Tuesday, 10 June 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the number of outstanding Access to Work applications was in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make assessment of the potential merits of flexible working in her Department.
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, how much (a) local housing allowance and (b) housing support was provided to tenants in the private rented sector in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the announcement of 60% office-based attendance on staff wellbeing in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for a mandatory reconsideration have been made by parents who have been instructed to pay child maintenance following an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many minutes the average length of appointment is for a work coach.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Child Tax Credit claimants have been moved onto Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote take-up of Attendance Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people on Universal Credit receive National Insurance Contribution credits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the pensions markets on people in North Somerset and Hanham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support women affected by changes to the State Pension age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to review the child maintenance service policy to ensure there are no wage deductions before paternity is (a) legally 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, how many unpaid carers have entitlement to (a) Carer's Allowance and Universal Credit, (b) Carer Element and Universal Credit and (c) a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a work allowance within Universal Credit for unpaid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the backlog in Access to Work claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays in processing Personal Independence Payment assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was to process Access to Work claims once an invoice had been submitted in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the value of Access to Work claims waiting to be processed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit had (a) five, (b) six, (c) seven, (d), eight, (e) nine and (f) 10 or more children since November 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent work coaches were working in JobCentres in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a route for career progression for work coaches.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who receive the limited capability for work and work-related activity element of Universal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to establish a target for increased employment outcomes from the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people qualifying for (a) blue badges, (b) housing benefit and (c) Carer's Allowance in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the data release entitled Number of children in Universal Credit households, by School Year and 2024 Parliamentary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of children that live in families with a parent or carer that receives (a) the Universal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the employment support funding required to secure employment income increases for people losing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds data on the work destinations of (a) existing and (b) past Universal Credit claimants by (i) industry and (ii) sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to introduce a minimum income guarantee for people in receipt of social security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support (a) seriously ill and (b) disabled people who may be affected by proposed changes to the Personal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of trends in the level of take-up of benefits by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of when the JobCentre in Shirebrook will re-open.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) review and (b) simplify the process for pensioners to access the benefits they are entitled to.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleague on developing a cross-departmental strategy to support (a) carers and (b) disabled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment in the her Department's Green...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51541 on Disability: Employment, how many employers have signed up to the Disability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reforms to Personal Independence Payment outlined in the Pathways to Work Green...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of film studios in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more (a) domestic and (b) inbound tourists to visit National Parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to set a limit on the number of holiday lets on the national mandatory register for short-term lets within...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to begin public testing of the digital platform for the national mandatory short-term let registration scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the pub sector on tourism to the 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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mobile gaming operators disclose the (a) presence of loot boxes and (b) probabilities of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the current travel arrangements are for British professional golfers travelling to Europe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the proposals in the consultation entitled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department allocated for the preservation of historic sites in Fylde in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of listed buildings; and if she will make an assessment of the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department is using to assess upcoming policy reform for the land based adult gaming sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the terms of the Creative Foundations Fund will be; and who will be eligible to apply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to encourage higher numbers of international tourists to visit protected landscapes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer on 7 February 2025 to Question 27307 on Tourism: Local Government, whether her Department has made an estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the powers of the Charity Commission when allegations are made about links between UK charities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to (a) churches and (b) faith-based charities in the context of trends in the level of (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 53237 on Football Governance Bill (HL), when she last met with UEFA to discuss the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to support the (a) creative and (b) cultural sectors in (i) Chippenham constituency and (ii) other rural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve water safety in coastal areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has she made of access to legal aid services in rural constituencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52148 on HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People, what procedures are used to assess the risk posed by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to prisons of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of statutory regulation for the bailiff industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions under the Single Justice Procedure have been reopened via the statutory declaration process in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the safeguards to prevent the misuse of searches of the Office of the Public Guardian Registers by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the potential legal costs for her Department of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution in response to a question from the Rt hon. Member for Newark on 3 June 2025, Official Report, col 161, if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Independent Sentencing Review, published on 22 May 2025, whether the introduction of an identifier at sentencing for domestic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of the reoffending rate of prisoners released through the early release scheme in 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male prisoners have been placed at HMP Downview since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Victims Commissioner on the recommendations of the Independent Sentencing Review: Final report, published 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned 30 per cent reduction in agency spend outlined in the NHS Planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he had discussions with transgender individuals on the Sullivan Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter from the Chief Executive of NHS England entitled Working together in 2025/26 to lay the foundations for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure that Aphasia is included in the NHS 10-year plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reorganisation of integrated care boards in Dorset on the NHS estate in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals are given training on ensuring that the needs of (a) minority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on medicine shortages in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate training places are available for junior doctors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has (a) issued and (b) waived guidance to integrated care boards on redundancy policies since 1 April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to Integrated Care Boards on levels of redundancies due by the end of May 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has provided guidance to integrated care boards on sequencing cost reduction to avoid operational disruption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to make an assessment of the capacity to deliver Early Access Programmes for people with motor neurone disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of redundancies there will be as a result of the reorganisation of integrated care boards in Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the misuse of weight-loss medications; and what discussions he has had with his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that projects delivered through the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund support net zero...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE (a) is reviewing and (b) plans to review available vaccines for Urinary Tract Infection for use in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of practice for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the real-terms value of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service in each (a) month, (b) quarter and (c) year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to return the dementia diagnosis rate to its target level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England is offering temporary funding for private providers to deliver NHS dental care in areas with insufficient NHS provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role neighbourhood mental health centre pilot schemes will play in improving (a) care and (b) support for people living with bipolar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the the amount of money that has been paid to private clinics for delivering NHS cataract surgery in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS follows guidance on the minimum age for gender dysphoria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of seven have been treated for gender dysphoria since 1 April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of NHS letters regarding (a) appointments and (b) test results received late by patients in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the use of police vehicles as places of safety for people with mental heath conditions, in the context of police...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the full budget available to community pharmacies in 2025-26 is spent on the sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7208, what steps his Department has taken to help recruit 8,500 new mental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to set out a timeline for negotiations with community pharmacies for the 2026-27 Contractual Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly reports from each of the 15 local partnerships on re-matching social care workers to new employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on creating a treatment pathway for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who Operation (a) Courage and (b) Restore will be (i) managed and (ii) funded by after the abolition of NHS England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for new specialist mental health crisis centres in Surrey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people with (a) a learning disability and (b) autism in mental health hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the voices of patients in the ongoing NHS England consultation on ADHD assessments; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to engage with mental health service users on the development of mental health policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve outcomes for dementia patients in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) include support for adults with autism and (b) help support (i) Integrated Care Boards and (ii) local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the continuation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme following the abolition of NHS England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of trends in the number of people being diagnosed with melanoma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to protect responsibilities for musculoskeletal conditions that currently sit within NHS England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new staff due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to omaveloxolone for adults with Friedreich’s ataxia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts are able to deliver emerging treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to fund a review to explore the extent to which surgical intervention can alleviate the symptoms experienced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of nursing apprenticeships in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide a response to Early Day Motion 1076 on Stepping Hill Hospital, tabled on 8 April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs, published on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the potential impact of the award of the contract for adult and community services to HCRG Care Group...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to consult with people who have rare conditions on the integration of NHS England functions into his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of using private partnerships to build NHS hospitals on public finances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to improve the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the proportion of work that broadband providers have been able to carry out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many newly upgraded mobile masts will be in North Northumberland constituency; and what plans he has to develop the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of complaints received about different broadband providers alleged...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) Ofcom play in ensuring the cyber-security of telecommunication...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) farmers and (b) rural communities have access to improved (i) broadband and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help speed up the roll out of digital infrastructure in national parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is for his Department's examination of the digital age of consent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support Ukraine’s (a) reconstruction and (b) economic recovery.
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 reducing payment times.
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 productivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of steps taken by his Department to (a) track the final destination of F-35 components and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what revenues (a) the Government and (b) manufacturers have received from selling components into the F35 global spare parts pool in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average time was for an export license to be granted to a defence business from first application to approval in the latest period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of halting arms licences for export to foreign governments for which there is a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) the Competition and Market Authority and (b) his Department has provided guidance to public authorities on offering loans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of pubs on (a) social cohesion and (b) economic activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK leaving the EU on workforce shortages in the construction industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of blockchain technologies in (a) trade, (b) commerce, (c) logistics and (d) supply chains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much compensation has been paid out to successful applicants under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the statement given by the German Chancellor on the removal of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 16(a) of Annex 2 of the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) media grid and (b) media plan for the Government response to the Strategic Defence Review 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for military gap years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each (a) person and (b) company received unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review on 2 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he took to ensure that the early release of unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, to (a) people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the United States contributed to the running cost of the Diego Garcia military base in the most recent financial year for which information is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for dental treatment as of 3 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the six new munitions factories announced in the Strategic Defence Review on 2 June 2025 will be built.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Annex 1(1)(i) of the treaty entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the UK Defence Innovation fund will be spent on Scottish based companies.
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),...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage people to sign up to the Reserve Forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surveillance flights the Royal Air Force has made over Gaza since (a) 7 October 2023, (b) 5 July 2023 and (c) 2 September 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to inform Parliament of the outcome of the (a) Defence Industrial Strategy, (b) Defence Diplomacy Strategy, (c) Defence Housing Strategy,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts in the F35 global spare parts pool on the potential merits of (a) removing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there would be any circumstances in which the UK could opt out from informing Mauritius of an armed attack on a third state.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the United Kingdom's agreement to expeditiously inform Mauritius of any armed attack on a third...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 2(3)(g) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to extend military hearing loss compensation to veterans who were discharged before 1987.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) human rights and (b) justice in (i) fragile and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the treatment of UK citizens detained at foreign airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers from his Department will attend the Second World Summit for Social Development between 4 and 6...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on incidents between 1 and 3 June 2025 near aid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with UN officials to ensure aid supplies are able to enter Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from detention in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has settled on the title of Consular Envoy for the new position dealing with complex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36190 on Development Aid, what criteria his Department uses to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36190 on Development Aid, what (a) consultation and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of Official...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts to ensure aid supplies are able to enter Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) charities and (b) research institutions on the marine protected area of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether commitments made in the UK-Mauritius Agreement will be funded from Overseas Development Assistance budgets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the provisions of Article 11(1)(b) and paragraph 2 of Letter No. 1 of the document entitled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Chagos deal is funded by his Department's budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take legislative steps to support the implementation of the Chagos deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of services to survivors of sexual violence in Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that civilian (a) support and (b) protection is being considered as part of work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has reviewed the UK’s exposure to the business interests of the (a) Rapid Support Forces and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received unsolicited correspondence from legal experts on the legality of the Israeli blockade on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) justice and (b) accountability for survivors of sexual violence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that humanitarian aid is being received into the Gaza Strip.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to engage with the Sudanese diaspora in the UK on securing peace in Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on facilitating the medical treatment of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that UNWRA's work in Gaza can resume.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the his Department plans to review its (a) bilateral relations and (b) aid commitments to Tanzania, in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Tanzania on (a) regional stability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting recognition of the State of Palestine at the UN...
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions against people in Sierra Leone who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with (a) international counterparts and (b) the government of Sierra Leone to help...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of (a) political...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to UK nationals affected by recent arrests in Tanzania.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds information on the quantity of UK-supplied aid which has been distributed in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to update the 20mph zone guidance for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing the UK from the Aarhus Convention to enable damages to be sought from people who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which third party companies based on the Isle of Wight her Department has awarded funding to in the last three years; and which projects they have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations on public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability in Fylde constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department is taking steps with (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department plans to amend the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, whether funding has been allocated for new road investment projects in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what funding her Department has approved for improving (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legalisation of self-driving vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the proportion of people reliant on public transport in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) discount schemes and (b) subsidies for aviation travel to the Isles of Scilly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for the funding of staffing for future council-run bus services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on taxi and private hire driver licence renewals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of new vehicles manufactured (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere that will be commissioned following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure improved integration between (a) bus and (b) rail services through the Integrated National Transport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any of the regional transport infrastructure projects announced on 4 June 2025 will be classified as England and Wales projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for an older person's bus pass to include people over the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on (a) journey times, (b) capacity, (c) frequency of services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish the average response time for British Transport Police at Stockport station in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Pursuant to the answer to question 54450 of 3 May 2025, how many people in the Fylde constituency are currently eligible for free travel under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the proportion of learners who pass a full category (a) AM and (b) A motorcycle test after completing compulsory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of trains were delayed between London Waterloo and Eastleigh in each financial year between 2015 and 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to Great British Railways of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to (a) measure and (b) report on progress on reducing youth homelessness through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Building Safety Regulator is reviewing proposals for new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the installation of wood burning stoves in newbuild homes on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with representative bodies of small businesses on the impact of commercial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review the long-term financial sustainability of housing associations as part of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with housing developers on the minimum height for letterboxes in new build homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for removing the national BS 476-22 classification for fire door resistance from Approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator received in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households have used Government-funded home ownership schemes in England in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51319 on Mayors: North of England, what assessment she has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Electoral Commission on automatic voter registration since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Electoral Commission on the recording of cryptocurrency donations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in England in each of the last 30 years; and what type of affordable tenure those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Homes England allocate appropriate funding for developments that provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on introducing rent controls at a local authority level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in the private rented sector due to a lack of social housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 6.4 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, who the members of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing funding to local authorities to support higher hourly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference chapter 2, section 9D of the Local Government Act 2000 of her Department’s English Devolution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 47409 on Mayors: Taxation, whether the list of taxes is exhaustive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of second home dwellings liable for the second homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Local government reorganisation: summary of feedback on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question HL070 on Unitary Councils, what criteria her Department plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53289 on RAF Wyton: Housing, when she expects the trailblazer site...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of housing developers that deliver less affordable housing than...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Environmental Statements under section 20(2)(a) and (3) of the Environment Act 2021, what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 70 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s publication entitled Economic and Fiscal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on retaining Community Infrastructure Levy payments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to commence the remaining provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 June 2025 entitled Planning reform and housing delivery,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the maintenance charges charged by affordable housing associations do not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance document entitled Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she can publish what planning rules have been made by the Planning Inspectorate in relation to asylum hotel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 10 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, in which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for the Level 7 Chartered Town...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 7 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51397 on Permitted Development Rights, whether there is guidance to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for farmers of being part of a National Landscape area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43334 on WRAP: Publications, what the (a) title and (b) date of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a system for regulating the land market along the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce (a) sewage and (b) microplastic pollution from overflows in (i) Greater Manchester and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce inland flooding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken towards achieving good (a) ecological and (b) chemical status in water bodies within Gorton and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what long term plans his Department has to develop nature-friendly farming policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in levels of reports of waste crime in the East of England in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle trophy hunting imports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's report entitled Delivering economic growth and nature recovery: an independent review of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he intends to authorise changes to the Hunting Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofwat’s regulatory powers to hold water companies to account for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Scottish Government’s decision to use Ultra High Frequency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to engage with rural communities in the development of nationwide policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the (a) proportionality and (b) cost-effectiveness of the Environment Agency’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent engagement he has had with the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of river bank failure in cases of heavy rainfall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for Flood Risk Activity Permits were made in 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support landowners with riparian rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support households impacted by drought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43345 on WRAP: Finance, if he will itemise the work programme for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Environment Agency in (a) investigating and (b) prosecuting incidents of large-scale...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will appoint an expert in animal welfare to the Food Strategy board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Environment Agency staff worked on compliance with requirements for office workplace recycling in the most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10799 on Meat: Smuggling, how much illegal meat was seized (a) from 11...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support has been provided to farmers in Fylde constituency under Environmental Land Management schemes since January 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52615 on Agriculture: Finance, if he will make an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the ecological vulnerability of chalk...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility measures in relation to glass on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure that food producers are not undercut by imports produced to lower standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to farmers and agricultural businesses in (a) Fylde, (b) Lancashire and (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Protected Landscapes programme in helping to protect communities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of drought on the economy of the North West; and what steps he is taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support dairy farmers in North Shropshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that the Spending Review recognises the contribution of the nature friendly farming budget in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of the River Welland in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to help improve the (a) recording and (b) traceability of farm animals through the Livestock Information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to engage with local communities impacted by drought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Government’s housebuilding target on funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) impact of the AUK1 specification for toilet backflow protection...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring repeat offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in tackling fly-tipping in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of wildlife management and protection legislation in relation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a consultation on the funding formula for flood defences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of silvopastoral systems and holistic planned grazing practices to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) capacity and (b) capability of the Animal and Plant Health Agency to respond...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to promote (a) shorter and (b) more sustainable food supply networks in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of veterinary professionals in the farming sector; and what plans he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to implement the judgement in Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Pickering Fishery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered introducing a centrally-funded veterinary surveillance scheme to support early...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the delivery of public services in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the proposed UK-EU common veterinary agreement would allow the UK to ban the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54446 on Environmental Land Management Schemes: Lancashire, what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support businesses affected by the drought announced on 29 May 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to update the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of updates to the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of streamlining the visa processes for overseas-qualified dentists seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to retain police officers in Nottinghamshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 28628 on Emergency Services: Medals, what progress she has made on considering...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce antisocial behaviour in town centres in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of money laundering by Turkish barber shops on (a) the community and (b) the wider economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of the Hotspot Action Fund in reducing (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) serious...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions has she had with retail industry representatives on the (a) design and (b) implementation of the training funded through...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps has she taken with the relevant authorities to reduce car and other road vehicle theft in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent dangerous car racing.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include retail delivery drivers within the standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish annual performance metrics for the National Business Crime Centre to assess the effectiveness of additional funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of retail delivery drivers when they are carrying out government-mandated enforcement checks...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current fee levels under the Licensing Act 2003; and whether she plans to review that Act to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the level of funding for and (b) the number of police officers in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local police station closures on (a) response times and (b) public confidence in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) support and (b) guidance provided to local authorities on the use of Public Spaces...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered reviewing Police Remuneration Review Body processes to help increase (a) trust and (b) transparency in that system.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent (a) hate crime and (b) harassment towards people with hidden disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for recent trends in renewal times for passports; and if she will meet a constituent of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum income requirements for spousal visas on pensioners who are unable to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to establish a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, how many victims of online fraud and scams have received...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) mandatory and (b) routine reporting on the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Departments plans to implement transitional arrangements for people impacted by the proposals outlined in her Department's White...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that the hospitality sector has adequate access to (a) seasonal, (b) international and (c) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will seek legal advice on the potential impact of her Department’s proposal to remove the right to return to the UK from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to decide an in-country application for leave to remain on the basis of private life where (a) minimum income...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in response to the question from the hon. Member for Harpenden and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase protections for Hong Kongers facing transnational oppression in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect Jewish communities from terrorist attacks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of cyber fraud incidents in the last six...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed the reasons for Sudanese children forming the largest group of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are being housed in Houses in Multiple Occupation in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detention beds are available; and what steps she is taking to increase capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of school costs that is directly related to the number of pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle unregistered care settings for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve levels of care for children in social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce an equivalent to the statutory maternity allowance for self-employed adopters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 47692 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, if she will to publish the data on therapy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in Adoption and Special Guardianship Support funding on the number of kinship...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase pre-school support for children living in disadvantaged areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing VAT on independent schools in (a) January, (b) August and (c) September 2025 on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) experienced and (b) new teachers in mainstream schools receive adequate training for teaching...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15144 on Teachers: Workplace Pension, what the updated planned timetable is for resolving the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many education, health and care plans have been withdrawn for children in (a) mainstream and (b) SEN schools in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of students taking heritage language GCSEs in the academic year 2024-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a Ukrainian language GCSE.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken was to get an Education, Health and Care Plan in place for a child in each of the last five years; and what steps she is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support schools to educate parents on safeguarding children in respect to online content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of childcare for children under the age of two.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54081 on Schools: Fylde, how many schools are expected to experience a real-terms decrease in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding certainty for schools over a multi-year period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities with (a) preventative and (b) early-years support for ECHPs in the North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments she has made of the merits of implementing a teacher retention strategy that addresses key factors driving staff to leave the profession.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs, published on 30 May 2025,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Young Futures Hubs will there be in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with local authorities to help reduce the time taken for ECHP tribunals to be heard in the North East.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that partially sighted people in rural areas have access to face to face banking services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the requirement for armed forces personnel to pay (a) Income Tax and (b) Council Tax when...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54343 on Tobacco: Smuggling, how many and what proportion of those referrals resulted in a penalty; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending exemptions to the proposed lactose allowance for milk-based drinks to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54343 on Tobacco: Smuggling, how many and what proportion of those referrals resulted in the revocation...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her proposals for reducing business rates for shops, pubs and leisure businesses on SMEs in North...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the National Minimum...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of business rates relief on supply of serviced office buildings.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Spending Review will fund all of the recommendations of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the publication of the Strategic Defence Review on trading of shares in UK-listed defence companies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the real terms value of public sector wages in each year since 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased NICs on the financial viability of Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been transferred from the international aid to the defence budget in cash terms.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what lessons her Department has learnt from the covid-19 pandemic support schemes to ensure that adequate protection is provided to for (a) directors of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been transferred from the aid budget to the defence budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding through the Barnett Formula will the Welsh government receive from regional transport infrastructure funding in England...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposals outlined in the consultation entitled The Tax Treatment of Remote Gambling, last...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed the Blind Person's Allowance in the 2023-24 financial year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the role of the Financial Conduct Authority.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review its approach to state ownership of financial institutions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Business Property Relief on family-owned manufacturing businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's guidance entitled An interim update on the practical...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54350 on Cash Dispensing: Ashfield, how she defines the reasonable provision of free cash withdrawal and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle ageism in the provision of financial services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of bank branches moving to a counter-free system on accessibility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on consistency across Government in the treatment of people affected by (a) current and (b) historical...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 12807 on Public Appointments, what recent progress he has made on publishing an updated list of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that London weighted salaries for civil servants only apply to employees that live in London.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Civil Service of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Adviser plays a role in the (a) recruitment and (b) selection of civil servants working on national security issues; and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the transparency of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing emergency planning in relation to infants and children.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a signer being present at Government news conferences.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any public body holds information on the pension liabilities of former UK Members of the European Parliament; and which public body administers...
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 concerns from solar developers on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52267 on DESNZ: Islamophobia, what definition of Islamophobia was used in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional support his Department plans to provide to vulnerable households facing high winter fuel costs in 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help make it easier for (a) tenants and (b) leaseholders to install heat pumps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to consult the public on his revised seventh carbon budget plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to implement the Fuel Finder open data scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50278 on Coking Coal: Imports, if he will encourage businesses to source coal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants have been awarded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in each month since the scheme started by (a) technology, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will confirm when his Department will publish a fully-costed plan to achieve a Net Zero power grid by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what statutory basis his Department can prevent biomass companies from claiming renewable subsidies for burning wood from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the 2035 Future Energy Scenarios-derived capacity ranges for solar and batteries in his Department’s Clean Power...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of older housing stock in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for major energy infrastructure projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the implementation of community energy projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether policies on smart thermostats will be included in the Warm Homes Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy companies on reforming the energy market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of new nuclear in supporting a clean energy transition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the research presented to the Scottish government on ultra high frequency electronic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Scottish government’s decision to use ultra high frequency electronic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b)...
To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance she has issued on when there should be pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills that have constitutional implications.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to tackle age discrimination in the workplace.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to businesses of updating (a) IT and (b) HR systems to comply with the EHRC's proposed HR changes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Royal Portrush Golf Club to help create a lasting (i) sporting and (ii)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Microsoft about its suspension of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague’s email account.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current restrictions on aid going into Gaza.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a response to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what aid they provided to Gaza in May.
To ask His Majesty's Government what advice the Deputy Prime Minister received from (1) the Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, (2) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, and...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have provided guidance for Ministers who wish to engage with the Muslim Council of Britain in their ministerial capacity.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 13 May (HL6920), what estimate the Infected Blood Compensation Authority has made of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 16 May (HL7121), whether any independent assessments have been undertaken to verify the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of phosphates and nitrates in England's waterways; and whether they intend to extend safety protections to people...
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