Written answers

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 33 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in establishing an...

    • Economic Partnership Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department has taken to assess the potential impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on (a) a country’s (i) economic...

      Economic Partnership Agreements: Sunset Clauses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Department plans to engage in negotiations on aspects of the sunset clauses of Economic Partnership Agreements.

      Retail Trade: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of retail jobs.

      Department for Business and Trade: Directors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 64058 on DBT: Directors, whether the Commissioner for Public Appointments was informed of...

      Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place in the Library a copy of any correspondence between his Department and the Commissioner for Public Appointments relating to...

      Fireworks: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations on the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks; and whether he plans to bring...

      Imports: Certification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for CE marking of imported products.

      Department for Business and Trade: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on levels of regional employment.

      Employment: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote respect in workplaces across the UK and (b) support people who have been the victims of...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Department will present the bill on regulating secondary ticketing markets.

      Parents: Bereavement Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of increasing parental bereavement leave from two weeks to four weeks.

      European Championship: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Bank Holiday to celebrate the victory of the England Women’s Football Team in...

      Parental Leave: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department will launch the consultation on Hughs Law.

      Small Businesses: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the document entitled Backing your business, published on 31 July 2025, what steps his Department plans to take to support...

      Aerospace Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support businesses developing vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft.

      Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) transparency and (b) awareness of health support in workplaces.

      Civil Service: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the civil service of the requirement in the Employment Rights Bill to provide (a) additional...

      Pay: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory pay transparency requirements for employers.

      Fireworks: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks and (b)...

      Small Businesses: Living Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent increases in the National Living Wage on the financial...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department plans to use to identify regulatory reporting requirements suitable for (a) simplification and (b) removal.

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of Royal Mail’s service standards performance on connectivity between local communities.

      Subscriptions: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to provide guidance to Ofcom on maintaining access to (a) affordable and (b) time-sensitive subscription...

      Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure the long term future of the postal service.

      Tax Avoidance: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the requirement in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 that...

      Delivery Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what regulatory oversight is in place to ensure (a) (i) accurate and (ii) secure delivery in rural locations and (b) other basic standards of...

      Companies: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent phoenixing.

      Parental Leave: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support working families in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire through the parental leave system.

      Fair Work Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include further consultation on the scope of the Fair Work Agency in the roadmap for delivering the Employment Rights Bill.

      Conditions of Employment: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the role of a Fair Work Commissioner to ensure the independent...

      Fair Work Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse...

      Parental Leave: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timeline is for the reporting and implementation of the forthcoming parental leave review.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2024 to Question 763, on Special Educational Needs: Tribunals, if she will update the table given in that Answer for...

    • Repossession Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help tackle the backlog of possession proceedings in court (a) in advance and (b) on implementation of the Renters’...

      Offenders: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to include residential rehabilitation treatment in her plans for justice reform.

      Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53819 on Ministry of Justice: Translation Services, what was the change in the cost of language...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tackling welfare benefit fraud on public sector finances.

    • Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure immigration status is recorded on digital systems when Universal Credit claims are processed.

      Universal Credit: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that people moving from Employment Support Allowance Support Group to Universal Credit do not...

      Maternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will award maternity pay per baby instead of per pregnancy.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.

      State Retirement Pensions: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of uprating State Pensions for armed forces veterans living overseas by inflation in...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of women to have died since the publication of the Government’s Response to the...

      State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to ensure that pension scheme trustees are able to use surplus funds to provide discretionary increases for...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether guidance has been issued to officials in her Department to reduce support levels under the Access to Work scheme.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the recruitment of under 18s into the armed forces.

    • RAF Fairford: Air Displays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft flypast at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope of (a) 2.5%, (b) 3% or (c) 3.5% of GDP on defence expenditure.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope in relation to (a) his Department's budget or (b) NATO qualifying defence...

      Army: Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of adopting the (a) L403A1-AIW, (b) the L119A1/A2 and (c) the Sig Sauer MCX as the replacement for...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 633, whether the annual...

      Ministry of Defence: Belfast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63307 on Ministry of Defence: Belfast, if he will provide a timeline for a decision being made on his...

      Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been convicted of (a) violent and (b) sexual offences against other personnel since 2000; how many received...

      Afghanistan: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the numbers of Afghan (a) interpreters and (b) other personnel, who assisted UK armed forces and remain...

      Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support service personnel to obtain education, health and care plans for dependent children.

      Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of GDP will be spent on (a) NATO qualifying defence spend and (b) the MOD budget in financial year (i) 2025-26, (ii) 2026-27, (iii)...

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 62175 on Ajax Vehicles: Journalism, tabled by the hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford on 24 June 2025.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Serco has been contracted to provide asylum seeker accommodation in Croydon.

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to investigate potential conflicts of interest in the administration of asylum accommodation...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the Ukrainian Permission Extension scheme beyond 18 months.

      Police Patrolling: North East Somerset and Hanham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the visibility of police in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent violence against retail workers.

      Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the efficacy of enforcement provisions in the Tobacco...

      Metropolitan Police: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on the development of policing best practice in responding to...

      Knives: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using existing legislation to restrict the online sale and import of knives from...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of vehicles involved in criminal activity have had non-compliant licence plates in the last 12 months.

      Bail

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: Striking a balance, published on 8 December 2020,...

      Knives: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to strengthen border and import-level screening to prevent the delivery of knives purchased from overseas retailers...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the penalties for antisocial drug smoking.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) public health experts and (b) local authorities on the (i) implementation and (ii)...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatically extending the period in which all Ukrainians living in the UK under...

      Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of recorded violent crimes resulted in a (a) charge and (b) summons in the last 12 months.

      Crimes of Violence: Gangs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of violent crime that is linked to gang activity.

      Palantir: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she did not provide a substantive response to the Freedom of Information Act request with reference number 359A/25 on her...

      Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the causes of recent trends in serious violent crime.

      Crimes of Violence: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers in frontline roles are assigned to violent crime prevention units.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policy that time spent under the Ukraine visa schemes does not...

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, what...

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting indefinite leave to remain to all Ukrainians who have lived in the UK for...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Bayeux Tapestry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to increase its grant in aid funding for the Bayeux Tapestry display at the British Museum.

    • Advertising Standards Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to investigate advertisements by the Advertising Standards Agency.

      Cricket: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to continue the Future of Cricket Fund.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond this year.

      Music: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department had with music industry bodies on the cost of music concerts.

  • Treasury

    • Maternity Leave

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown of statutory maternity leave claims by income decile of the recipient for each of the last three years.

    • Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reassess the mileage reimbursement rate.

      Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Sizewell C gets green light with final investment decision, published on 22 July 2025, whether the National...

      Debts: Developing Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take legislative steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent creditors of international debts from imposing unsustainable debt repayment orders on...

      Freezing of Assets: Libya

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the change in the estimated worth of the frozen assets of the previous Libyan regime between 2011 and 2025.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Special Advisers: Political Parties

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to special advisers on undertaking opposition research involving individual politicians.

    • National Security: Infrastructure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress she has made in enhancing the resilience of...

      Civil Service: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service EDI Expenditure Review Data published on 29 May 2025, if he will list each of the external organisations that...

      ICT: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Process Intelligence privacy notice, published on 23 July 2025, how his Department defines the term process...

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 134 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made in establishing an infrastructure pillar within the Home...

      Inter Mediate

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the National Security Adviser and (b) his Department has had meetings with Inter Mediate since 4 July 2024.

      Allied Universal: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government contracts have been awarded to Allied Universal (G4S).

      Intelligence Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to revise the document entitled The Principles governing intelligence sharing to include an explicit prohibition on...

      Emergencies: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accessibility of the UK Emergency Alert System for people who are (a) visually and (b) hearing impaired.

      Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the FOI disclosure reference (a) IC-390141-T8J5 and (b) FOI2025/01532.

      UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open Government

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open Government has met in 2025.

      Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the costs for any contracts with his Department's strategic suppliers have increased following the increase in employers' National Insurance...

      Public Sector: Trade Union Officials

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the public sector trade union facility time data for the 2024-25 financial year.

      Lobbying

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69066 on Lobbying, whether he plans to (a) change the consultant lobbying regime and (b) undertake...

      Public Appointments: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Public Appointments Commission has issued guidance on the declaration of significant political activity for regulated appointments.

      Government Departments: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Directors of Communications for government departments and agencies have left their roles since 4 July 2024.

      Government Departments: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41436 on Government Departments: Communication, if he will publish each substantive programme of...

      Cabinet Office: Marketing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 65885 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, which digital and social media channels were used for paid...

      College for National Security: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the College for National Security Privacy Notice published on 19 June 2025, what steps he has taken to ensure that diversity data...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Review of the Arms Length Body Landscape; and if he will provide...

      Arms Length Bodies: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64566 on Arms Length Bodies, whether exempted expenditure will be published in one location; how it...

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38049 on non-departmental public bodies, if he will list the 249 non-departmental public bodies...

      Cabinet Office: Contracts for Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers were invited to bid for contract CCZZ24A18 under the Dynamic Purchasing System; how many bids were submitted; and for what reason...

      Government Departments: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question HL9068 on Civil Servants: London, if he will list the 11 buildings he plans to close by 2030.

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 43120, tabled on 1 April 2025, on Honours: Forfeiture.

      House of Lords Composition

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 68482 on House of Lords Composition, how the Select Committee on the composition of the House of...

      Government Departments: Gender

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason page 38 of the document entitled Government Function: People, Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework, updated on 30 June 2025,...

      Government Departments: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, over what timeframe his Department plans to evaluate the outcomes of the Summer Internship Programme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

      Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question HL6565 on Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Pay, what is the (a) salary level and (b)...

      Social Class

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is his Department's preferred methodological (a) definition and (b) classification of a working class person.

      Civil Service Muslim Network and Civil Service Race Forum

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Terms of Reference for the (a) Civil Service Muslim Network and (b) Civil Service Race Forum.

      New Media Unit: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are (a) permanently assigned and (b) loaned to the New Media Unit; and what is the target for the total number of staff once it is fully...

      Civil Servants: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average annual value of London weighting for civil servants in his Department was in the latest period for which data is available.

      Government Communication Service: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated average salary of a civil servant in the Government Communications Service, in the most recent period for which data is...

      Civil Servants: Pay and Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated (a) mean and (b) median salary of a civil servant in (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-26, and what is the estimated monetary value of...

      Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Appointment to Cabinet Office Board, published on 19 August 2025, for what reason Greg...

      Cabinet Office: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63327 on Cabinet Office: Directors, if he has considered making the Government Lead Non Executive a...

      Cabinet Office: ICT

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's Annual Report 2024–25, published on 11 August 2025, for what...

      Government Departments: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54270 on Government Departments: Directors, and with reference to the guidance entitled Non-Executive...

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a target headcount for the size of the Civil Service.

      Government Departments and Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the creation of new (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii)...

      9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64569 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the (a) provisional and (b) final cost of...

      National Security Adviser: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the National Security Advisor will give evidence to a Parliamentary Committee following his meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister on 14 July 2025.

      National Security Adviser: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister authorised the National Security Advisor to meet with the Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on 14 July 2025.

      National Security Adviser: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a summary of the discussions held by the National Security Advisor and Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on 14 July 2025.

      Honours: Reviews

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to ask the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals to review the range of honours awarded.

      Average Earnings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average earnings in the UK were by income decile in each of the last three years.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Droughts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of drought on farmers in the South West; and what steps he is taking to...

    • Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that car tyres which are exported to be recycled (a) arrive at the intended...

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of environmental protections on Sites...

      Aluminium: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of aluminium scrap being exported to Asia on the...

      Beverage Containers: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many used beverage cans were exported outside of Europe under the Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note system in 2024-25.

      Common Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend the (a) Commons Act 2006 and (b) related legislation to (i) introduce a mandatory...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way he plans to help tackle the environmental impact of vapes.

      Air Pollution: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve air quality.

      Flood Control: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Jubilee Flood Alleviation Channel.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed deposit return scheme will include (a) drink bottles and (b) food containers.

      Textiles: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the volume of textile waste generated from fast fashion annually.

      Lighting: Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of light pollution on biodiversity.

      Slaughterhouses: Carbon Dioxide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of high concentration carbon dioxide gas for the stunning of...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Vet Times's article entitled Animal...

      Bats: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions he is taking to mitigate the potential impact of the built environment on bat populations.

      Fly-tipping: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with (a) Buckinghamshire Council and (b) Thames Valley Police to help reduce incidents...

      Animal Welfare: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help tackle animal beatings in Cambridgeshire.

      Dangerous Dogs

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

      Tree Planting: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for residents to plant trees in urban areas.

      Clothing: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce extended producer responsibility regulations for fashion retailers.

      Food: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department has provided to small and medium-sized food producers to help manage the costs of the extended...

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the welfare of farm animals transported within the UK.

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will confirm whether it plans to maintain the Smaller Abattoir Fund.

      Agricultural Machinery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to add (a) bale breakers, (b) handheld (i) pH and (ii) EC meters, (c) in situ soil sensors, (d) wireless...

      Waste Disposal: Ghana

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether systems are in place to (a) record and (b) monitor the (i) tonnage, (ii) quality and (iii) composition of...

      Fly-tipping and Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use technology to apprehend (a) fly tippers and (b) other people dropping litter...

      Litter: Fast Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring all packaging from fast food outlets is...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support a consumer right to repair through the Circular Economy Strategy.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised concerns on (a) animal welfare issues and (b) feline welfare with the Chinese Government.

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 66793 tabled on the 10 July 2025 by the hon. Member for Lewes.

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to humanitarian organisations operating in conflict-affected areas of...

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on...

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the United Nations on the (a) withdrawal and (b) transition of...

      Turki al-Jasser

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the case of Turki al-Jasser.

      Saudi Arabia: Detainees and Travel Restrictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on (a) releasing people detained and...

      Syria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring a (a) comprehensive and (b) unbiased...

      Syria: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support Syria in becoming (a) unified, (b) inclusive and (c) peaceful.

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help bring about peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

      World Bank: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech by the Minister of State for International Development at the Fourth International...

      Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Commonwealth Envoy.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories plans to respond to the correspondence of 12...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories plans to respond to the correspondence of 7...

      Turkey: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Turkey on the treatment of (a) Alevis, (b) Kurds and (c)...

      Tibet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps to ensure that the dispute between Tibet and China is resolved in accordance with...

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings have Ministers held with Roman Abramovich's representatives and the foundation set up to manage...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the UN Commission for...

      Ukraine: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab on the future...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse for the use of private jets by his Department since 5...

      Bangladesh: Oppression and Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor levels of political (a) violence and (b) persecution in Bangladesh; and what...

      India: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on (a) violence against and (b) the effect of...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is providing support to establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the funding provided in December 2024 to...

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) victims and (b) witnesses of war crimes in Ukraine are...

      Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with (a) NATO, (b) the United Nations and (c) G7 partners to ensure accountability...

      Tibet: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on disinformation on Tibet.

      Disease Control: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK funding for global health data systems supporting future...

      Development Aid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to fund (a) disease diagnostics and (b) primary health care services in developing countries.

      Azerbaijan: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing an arms embargo on Azerbaijan until it complies...

      Chagos Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the government of Mauritius has requested a visit to (a) Diego Garcia, (b) Peros Banhos and (c) other...

      Nagorno Karabakh: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department supports the right of return for Armenians ethnically cleansed from Nagorno-Karabakh.

      UN Special Committee on Decolonisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 8 July 2025 to Questions 64030 on Gibraltar: Sovereignty and 64027 on UN Special...

      Mauritius: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed between the UK High Commission to the Mauritius and (a) the Mauritian Minister of Foreign...

      Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of providing (a) technical expertise to manage the Chagos...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make the first payment under the UK-Mauritius treaty in the Mauritian fiscal financial year to...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the technical committee between the UK and Mauritius (a) has met since 22 May 2025 and (b) plans to meet in...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62582 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the annual payments...

      British Indian Ocean Territory and Diego Garcia: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Indian Ocean Territory in (a) each of the last five...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 64731 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, if he will list the full...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 64734 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, if he will place a copy...

      Chagos Islands: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius proposals to issue (a) fisheries and (b)...

      James Scott Rhys Anderson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian counterpart on the release of James...

      Nagorno Karabakh: Overseas Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on private sector investment by UK...

      China: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide the Intelligence and Security Committee with intelligence assessments conducted as part of his...

      Israeli Settlements

      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 the Israeli government's E1...

      Hamas: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN on the need for an independent verifiable assessment of the number of...

      Gaza: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the visa...

      Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with President Trump on global security.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support investment in memory assessment clinics in Yeovil constituency.

    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients over 25 in (a) Coventry and Warwickshire and (b) Stratford-on-Avon constituency are on waiting lists for ADHD (i)...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that GP practices follow the NICE guideline entitled Attention deficit...

      Hospices: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mid-year efficiency requirements as set out by NHS partners on the sustainability...

      General Practitioners: Taunton and Wellington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 2,000 GPs recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme have been recruited in Taunton and Wellington...

      Dental Services: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on primary care NHS dental services net of patient charge revenue in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each financial...

      Question

      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 time taken to respond to the Hughes Report...

      Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase clinical and public awareness of small bacterial overgrowth symptoms and (b) ensure that patients...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve specialist paediatric Pancreatic Cancer services in the NHS as part of the 10 year plan.

      Diabetes: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of having a universal screening programme for type 1 diabetes.

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 67789 on Diabetes: Health Services, if he will make it his policy to collect data on...

      Breast Cancer: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for research into secondary breast cancer in Surrey...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in Food Security Agency charges for the...

      Chronic Illnesses: Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what step his Department plans to take to build neighbourhood health services in partnership with (a) Macmillan and (b) other charities...

      Allergies: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of allergy-related deaths.

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of providing funding for (a) continuous glucose monitoring...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to integrate the 10 Year Health Plan for England with the upcoming national cancer plan.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help improve the post-treatment recovery of NHS cancer patients.

      Cancer: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding (a) prehabilitation and (b) rehabilitation services in...

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will expand innovation in cancer screening to ensure people from deprived areas are encouraged to...

      Cancer: Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to build partnerships with (a) charities, (b) community organisations and (c) people with lived...

      Coronavirus: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving teachers an emergency covid booster.

      Health: Manchester Rusholme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle health inequalities and (b) help increase life expectancy in Manchester Rusholme...

      Breast Cancer: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) provide treatment for people with secondary breast cancer in Surrey Heath...

      Neighbourhood Health Centres: Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including dementia specialist nurses as core members within...

      Pharmacy: Phlebotomy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide community pharmacists full access to phlebotomy pathways to help enable them to deliver their expanded...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Sports Competitors: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of (a) trends in the level of online abuse of sport people and (b) the effectiveness of online...

    • Project Gigabit: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on procuring a new supplier to deliver Project Gigabit connections in North Shropshire...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities on when they should accept that there is a housing...

    • Private Rented Housing: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities have adequate resource capacity to enforce the Renters'...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support people who have purchased a new home and subsequently believe they have been mis sold.

      Parish and Town Councils: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to increase protection of town and parish council clerks against bullying by elected...

      Council Tax: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Class F exemption for The Council Tax Exempt Dwelling Order 1992 will be extended to include properties where...

      Chinese Embassy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the security of the proposed embassy.

      Noise: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of noise pollution in urban areas.

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Molior London report entitled...

      Private Rented Housing: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65373 on Private Rented Housing: Licensing, what estimate she has...

      Homes England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to merge Homes England into her Department.

      Neighbourhood Plans: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reinstate funding for local Neighbourhood Development Plans.

      New Towns: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of delivery timescales for New Towns Development Corporations...

      Housing: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of planning paperwork for new build (a) homes and (b) flats.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has provided to local planning authorities on whether a reserved matters planning...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has provided to local authorities on (a) spending Community Infrastructure Levy receipts, (b)...

      Planning Permission: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the use of Special Development Orders for private sector development which does not engage...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 62977 on Housing Construction, what financial guarantees for housing...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new housing developments have adequate (a) infrastructure and (b) public...

      Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the...

      Permitted Development Rights: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on redress in circumstances where adding a storey to a property under...

      Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Summary: Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Government Amendments to Part 3...

      Local Government: New Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to proposed local government reorganisation in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, what protection will be...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b)...

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a cap on ground rents.

      Planning: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 62604 on Planning: Disclosure of Information, whether information on...

      Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to (a) minimise rent increases and (b) increase affordable renting provisions.

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) private and (b) social homes started in London between 1...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 63255 on Property Development: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the...

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 62598 on Right to Buy Scheme, what estimate she has made of the...

      Affordable Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were delivered as part of projects funded by the Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loan...

      Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66191 on Private Rented Housing: Rents, whether she has made an...

      Second Homes: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to regulate second home ownership in coastal communities with housing shortages.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61622 on MHCLG: Translation Services, if she will list (a) the...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 59784 on MHCLG: Research, if she will publish the specification of...

      Allotments: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many approvals for the disposal of allotments were made under section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 between 7 May...

      Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ban on upward-only rent reviews on (a) pension funds and...

      Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and...

      Electoral Register: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64625 on Electoral Register: Young People, whether political parties...

      Voting Rights: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure...

      Political Parties: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 63 of her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our...

      Elections: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake a public consultation on proposed changes to election law.

      Voting Rights: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the extension of the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds.

      Estate Agents: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help tackle conditional selling by estate agents.

      Multiple Occupation: Hertsmere

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of permitted development on the number of Houses of Multiple...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Disability: Universal Credit

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Universal Credit Bill on disabled people.

    • Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people fleeing domestic abuse.

      Transgender People: Violence

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against the transgender community.

      Women: Economic Growth

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.

      Religion: Community Relations

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding to support cross-community interfaith work.

      Gender Recognition Certificates

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to reform the Gender Recognition Certificate process.

  • Department for Education

    • Private Education: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department subsidises inspections of independent schools undertaken by Ofsted.

    • Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated through the Strategic Priorities Grant to (a) journalism, (b) media studies, (c) publishing and (d) information...

      Special Educational Needs: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the SEND funding allocation system for children in West Sussex.

      Special Educational Needs: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help increase early identification of SEND needs; and reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) support in West Dorset...

      Department for Education: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of...

      Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require the Joint Council for Qualifications to ensure that all exam regulatory boards action requests for a name change...

      Relationships and Sex Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising issues of sexual consent in sexual health education.

      Educational Psychology: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding will be provided for the training of educational psychologists in 2026-27.

      Universities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 60215 on Universities: Finance, whether the Office for Students has (a) agreed emergency funding...

      Education: Politics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the adequacy of political education in schools.

      Schools: Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applicants for school-based nurseries have served notices to quit to PVI settings operating on their premises in the last two years.

      Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that school-based nurseries opened as a result of the school-based nursery grant are supplementing...

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Tests: Gosport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests within (a) half an hour, (b) an hour and (c) two hours...

    • Railways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of her Department’s budget for (a) investment spending until 2029-30 and (b) day-to-day spending until 2028-29 is allocated to the...

      European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of accession to the EUROFIMA convention.

      South West Main Line: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66340 on the South West Rail Resilience Programme, whether her Department has received the...

      Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58049 on Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station: Access, when she next plans to select stations for...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a (a) transition plan for the transfer of retail responsibilities from train operating company retail websites to Great...

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide an interim digital rail retail solution before (a) train operating company retail websites are turned off and (b) the new...

      Ashford International Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of international rail travel from Ashford International on economic growth.

      Public Transport: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend smart ticketing.

      Cycling: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage cyclists to undertake Bikeability training.

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Active Travel England recognises equestrians as users of active travel routes; and if she will take steps to ensure that equestrian access is...

      Transport: Cost Benefit Analysis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her oral statement of 8 July on Road and Rail Projects, Official Report, column 815-817, what the benefit-cost ratio is for each project.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages on (a) traffic and (b) pollution.

      Regional Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support regional airports.

      Airports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of airports charging cars to drop off travelling passengers on blue badge holders.

      Aviation: National Landscapes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) limit and (b) regulate the (i) number and (ii) frequency of (A) pleasure and (B) display flights by small aircraft above National...

      Aviation: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the adequacy of the UK 261 regulation in ensuring that passengers affected by short flight delays (a) late at night and...

      Boats: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the document entitled Maritime & Coastguard Agency Safety Code for Small...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to mitigate the impact of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages.

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 58611 on Railways: Access, when her Department will fund Network Rail to undertake the next round...

      Bushey Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's announcement Railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding, published on 24 May 2024, what her...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of GPS navigation services on the number of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

    • Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available;...

      Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of people who had previously received an on-the-run letter that have since been (a) charged...

      Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65212 on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, whether his...

      Coroners: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a breakdown of costs per government Department for the (a) Coagh and (b) Clonoe inquests.

      Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Chief Commissioner and (b) Commissioner of Investigations of the Independent...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot of 8 July 2025.

    • UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he considered introducing (a) carbon leakage protections and (b) carbon border adjustment mechanisms before extending the...

      Fuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the research entitled Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024, published on 8 July 2024, how the...

      Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the UK taxpayer is for the COP30 climate summit.

      Climate Change Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many delegates the Government plans to take to the COP30 climate change summit.

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