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the £950m dedicated to the rapid charging fund is invested efficiently to drive decarbonisation in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of flight connections between England and Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce mandatory verification of a (a) valid driving licence and (b) company number at the point of vehicle ownership registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which regulations govern the use of (a) motorcycles and (b) mopeds with L-plates for commercial delivery work in urban areas; and whether she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether DVLA-registered mopeds can be lent to drivers with provisional licenses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of online taxi app companies on (a) independent taxi companies and (b) their drivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish an impact assessment of the increase in most regulated fares on 2 March 2025 on (a) low-income commuters and (b) key...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the British Transport Police will be funded (a) during and (b) after the establishment of Great British Railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, what the criteria is for successful completion of the incentive measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to publish her Department's assessment of the potential impact of the expansion of Gatwick Airport on the area within a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of cycling on women's safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve night-time public transport to support the night-time economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the practical driving test backlog on the (a) availability and (b) scheduling of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with car insurance companies on the affordability of compulsory car insurance for drivers who require larger vehicles for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local authorities in Surrey on pavement parking powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the lessons learned from the implementation of pavement parking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) certificates of competency and (b) certificates of equivalent competency were issued to ships’ cooks by the Maritime and Coastguard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a (i) practical and (ii) theory driving test by driving test centre in (A) Norfolk and (B)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Wiltshire and (b) other rural counties are not deprioritised under the new decision-making framework...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on changes in bus usage in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England since the increase in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of car insurance for drivers aged between 17 and 25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on making at least 10,000 extra driving tests available each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will publish the Aviation Night Noise Effects report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of non-road legal (a) conversion kits and (b) e-bikes on road safety.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants are working on Heathrow expansion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on reports of (a) abuse and (b) harassment of women cyclists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve reporting mechanisms for women cyclists who experience (a) abuse and (b) intimidation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the reliability of Elizabeth Line services (a) to and (a) from Maidenhead in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the transition of passenger rail services into public ownership on rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking following the nationalisation of South Western Railway to improve (a) train services and (b) access to train stations in Woking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered improving pedestrian (a) access and (b) egress at Waterloo Station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the East–West Council.

To ask His Majesty's Government, as a part of the changes announced in the white paper Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May, whether they will review...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the higher education sector on the revocation of student visas for those foreign nationals convicted of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the estimated financial loss due to fraud and error across UK Research and Innovation’s grant portfolio in each year since 2018; and what...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total value of suspected grant fraud investigated by UK Research and Innovation in each of the past five financial years; and how much was (1)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to supporting the aims of Age Without Limits Day, and whether they will take steps to raise awareness of age-related discrimination.

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 plan to issue guidance to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunity, or its predecessors, has provided on the difference between (1) a political belief, and (2) a philosophical...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Collins of Highbury on 4 November 2024 (HL1875) and on 12 February 2025 (HL4654), whether (1) the Cabinet Office, (2) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 24 April (HL Deb col 773), what assessment they have made of the application in Northern Ireland...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support and promote Age Without Limits Day across government departments, and whether they plan to develop a...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 16 April (HL6583), how they propose to engage formally with Members of the House on...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of donated blood which is discarded due to the lack of MHRA authorisation for the use of medically relevant...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the National Service Specification for Cleft Lip and/or Palate Services will continue to be delivered in full during the...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the data sets and methods that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) used to calculate the vaccine effectiveness...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage of free prescriptions in England that remain uncollected by patients and are subsequently destroyed by the NHS; and what is the average cost...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to measure the effectiveness of and potential to rapidly adopt cancer therapies that require non-genomic biomarker testing.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Single Patient Record, for which a request for information was published by NHS England on 29 April, will allow patients to see when and where their...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with European counterparts to address infrastructure bottlenecks and ensure new HS2 and domestic rail capacity can be used to improve...

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of TransPennine Express services were cancelled in each month from May 2022 to May 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt regarding the investigation carried out by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (Law No. 164 of 2024), enacted by the Parliament of Egypt in December...