Written answers

Thursday, 19 June 2025

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with Hong Kong pro-democracy activists since 4 July 2024.

    • Hong Kong: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China on the wellbeing of...

      Hong Kong: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since taking office.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

      Jesús Armas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the status of Jesús Armas.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the legality of the arrangements to distribute privatised...

      Israel: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...

      Israel: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs'...

      Israel: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with allies involved in the F-35 programme on Israel's use of F-35 jets in Gaza.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...

      IRA: Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the Shawcross report into compensation for UK victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court...

      Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the funding of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that the Israeli Government...

      Israel: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he holds evidence on the use of F-35 jets to breach international law in Gaza.

      USA: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on (a)ICE detention centres, (b) total abortion bans, (c)...

      Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what funding will be provided for Gavi, the...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of aid from the UK destined for Gaza that has reached its intended...

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on hostages in Gaza.

      Israel: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether international allies have raised concerns with him on the use of UK made F-35 parts in Gaza.

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity.

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53139 on Ministry of Defence: Weapons, whether he is taking...

      Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) imposing further sanctions on settlers in the West Bank...

      Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir and (b) Bezalel...

      Armed Conflict: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated strategy to support co-operative...

      UK Soft Power Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 27532 on UK Soft Power Council: Finance, what the annual...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Winter Fuel Payment: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure prompt payment of the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners in Wiltshire.

    • Social Security Benefits: Arthritis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the potential impact of the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work:...

      Pension Credit: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review its policy on defining military compensation as income in Pension Credit means tests.

      Jobcentres: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many customers were supported by Telford Job Centre in each year for which data is available.

      Universal Credit: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants there were in Telford constituency in each year for which data is available by category.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with disabled people’s organisations in Wales on the proposed reforms to disability benefits.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to chapter 2, section 1 of the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working,...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Public Sector: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that infrastructure projects commissioned by public bodies prioritise local (a)...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 May 2025 to Question 52712 on Local Government: Elections, whether the proposed abolition...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of delays in the S106 process; and whether she has made...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the increased funding for social care in 2028-29 will come from council tax increases.

      Non Domestic Ratings (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act 2025: Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she received representations from the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire on the Non Domestic Ratings...

      Unitary Councils: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled English Devolution White Paper​: Power and partnership: Foundations...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will update the NPPF to include guidance on the importance of telecommunications infrastructure in any major...

      Neighbourhood Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) streamline and (b) better resource Neighbourhood Plans in (i) less affluent...

      Affordable Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to what energy standards homes under the Affordable Homes Programme will be built.

      Community Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local planning authorities on ensuring (a) Section 106 and (b) Community...

      Planning Permission: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 51874 on Planning Permissions: Impact Assessment, if she will...

      Green Belt: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 143 of the National Planning Policy Framework, if she will ensure that grey belt land is...

      Community Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to individuals who have been incorrectly charged a community infrastructure levy.

      Planning: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the role of the mitigation hierarchy of (a) avoidance, (b) mitigation and (c)...

      Permitted Development Rights: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will increase permitted development rights for telecommunications applications.

      Playing Fields: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Sport England will remain a statutory consultee for planning applications that affect playing fields.

      Historic Environment Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025to Question 54202 on Historic Environment Records, which sections of the...

      Compulsory Purchase: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many compulsory purchase powers have been granted as part of nationally significant infrastructure project...

      Students: Leeds North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on student housing (a) supply and (b)...

      Allotments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on increasing the provision of land for food-growing allotments.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reverse the 10 per cent commission charge on the sale of park homes.

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52812 on Affordable Housing, what her definition of a generation is.

      Property Development: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on offering loans to property (a) companies and (b)...

      Affordable Housing: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will exclude (a) Dartmoor, (b) the Tamar Valley and (c) other environmentally protected and low-density...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of small-scale landlords exiting the private rented sector due to...

      Private Rented Housing: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of capping local authority landlord licensing...

      Homes England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54889 on Homes England, if she will publish the new target operating...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities reduce the number of void properties in their social...

      Economic and Social Research Council: Contracts

      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...

      Civil Service: Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54896 on Civil Service: Recruitment, what the expected level of...

      Aerials: Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending permitted developments rights to require local...

      Aerials: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local planning authorities on the installation of wireless broadband masts.

      Owner Occupation: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership.

      British National (Overseas): Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided through the British National (Overseas) Welcome Programme in each year since 2021.

      Holiday Accommodation: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring short-term holiday lets to inform...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50169 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Street Trading: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided guidance to (a) elected representatives, (b) political parties and (c) community...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how frequently...

    • Reserve Forces: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what information his Department holds on when it will receive...

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, which back-office functions will be transferred to front-line roles.

      Reserve Forces: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025 what estimate...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what the requirements are for membership of the Defence...

      Ministry of Defence: Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's messenger service routinely keeps records of when departmental hard copy (a) documents and (b) publications were sent to (i)...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, who will sit on the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group.

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, whether a human rights assessment was carried out before approving...

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, whether he has made an assessment of the risk of Ministry of Defence...

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of members of the UK...

      Israel: Military Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has withheld any Royal Air Force surveillance information from the Israeli government in the last two years.

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what the cost to his Department has been of training Israel Defence...

      Ammunition: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how much of the...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how much of the...

      Iran: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether representatives from the (a) Israeli Defence Force and (b) Israeli government communicated to the UK Government that there were plans to attack Iran.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how many years...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58165 on Unmanned Air Systems: Military Bases, whether any investigations were ongoing into drone...

      Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review Indefinite Leave to Remain visa fees for family members of non-UK armed forces personnel.

      Sailing Boats: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the yacht building sector.

      Ministry of Defence: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women...

      Veterans: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase to support for veterans entering civilian life in Lincolnshire.

      Ministry of Defence: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

      Military aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he considered including a new medium helicopter programme within the Strategic Defence Review; and whether he plans to implement such a programme.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for completing the remediation of Civil Service Pension Scheme cases arising from the Public Service Pensions and...

    • MyCSP: Complaints

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of how (a) complaints and (b) errors are (i) identified and (ii) dealt with by MyCSP.

      MyCSP: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many emails to MyCSP were (a) received and (b) responded to in each of the last six months.

      MyCSP: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of calls to MyCSP went unanswered in each of the last six months.

      MyCSP

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the casework backlog is in MyCSP.

      Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of foreign owned companies using shell companies in an attempt to bypass the National Security and...

      Migrants: English Language

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of adult migrants resident in the UK for over five years who are proficient in (a) spoken and (b) written...

      Young People: Newton Abbot

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the change in population of the 17-19 year old age group in Newton Abbot Constituency in the last five years.

      State Retirement Pensions: North East

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of state pension age there are in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough local authority area, (c) Tees...

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that people eligible for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme receive payments in a timely manner.

  • Home Office

    • Balaclavas: Domestic Violence and Honour Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of full-face coverings on levels of (a) coercion, (b) domestic control...

    • India: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent criminals in India from scamming UK citizens.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens with pre-settled status were considered for automatic upgrading to settled status between January and March 2025.

      Balaclavas: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ⁠what guidance her Department has provided to (a) police officers and (b) security personnel on interacting with people wearing face...

      Tools: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle tool theft from tradespeople.

      Undocumented Migrants: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people without lawful immigration status who have come into contact with the police...

      Immigration Controls: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to secure an agreement on a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU; when the Balanced Youth...

      Refugees: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the temporary policy of extending the move on period for newly recognized refugees to 56 days will end.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke skilled worker visa route for people working on NI-GB ferries.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish guidance on restrictions on the use of national ID cards by holders of EU Settlement Scheme settled status for...

      Migrants: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of self-segregation in (a) housing and (b) schooling in areas with...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the proposed increase to the standard qualifying period for settlement to ten years will come into force.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what financial support her Department will provide to local...

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who entered the UK on student visas since 2015 have not left the UK within six months of their visa...

      Immigration: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase to the standard qualifying period for settlement on trends in...

      Deportation: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders have been issued to illegal immigrants residing in Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people granted (a) refugee and (b) asylum status entered full-time employment within five years of arrival...

      Undocumented Migrants: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to confiscate the assets of people found to be working illegally.

      Home Office: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of...

      Immigration Controls: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in reviewing the pause on decision-making for (a) asylum and (b) indefinite leave to remain...

      Home Office: Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

      Home Office: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff network events took place in her Department in May 2025; and what the names of those events were.

      Theft: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle car theft in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38594 on Neighbourhood Policing: Finance, what proportion of the increased funding...

      Banks and Building Socities: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has with representative bodies to ensure that plans to provide protection from assault to front-line retail...

      Serious Violence Reduction Orders: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the Serious Violence Reduction Orders pilot scheme; what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness...

      Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54607 on Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham, what steps she is taking...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Minerals: Xinjiang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in supply chains that include critical minerals.

    • Electricity: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of total UK electricity consumption is used by businesses eligible for the British Industry Supercharger.

      Business: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high street businesses in North Shropshire.

      Beer: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether he has consulted (a) small brewers and (b) independent pub...

      Beer: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether his Department has received representations from (a) brewers...

      Beer: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether his assessment of the beer market will include consideration...

      Beer: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, when he expects the assessment of the beer market to be completed;...

      Self-employed: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support self-employed people in the West Midlands.

      New Businesses: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the creation of start-ups in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Business: Market Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of public transport services in...

      Department for Business and Trade: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For...

      Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to issue embargoed copies of the industrial strategy.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming GP licensing; and if he will develop plans to protect GPs from costs...

    • Oxygen: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) appeal and (b) review mechanism is available to hyperbaric oxygen therapy providers who wish to challenge the outcome of the...

      Health Services: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Wales on the implementation of plans for cross-border healthcare.

      Carers: Respite Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to respite care for unpaid carers.

      Mental Health Services: Berkshire

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

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of capping the cost of care homes.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to involve (a) patients, (b) families and (c) communities in changes to the mental health referral...

      Care Homes: Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve safeguards for people with neurological conditions in care homes.

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of care home placements.

      Social Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the article by the University of Manchester entitled...

      Dental Services: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve access to dental appointments in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.

      General Practitioners: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP provision for new housing developments in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Terminal Illnesses: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on his Department’s suicide...

      Mental Health Services: South East Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a nationwide system to ensure that people experiencing mental health crises have access to support...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve communication around delays in appointment wait times for people seeking access to mental health...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to deliver a new National Carers Strategy in the next 12 months.

      Dentistry: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to give dental (a) hygienists and (b) therapists NHS performer numbers in workforce (i) retention and (ii) access strategies.

      Mental Health Services: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross-Departmental research his Department has commissioned into the link between (a) debt, (b) benefit sanctions, (c) child...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to improve the delivery of joined-up care for people affected by (a) axial spondyloarthritis and (b)...

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) continuity of care in cancer treatment pathways, (b) assigning named points of contact...

      Cancer: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and young people with cancer receive (a) treatment and (b) care outside the region from (i) Bournemouth and (ii) the...

      Cervical Cancer: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of cervical screening services in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce waiting times for cancer screening and testing in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all correspondence between his Department and the Food and Drink Federation on changes to the HFSS guidance between...

      Processed Food: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through (a) dietary guidelines, (b) public health policy and (c) food strategies to (i) promote and (ii) help...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local health committees to respond promptly to local clinical trial requests.

      Independent Commission Into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of meetings held by the Casey Commission.

      Neuroendocrine Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to commission selective internal radiation therapy for patients with neuroendocrine tumours.

      Dental Services and Health Services: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on (a) medical and (b) dental healthcare provision for serving...

      Dyspraxia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to raise public awareness of dyspraxia.

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the implementation plan for the upcoming 10-year health plan will include steps to reform NHS dental contracts.

      NHS: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to integrate the health and social care (a) workforce and (b) terms and conditions.

      Integrated Care Boards: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that statutory duties for safeguarding (a) children with special educational needs and...

      Mental Health Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 47803 on Mental Health Services: Recruitment, what his planned timetable is for...

      Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for its public consultation on the application of mental capacity law.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Leeds North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for ADHD treatment in Leeds North West constituency.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the additional NHS revenue funding allocated in the Spending Review will go to NHS dentistry.

      General Practitioners: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by how much will the pay of general practice staff, including nursing staff, increase for the financial year 2025-26.

      Neurological Diseases: Primary Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that total triage systems in primary care do not compromise the continuity of care for patients with (a)...

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual capacity of the Overseas Registration Examination system and (b) number of fully trained...

      Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the difference in patient care outcomes between (a) assigning a named GP for accountability...

      Dental Services: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the minimum unit of dental activity value to £35; and if he...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish waiting times for ADHD assessment by region; and what steps he is taking to help Integrated Care Boards with the...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in waiting times for ADHD assessments in (a) children and (b) adults in the last five years;...

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people waiting to sit a Dental Overseas Registration Examination.

      Dental Services: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to pensioners for dental treatment.

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51548 on Primary Care: Lancashire, whether the pilot programme to screen patients for...

      Heart Diseases: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in East England are currently awaiting treatment for inherited cardiac conditions; and if he will make a comparative...

      Rare Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on people with rare conditions.

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the level of risk in medical care.

      Heart Diseases: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle inequalities in (a) waiting times and (b) access to treatment for cardiovascular disease patients in...

      Motor Neurone Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 48901 on Motor Neurone Disease: Research, by what date he expects the total allocated...

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the report by the Taskforce for Lung...

      Water: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor health outcomes linked to water pollution in West Dorset.

      Rare Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase funding and support for research into rare diseases and (b) improve early diagnosis...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for the research and development of diagnostic (a) tests and (b) tools to help support GPs to (i)...

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.

      Obesity: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what sensitivity NHS BMI assessments allow for persons of mixed (a) South Asian and (b) non-South Asian heritage.

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply for blood donation.

      Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57594 on Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination, whether the Joint Committee on...

      Prostate Cancer: Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 52196 on Prostate Cancer: Preventive Medicine, when he expects to receive the outcome...

      Drugs: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth...

  • Department for Education

    • GCE A-level and GCSE: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of the use of large language models in the preparation of (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level course work; and...

    • Secondary Education: North Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state secondary school places are available within (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 miles of Escrick.

      Special Educational Needs: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase the number of school places for children with special educational needs in (a) mainstream and (b)...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that local authorities that do not reach the 20-week deadline for education, health and care plans have...

      Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have administered adrenaline auto-injector devices to pupils experiencing anaphylaxis at school in each year...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, at what price level the cost of school uniforms will be capped.

      Cybersecurity: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on teaching the importance of cyber safety in schools.

      Sports: Sports and Physical Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to cover costs to schools for Sports and PE funding between July 2025 and October 2025.

      Schools: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure improved access to schooling for children with (a) visual and (b) hearing impairments in Chichester constituency.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) history, (b) physical education, (c) Classics, (d) drama and (e) religious education are included in the set of subjects defined as key...

      Multi-academy Trusts: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that multi academy trust executives are paid appropriately; and what action was taken by the 37 trusts...

      Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund's fair access...

      Schools: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state-funded schools currently permit the wearing of the (a) niqab and (b) burqa by (i) students and (ii) staff; and...

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sitting year 6 SATs on children with both anxiety and special educational needs.

      Solar Power: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of solar panels for schools in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.

      Tavistock College: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide funding to Tavistock College under the school rebuilding programme.

      Digital Technology: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department funds (a) research and (b) pilot programmes on the use of (i) artificial intelligence and (ii) digital technologies to...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Fylde

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 59074 on Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Lancashire, which three...

    • Ofcom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52581 on Broadcasting, whether her Department is responsible for initiating changes...

      Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of recommendation 2 of the report by NCVO and...

      Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on promoting reading through (a) song lyrics, (b) fan fiction...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Information Commissioner's Office: Wilmslow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what provisions are in place for employees of the Information Commissioner's Office based in Wilmslow who wish to remain...

    • Information Commissioner's Office: Wilmslow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of closing the Information Commissioner's Office in Wilmslow...

      Artificial Intelligence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve (a) knowledge transfer and (b) applied AI research through regional...

      Mobile Phones and Research: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish research on the impact of (a) smartphones and (b) social media on young people.

      Artificial Intelligence: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen collaboration between (a) higher education institutions and (b)...

      Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will take steps to lower the Information Commissioner's data protection fee for smaller (a) organisations...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of broadband access on the economic development of rural...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, by what date he expects full implementation of reforms to the Electronic Communications Code brought about through the...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what definition his Department uses for sovereign AI in the AI opportunities action plan.

      Broadband: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve digital connectivity in (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.

  • Treasury

    • Small Businesses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses that will no longer be eligible for Small Business Rate Relief as a result of rateable...

    • Reserve Forces: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing an adjusted rate of tax for army reservists that is separate to their civilian incomes.

      Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the tax gap.

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life members are still waiting for compensation.

      Energy: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) air conditioning systems, (b) solar panels and (c) other energy-efficient...

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister's post on X, dated 11 June 2025, whether she plans to use revenue raised from VAT on school fees for purposes other...

      Small Businesses: Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support sole traders and small family-run businesses with the cost of (a) inflation and (b) living; and if she will review VAT...

      Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for self-employed people and...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the level of the new state pension for the finances of people subject to the lower personal...

      Charities: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting not-for-profit organisations from business rates in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Bank Services: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the regulatory mandate under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to require (a)...

      Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the modelling used for the proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.

      Treasury: Sikhs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

      Business Rates: Market Towns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the impact of increased business rates on the viability of high...

      EU Budget: Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the financial contribution the UK will make to the EU following the UK-EU Summit (a) on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)...

      Treasury: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff network events took place in her Department in May 2025; and what the names of those events were.

      Infrastructure: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for infrastructure investment in (a) Dorset, (b) Hampshire and (c) Wiltshire.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on updating the Welsh Fiscal Framework.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households stopped receiving child benefit following the introduction of (a) the two child benefit cap and (b) means testing in (i) Telford...

      Treasury: Gender

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women...

      Banking Hubs: Women

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of banking hubs as venues for financial education aimed at improving women’s (a) financial...

      Clothing: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC applies import duties to mastectomy bras.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to restore Official Development Assistance to 0.7 percent of gross national income in the context of the Spending Review.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Legal Aid Agency: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Legal Aid Agency’s digital systems are cyber-secure.

    • Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52848 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, for what reason that data is not collected by nationality.

      HMP Wandsworth: Prisoner Escorts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the procedures of the Prisoner Escort and Custodial Service at HMP Wandsworth on prisoners'...

      HM Prison and Probation Service: Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HM Prison and Probation Service in Leicestershire.

      Prisoners' Release: Voluntary Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is her Department taking to fund voluntary community sector organisations to support people leaving prison as part of her Sentencing Review.

      HMP Wandsworth: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths of prisoners in HMP Wandsworth.

      Prison Education Service: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Prison Education Service contracts have been agreed; for what reason there was a delay in signing the contracts; and what her planned...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the rate of re-offending (a) in Preston and (b) nationally; what steps she is taking to reduce...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Offensive Weapons: Bexleyheath and Crayford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help tackle the use of catapults to maim (a) animals and (b) wildlife in Bexleyheath and Crayford...

    • Countryside: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing countryside access rights.

      Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce instances of wildfires during the summer.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in Bromsgrove.

      Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of a clawback mechanism as an...

      Fishing Gear: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) bans on offshore bottom-towed gear on displacement of...

      Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35636 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, whether his...

      Horse Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025,...

      Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of imposing an all-England restricted zone from 1 July 2025 in response...

      Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential merits of establishing a compensation scheme for farmers affected by the imposition...

      Bluetongue Disease: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the spread of bluetongue virus on food security in (a) Wales and (b)...

      Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s capacity to effectively tackle the...

      Pets: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to require platform providers to collect proof of (a) qualifications, (b) insurance and...

      Water Companies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent financial rewards for water company executives who oversee poor performance.

      Fisheries: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the share of fishing opportunities in UK waters for British fishers.

      Fungicides: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has provided funding for research into the (a) development and (b) trial of multi-site fungicide...

      Fungicides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of banning mancozeb by the end of 2025 on the (a) socio-economy and...

      Forests: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) condition and (b) ecological quality of woodlands in Surrey Heath...

      Sewage: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the (a) number and (b) duration of sewage discharges into waterways in Newcastle upon...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.

      Avian Influenza: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect rare bird breeds from avian influenza in the Salisbury Plain Special Protection...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase food security.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport for Wales: Finance and Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the train line between Aberystwyth and Birmingham International in the last 12...

    • Parking: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49771 on Parking: Fines, if she will publish the (a) correspondence and (b) research.

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 3431 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what aims and objectives her Department is considering in...

      A12 and A120: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, and pursuant to the Answers of 12 December 2024 and 26 March 2025 to Questions...

      Driving: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the policies she has adopted from the previous Government's document entitled Plan for Drivers, published 2 October 2023.

      Roads: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a record of all full deck replacements of s-joint bridges in England.

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to reduce the backlog of driving tests.

      Bus Services: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on rural bus accessibility to identify communities underserved by public transport in North Shropshire...

      Railways: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to the Midlands Rail Hub, in the context of the Spending Review 2025.

      Boats: River Nene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence her Department has had with Fenland District Council on their decision not to permit the passage of the Terra Marique barge on the...

      Public Transport: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on potential use of the £2.2billion provided in the latest multi-year settlement offer.

      Road Traffic Offences: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish amended guidance on the enforcement of moving traffic offences.

      Railway Stations: Alconbury Weald

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 34050 on Railway Stations: Alconbury Weald, whether Network Rail plan to proceed with the proposed...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the merits of policy in (a) Denmark, (b) Germany and (c) other countries in increasing community energy.

    • District Heating: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect leaseholders from paying for heat network remediation costs.

      District Heating: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the (a) total and (b) per dwelling building remediation costs associated with the proposed Heat...

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish a national strategy on community energy.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the fishing sector is consulted and (b) the views of that sector are reflected in the...

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish clear guidance on the definition of community energy; what steps he is taking to tackle (a) capacity...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory Locally Determined Contributions;...

      Electricity: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve the resilience of the electricity distribution network in (a) rural areas and (b)...

      Insulation: Housing

      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 offer support for homes with faulty...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the update was of the Warm Home Discount Scheme in 2024 in each region.

      Insulation: Housing

      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 take legislative steps to ensure...

      Insulation: Housing

      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 publish data on the number of homes...

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of heat networks on infrastructure-led economic growth.

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the contribution of heat networks will be included in the 10-year Infrastructure Strategy.

      Energy Supply: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural and off-grid communities are fully integrated into the UK’s grid transition.

      Community Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce additional regulatory mechanisms to ensure the financial viability of community energy schemes under...

      Offshore Industry: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the oil and gas industry on the effectiveness of the industry's checks for valid safety...

      Energy: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a spatial energy planning approach to better...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For...

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Gender

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Gender

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women...

    • Out of Area Treatment: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on plans for cross-border healthcare.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to minimise the operational and administrative compliance work for small and medium-sized enterprises.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Security

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker who is responsible for the current arrangements at Peers’ Entrance; and what assessment he has made of the impact and cost of recent changes at...

  • Home Office

    • Begging and Vagrancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of organised Romanian beggars in London.

    • Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the integration of immigrants in the UK, and what programmes they provide to encourage integration.

      Immigration: Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the White Paper Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May, whether they will publish a comparison of the latest individual...

      Romania: Begging and Vagrancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Romanian government regarding preventing Romanian citizens from coming to the UK to beg.

      Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people who have been deported from the United Kingdom after (1) asylum application refusal, or (2) completion of a prison sentence, have returned to the...

      Border Security Command

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Border Security...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the arrest of ten pastors and co-workers affiliated with Zion's Light Church in Xi'an; and what assessment...

    • Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club, currently held in a frozen fund, will be used exclusively for humanitarian purposes.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Arms Length Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Anti-Money...

    • Arms Length Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Technical...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Regulatory Innovation Office

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Regulatory...

    • Chemistry: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental, economic and practical benefits of mechanochemistry, and what financial support they are providing for...

      Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of further integrating artificial intelligence into the civil service, following the recent Government-led trial of artificial...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Nature Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 29 October 2024 (HC8963), how...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Sewage and Water Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require local authorities in England to obtain guarantees, backed up by financial penalties, from water and sewerage providers that a new...

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of carbon emissions generated by private planes entering or leaving the UK.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in increased energy storage solutions to reduce the cost of turning off wind farms and sourcing alternative energy sources.

    • Nuclear Reactors: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of international best practice cases for funding advanced modular reactor development.

      Nuclear Power: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to fund advanced nuclear technologies through the generic design assessment process.

      Plutonium: Sellafield

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have decided to dispose of 140 tonnes of civil plutonium stored at Sellafield instead of repurposing it for new energy generation.

      Nuclear Reactors: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put revenue support mechanisms in place to support the development of advanced modular reactors.

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