To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the cyber security sector will be included in the industrial strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget was allocated to the Office for Investment in the spending review 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with business organisations on the impact of regulatory compliance costs on (a) profitability and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help tackle (a) exploitative and (b) environmentally unsustainable purchasing practices in the tea sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to clarify the new guidance sent to the Horizon Shortfall scheme by his Department on cases where a shortfall has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help small businesses to improve their capacity to deliver workplace health interventions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a one-in, two-out approach to new business regulations;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regulation on small and medium-sized enterprises since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to improve the operations of the Certification Officer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to produce an implementation plan to support (a) employers and (b) the wider enforcement system with the implementation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on the UK aerospace sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the comments of 1 June 2025 of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of commercial insurance for UK companies seeking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers participated at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum event between 20 and 22 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of using digital twin technology in major infrastructure projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he permits the export of F-35 components which are only compatible with the F-35I variant of the aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the research published by IoD entitled IoD research finds...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of pensions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for Old People in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data the Government holds on gender disparities in Child Maintenance Service cases; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the communication of the Child Maintenance Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to prevent misuse of the Child Maintenance Service by resident parents making unfounded or exaggerated claims in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service enforcement procedures on (a) the mental health of and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Health and Safety Executive uses to designate a location as a Control of Major Accident Hazard site.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England will be formally appointed.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Departmental Efficiency Delivery Plans, published on 11 June 2025, whether he has a headcount...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.74 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether the 3.1% annual growth figure for local authority spending...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to box 4.A of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much of the financial transactions set out in the document are...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, what steps is her Department taking to ensure LINK’s criteria...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.20 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the £1 billion estimated...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 5.8 of the Spending Review document published on 11 June 2025, what the annual real terms increases in central government funding...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025. published on 11 June 2025, what proportion of the of GDP announced for defence and security spending is to be...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish each of the zero-based Departmental reviews undertaken by her Department.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on the tax gap disaggregated by (a) local authority and (b) parliamentary constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the full cost assessment undertaken by the previous Government of the double contribution convention aspect of the UK-India free trade...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the National Wealth Fund will deliver £1.8 billion in ring-fenced funding for UK ports; and how much will be allocated to ports in (a) Peterhead...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how she plans to allocate the accruing interest on the assets of the previous Libyan regime.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has she made of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation on social media firms.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of proposed changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to release inmates who have served a third of their sentence in order to tackle overcrowding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for driving with illegal tinted windows in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will amend section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to ensure victims of rape and sexual violence do not have their past disclosures used as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of signing the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of prisoner phone call charges included in current contracts for HMP Wandsworth on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for projects to generate geothermal energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support vulnerable households with energy costs in off-grid communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the timing of the construction of the first British-built small modular...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for Government-funded small modular reactors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles owned by his Department coming to their end of life; and if he will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of building the first British small modular reactor outside the UK on the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the National Grid to provide (a) timely and (b) adequate connections in the context...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing a grid connection corridor along the A1 and A421 to enable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times he has taken a domestic flight for official travel purposes; which locations he has travelled to; and what the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29262 on Insulation: Housing, if he will launch an investigation into homes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with Ofgem to help ensure there is adequate data (a) governance and (b) controls for...

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 (a) South Holland and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that households on heat network schemes have access to the same consumer protections as people on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme on levels...

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, March 2025, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance entitled Sensitive information in planning applications have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high annual ground rents on the ability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what proportion of the funding announced for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help tackle disparities in leasehold maintenance charges for residents living in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement entitled Building the Homes We Need, of 30 July 2024, HCWS48, what steps she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the availability of affordable housing in West Ham and Beckton...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to improve protections for (a) pubs and (b) other community assets against...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that new build estates include adequate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect long-standing (a) cultural and (b) night-time economy venues from (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on park homes of her Department's report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertsmere Borough Council on protecting the green belt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on consistency in local planning decisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 97 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 7 February 2025, what criteria...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local plans will need to be updated following local government reorganisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the operating costs are for Mayoral Combined Authorities for (a) the 2025-26 and (b) each of the next five...

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, March 2025, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to support the freedom to pray.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58194 on Letter Boxes, if he will make an estimate of the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to support community ownership of businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37222 on Parking: Regulation, for what reason her Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Government plays in the setting of municipal parking fines for (a) off-street and (b) on-street parking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act on (a) Stafford High...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of whether funding allocated to upper-tier authorities adequately reflects (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions in the English Devolution Bill to standardise ethical conduct and behaviour in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from London Councils on the shortfall in compensatory funding to London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the establishment of new unitary authorities on levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to encourage greater diversity in parish and town council membership.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming English Devolution Bill will include provisions to recognise the role of parish and town...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on the revised NPPF.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertsmere Borough Council on local planning decisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will issue guidance on a reasonable timeframe for the (a) construction and (b) completion of an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that every child has access to a library in areas of high disadvantage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the finding from Surrey County Council’s 2024...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of careers advice in secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support (a) parents and (b) children with home-schooling in (i) England and (ii) Romford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make the eligibility criteria for the holiday activities and food programme the same as that for free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of not awarding marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar for exams in subjects other than...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national dyslexia strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using degree classification as an eligibility criterion for teacher training...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available from her Department for repairs to the heating system at Meadowgate Academy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how he plans to align the ODA budget with the UK’s wider foreign policy objectives in (a) regions where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of overseas aid is distributed via GiveDirectly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to hold discussions with the (a) Fairtrade Foundation and (b) other stakeholders on the fair...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) formula and (b) criteria is used by UK Research and Innovation to determine the distribution of Horizon Europe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Government departments work with Meta to (a) identify and (b) remove misinformation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to increase (a) core funding and (b) grant opportunities for universities in the north of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the proportion of 6G mast hardware that is expected to be produced in the UK; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Telecare Campaign is delivered bilingually in (a) English and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to resume the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme in Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has his Department has made in developing novel directed energy weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Defence AI Investment Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Defence Uncrewed Systems Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of integrating non-violent offenders into non-combat military support roles as part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Agreement in Respect of Gibraltar on defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken with His Majesty’s armed forces to improve the defence of the maritime infrastructure of British Overseas Territories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a CyberEM Command.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken with His Majesty’s armed forces to improve British fixed undersea surveillance capabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion concept on the security of the North Atlantic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support elderly veterans facing historical investigations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Land Rovers of all variants are in use by the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken with His Majesty’s armed forces to improve defence co-operation with Singapore.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target sale date is for the Redford Barracks site; whether he plans to have (a) a single sale and (b) sale in parts; if he will publish a plan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in service date for the effector resulting from the European Long-Range Strike Approach programme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19731 on Poland: Guided Weapons, what the planned in service date is for the Future Common Missile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56960 on Typhoon Aircraft, when he expects to complete the rollout of the Striker 2 helmet-mounted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to reduce inequalities in uptake of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus maternal vaccination programme by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities impacting children in poverty in Fylde constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many babies were born with conditions not picked up during screening tests in each of the last ten years for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the proposed changes in the White Paper entitled Restoring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve survival rates for bowel cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the 10 Year Plan for the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of dental surgery closures in Hampshire since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the 10 Year Plan for the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the document by Trussell entitled Cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of adult social care provision in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage and (b) promote careers in the social care system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that patients receive written information before hysteroscopy and biopsy procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve women's health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible families are receiving support through the Healthy Start scheme in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for responding to the Competition and Markets Authorities recommendations in their report into the infant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase public awareness of (a) frailty of and (b) fall prevention among people aged 65 and over.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on making baby loss certificates available in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the Health Security Agency has issued on the potential impact of 6G masts on health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has undertaken on potential links between dementia and depression.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support colonoscopy services following the extension of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the 10 year plan for the NHS will ensure that the NHS shifts from sickness to prevention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve diagnosis of ADHD.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to include Parkinson’s disease in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to care need assessments for (a) deaf and (b) blind people in (i) South Holland and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support GPs in Nottinghamshire to spend more time with patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on waiting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that family carers are meaningfully involved in the (a) planning and (b) decision-making...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on increasing the availability of NHS dental (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Pharmacy First initiative in relation to reducing the workload for...

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, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the White Paper...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for establishing a fair pay agreement process in the adult social care sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department undertook a risk assessment before making full medical records available to social care providers through the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles without valid Vehicle Excise Duty have been identified through automatic number plate recognition systems in the most recent 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the number of full time equivalent examiners at the Newton Abbot Driving Test Centre in the 2025-26 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test examiners have left the DVSA in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on expanding the use of solar power at train stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support access to public transport for care leavers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce fatalities involving young drivers in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mandate that learner drivers have practiced driving on motorways prior to taking a driving test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of long waiting times for driving tests on social and economic mobility of young people in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to lower the drink drive limit in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received representations from the Welsh Government requesting that the East-West rail project be reclassified as an England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to include mobility scooters within the scope of dangerous (a) driving and (b) cycling legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of her Department coming to their end of life; and if she will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing service frequency and electrification on the Lytham to Preston line on the local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mandate a defined minimum learning period before learner drivers can take their test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in Stockport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce driving test waiting times in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of electrifying rail routes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the June 2025 Statement of Funding Policy, published on 11 June, and the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Wales...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department classifies heavy rail projects located entirely within England as (a) local and (b) national projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local transport authorities to compel highways authorities to provide parking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) she has and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with hon. Members from (i) her party and (ii) other parties on rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2344 on Railways: West Midlands, what impact her Department’s internal review of its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on improving the UK's international train connectivity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Spending Review 2025 on 11 June 2025, what funding will be provided...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of removing Appendix B from the Persons with Reduced Mobility National Technical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department’s timetable is for announcing the next steps of the Access for All programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an comparative assessment of the quality of catering between rail franchises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the quality of catering across the rail network during the transition to Great British Railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58292 on Bus Services: North Shropshire, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of guidance from the Highway Authority and Utilities Committee that utilities beneath tram...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46979 on Railways, what steps she plans to take to ensure that Great British Railways will have a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured in collisions with mobility scooters in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of casualties involving mobility scooters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to mobility scooter users who use public roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the application window for international students to apply for a Graduate...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to para. 266 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what budget will be available to the Windrush Commissioner.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals on UK work visas will (a) be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years and (b) have (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57213 on Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57224 on Police: Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of surviving...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 54073 on Anti-social Behaviour: Lancashire, what performance indicators will be used to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people without legal status living in (a) temporary and (b) informal accommodation;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has paid to France to support actions to prevent small boat crossings from the French coastline since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to process the outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many higher education students have claimed asylum in the final six months of their course in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standalone offense of assaulting a retail worker that...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fingerprints have been collected from illegal immigrants housed in Cheshire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for introducing legislation to prohibit the sale of sharp-pointed kitchen and utility knives for domestic use;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are being housed in houses of multiple occupation in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the registration of Sex Offenders under the Sexual Offenders Act 2003...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s timetable is for publishing the response to the call for evidence entitled Controls on the use of crossbows on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on (a) the space available for and (b) policing of protests at the site of the old...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) record and (b) verify name changes made by asylum seekers (i) during and (ii) after the asylum application...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and Social Care and (b) Justice on the potential impact of (i) court...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost per unit for the Metropolitan Police’s new Plasan SandCat armoured vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she calculates the number of people without legal immigration status.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of leaving the Dublin Convention on the numbers of illegal migrants entering...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the age of refugee children is accurately assessed at the port of entry and (b) they...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regards to her Department's White Paper on Restoring control over the immigration system, published 12 May, if she will publish further...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for espionage in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36235 on Oppression: China, whether her Department has made an assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of excess sewage sludge on levels of river pollution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle fly-tipping in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to develop (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory frameworks to support (i) private and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the development of fish processing facilities in coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect (a) ancient woodlands, (b) coastal and estuarine habitats and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he list the (a) tax reliefs and (b) grant schemes to support fishing vessel upgrades to adapt to changing (i) economic...

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 policies on protecting (a) global forests and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether expenditure on (a) swift bricks and (b) bee houses and biomes for new-build homes can be counted towards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to funding to Natural England for national landscapes on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the native (a) timber and (b) hardwoods market through (i) sustainable woodland creation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of air pollution in (a) Fylde and (b) other semi-rural areas;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of investment in fish processing infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement a mandatory Digital Equine ID system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing compensation schemes for fishers affected by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving regulations for non-quota species in UK waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that fishing corridors are maintained and (b) minimise the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) Marine Protected Areas and (b) offshore wind development on (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) animal sanctuaries and (b) rescue and rehoming centres on the challenges faced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54689 on Dangerous Dogs: Social Rented Housing, if he will provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) continue and (b) improve the Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of compliance among individuals offering pet services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofwat on the standardisation of social tariff schemes for water bills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations from the food and drink sector has he met to discuss the Food Labelling Consultation since July 2024;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to extend funding for charities to redistribute food supplies to local (a) charities and (b) community...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory labelling of food products which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement powers for tackling fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect local biodiversity in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on ensuring the continued transportation of milling wheat for food production; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure farmers receive payments from the Rural Payments Agency on time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing border enforcement measures in preventing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen enforcement of border checks to prevent illegal imports of products of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that (a) rural and (b) farming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure UK food supply chains do not (a) contribute to the destruction of high-biodiversity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle instances of drought.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) other (i) aseptic and (ii) chilled liquid cartons are included in the core set of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55351 on Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Fylde, whether any of the Higher...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of insurance requirements for companies operating intensive poultry units, in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to improve the enforcement of zoo licensing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a veterinary agreement with the EU on conservation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55351 on Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Fylde, how many Higher Level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of farrowing crates on the welfare of pigs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) tackle threats and abuse faced by and (b) promote respectful behaviour...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to convene a cross-sectoral task force to develop a pathway to crate-free farrowing for the pig...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help tackle the abuse and harassment of veterinary professionals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of (a) abuse and (b) harassment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the Thames Chase Community Forest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers in the north of England reliant on cross-border stock movements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to improve the access of zoos to European Conservation Breeding Programmes as part of negotiations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on (a) the financial viability of water companies and (b) protections for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Ofwat’s recent enforcement package on Northumbrian Water was in respect of overflows from sewage works in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.62 of HM Treasury's document entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 12 June 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the capital budget for flood defences was in each of the last three fiscal years; and what the capital budget for flood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the final pricing and billing rates for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what were the (1) employer, and (2) employee, contribution rates for each public service pension scheme in each financial year since 1999–2000; and what is...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of business tax rates on small businesses; and what plans they have to adjust these rates to better support small...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the estimated net revenue and profit of the Crown Estate in the financial year 2024–25.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of the income of the Crown Estate in the last financial year; and how much of it, if any, has been paid to the Welsh Government.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest assessment of the property value of the Crown Estate in Wales; and on what date the assessment was undertaken.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the names of all the current Crown Estate Commissioners; the date on which each was appointed; and the date on which their term of...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently employed by the Crown Estate in Wales.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their ability to assess and tax the funds raised by Romanian beggars through their begging activities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what benefit they estimate will accrue to (1) the Welsh Government, and (2) the Welsh economy, from the Crown Estate's Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for a business to reclaim duty under the Duty Reimbursement Scheme from the date of application to receipt of money.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of administering the Duty Reimbursement Scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many intellectual property licences His Majesty's Revenue and Customs holds under contracts or terms of reference for (1) grants, (2) pre-procurement or proof...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Audit Office report The Effectiveness of Government in Tackling Homelessness, published on 23 July 2024, what plans they have to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total value of Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding paid out for installations subsequently found to be non-compliant with eligibility rules each year since...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Ofgem's Boiler Upgrade Scheme Annual Report 2023–24, what assessment they have made of the discrepancy between (1) Ofgem's reported...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of high energy costs on energy-intensive sectors, and what steps they are taking to reduce energy costs for those...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of extending the Warm Home Discount Scheme to all households in receipt of means-tested benefits.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many compliance breaches were identified among the ten largest installers participating in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, measured by voucher volume, since the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people deported from the United Kingdom have returned illegally in the past three years.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 13 March (HL5345), and in the light of reports that Portuguese and German police are carrying...

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to support the prevention of criminal damage to agricultural equipment, such as introducing requirements for immobilisers...

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they will provide to meet the cost of asylum applications for those entering the UK via small boats in the current financial year.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to mark the 20th anniversary of the killing of Jean-Charles de Menezes on 22 July.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to publish a comprehensive, up to date list of fishing vessel licences, including sanctions for fisheries and labour offences, in line...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to (1) local job security and economic security, and (2) animal welfare, from the planned onshore salmon farm in...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their press release “Government backs SME builders to get Britain building” published on 28 May, how they plan to allocate...

To ask His Majesty's Government what was their original target number of apprenticeships supported by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund Round 1, and how many apprenticeships were completed.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Green Recovery Challenge Fund Round 1 and 2 projects underwent independent auditing or verification of reported environmental outcomes, and how many of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities in protecting vulnerable trees from pests and diseases, including valuable urban trees, such as the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of people’s social and cultural connections to trees, as seen in the recent losses of the Sycamore Gap tree...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the remote electronic monitoring programme in delivering the programme's objectives for UK fisheries, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to incentivise participation in the early-adopter phase of installing remote electronic monitoring on fishing vessels in UK waters; what...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue to make subsidies for sustainable farming practices available to farms of all sizes; and at what rate.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to help the fishing industry grow over the next 13 years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s food security remains intact, and what estimate they have made of the number animals which are physically...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) biodiversity, and (2) the opportunities to intensify agricultural land use where other incentives are deemed uncompetitive,...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Civil Superannuation Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24, published 18 December 2024 (HC 481), what was the average pensionable pay growth...

To ask His Majesty's Government what roles (1) the Senior Leadership Committee, (2) the Government People Group, and (3) the Permanent Secretaries Remuneration Committee, play in monitoring and...

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Forty-Seventh Annual Report on Senior Salaries, published on 22 May (CP 1329), what exemptions exist that permit base pay or total remuneration for...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Forty-Seventh Annual Report on Senior Salaries, published on 22 May (CP 1329), whether they have published online the letter from the Director...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify deposits of manganese in the sea bed within UK territorial waters.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the British Business Bank holds any board, observer, or voting rights on investment vehicles supported under the Long-term Investment for Technology and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Business and Trade annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024, published on 24 April (HC 391), what evidence supports the decision...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Israeli Defence Force’s reported use of the ‘Dahiya Doctrine’, the targeting of civilians and civilian...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of Christians in Eritrea, particular with regard to prolonged detention without trial; and what steps...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt concerning the ruling of the Ismailia Court of Appeal on 27 May on the world’s oldest continuous...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet members of Save the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem; and what support, if any, they are providing to the campaign of preventing the takeover...

To ask His Majesty's Government why the new Oxford–Cambridge railway line is classified as an England and Wales project.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with major delivery organisations regarding the importance of ensuring compliance with regulators governing the use of electric...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they provided to local authorities for the planning and construction of cycle lanes in the past year.