Written answers

Thursday, 4 September 2025

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that LGBT veterans are adequately informed about their rights and how to apply for compensation under the...

    • Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ammunition natures are compatible with the Ajax Case Telescoped 40mm Cannon.

      Ajax Vehicles: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapons systems are compatible with the Ares Remote Weapon Station.

      Defence: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool Garston to the Hon. Member for South Suffolk dated 29 July 2025, how much of the...

      Armed Forces: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the draft guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Code of practice for...

      Merchant Navy Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to commemorate Merchant Navy Day on 3 September 2025.

      Armed Forces: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for military families relocating to areas with limited access to public services.

      Ant Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Ant Middleton was appointed by the Executive Council as the first Chief Cadet of the Volunteer Cadet Corps.

      Cadets: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 26 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025,what...

      Armed Forces: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for (a) service personnel and (b) veterans.

      Armed Forces: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to clause 23 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for...

      Armed Forces: Apprentices and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to expand apprenticeship and training routes into the Armed Forces.

      War Pensions: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of staffing levels administering the War Pension Scheme.

      Armed Forces: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66296 on Armed Forces: Conferences, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) 6 February...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent civil servants are working on policy related to nuclear test veterans.

      Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to the freedom of information request with reference FOI2025/17106.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

      Defence: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the level of resilience of military infrastructure to extreme weather events.

      Veterans: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support veterans facing homelessness in each UK nation.

      Trident Submarines: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 34 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the...

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025,...

      Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are his Department’s ethical principles for developing and deploying AI.

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) size is of the Army's General Service Corps.

      Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the primary language will be in the three-star multi-national command headquarters for the Multinational Force Ukraine.

      Weeton Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to return of Weeton Barracks to its original military function; and what his planned timetable is for the complete...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money attributed to the Single Intelligence Account was included in UK NATO qualifying defence expenditure in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.

      Gaza: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of using RAF (a) personnel and (b) equipment to prepare Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC for surveillance flights over...

      Defence: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that SME defence manufacturers are able to access banking services.

      Red Sea: Houthis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve the protection of cargo ships in the Red Sea from Houthi missile and drone attacks.

      Unidentified Flying Objects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on unidentified aerial phenomena.

      Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement of 17 July 2025 on Ukraine, Official Report, col 475, whether the three star military officer who commands the...

      Unidentified Flying Objects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has participated in any international groupings focused on unidentified aerial phenomena since May 2023.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Package Holidays: Emergencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that package holiday operators comply with their obligations under the Package Travel and Linked Travel...

    • Package Holidays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what enforcement action has been taken against operators who have failed to comply with their duties under the Package Travel and Linked...

      Package Holidays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve consumer awareness of their rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.

      Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many regulations affecting SMEs are under review as part of the SME Regulation Review.

      Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans the Department has to publish impact assessments of regulatory changes affecting small businesses.

      Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology his Department plans to use to quantify the (a) time and (b) cost savings to SMEs from regulatory reform.

      Department for Business and Trade: Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) his Department and (b)...

      Insolvency: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to people who are dismissed from companies that later enter insolvency in submitting claims to the National...

      Department for Business and Trade: Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

      Insolvency: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to amend the six-month limitation period for claiming payments from the National Insurance Fund in order that it begins...

      Investment: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to help encourage private sector investment in Northern Ireland.

      Manufacturing Industries: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland will be eligible for support under the British...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the responses to the call for evidence on steel trade measures, which closed on 7 August 2025.

      Companies House

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what resources he is providing to Companies House to (a) detect and (b) prevent the use of fraudulent corporate structures for criminal activity.

      Sunscreens: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the safety of (a) over the counter and (b) prescription grade sun cream in England.

      Electronic Commerce: Hallmarking and VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that online sellers meet their obligations in relation to (a) the Hallmarking Act 1973 and (b)...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish (a) the steel strategy and (b) the Government's response to the Plan for Steel consultation which closed on 31 March...

      Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase job creation in the UK.

      Export Controls: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the processing of export licensing to Ukraine to aid the war effort.

      Economic Situation: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the threat posed to UK interests by economic coercion by adversaries.

      Trade Agreements: Argentina and Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his Canadian counterpart on a potential trade deal with Argentina.

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on the agricultural sector.

      Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Business Human Rights and Environment Bill.

      Trade Agreements: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had with the Canadian Government on a potential...

      Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on small and medium sized businesses of the suspension of the $800 minimum...

      Antidumping Duties: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Trade Remedies Authority’s proposal to maintain anti‑dumping measures...

      Antidumping Duties: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to make a decision on the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommendation on anti‑dumping duty on bicycles...

      Sugar: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential impact of the raw cane sugar Autonomous Tariff Quota on (a) consumers and (b) the farming industry.

      Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for whistle-blowers.

      Electronic Commerce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure that (a) the (i) location and (ii)...

      Companies: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July to Question 68868 on Companies: Economic Crime, of the businesses dissolved, how many had five or more...

      Grievance Procedures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on improving guidance on safeguarding...

      Chemicals: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of safety regulations for the use of (a) limonene and (b) linalool in consumer...

      Companies: Investment Income

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies comply with section 830 of the Companies Act 2006 on dividend payments; and...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the service standards of Royal Mail’s parcel (a) management and (b) delivery.

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will implement equal parental leave rights between (a) biological, (b) adoption and (c) kinship parents.

      Companies House: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62769 on Companies House: Databases, whether Companies House plans to remove entry...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of spousal visa processing requirements on British citizens with EU spouses who need to...

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the process for moving geographical samples between Britain and the EU.

      Resettlement: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to Afghan nationals during their transition from Weeton Barracks to long-term housin; and whether this...

      Territorial Waters: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to facilitate the visa process for (a) non-British workers working for British companies within UK territorial...

      Immigration Controls: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with local authorities in areas where the EU Entry/Exit System will come into force on 12 October 2025.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies held contracts for the provision of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers on 1 September 2025; and what the (a) value and...

      Asylum: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum hotels, (b) houses in multiple occupation used to house asylum seekers, (c) other properties used to house asylum...

      Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Apple, (b) Microsoft and (c) Google on the safeguarding of data under the Investigatory Powers Act.

      Palestine Action: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the demonstrators arrested in central London on 9 August 2025 were (a) arrested for supporting Palestine Action and (b)...

      Police and Crime Commissioners: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) other related costs for (i) offices and (ii) staff for Police and Crime...

      Crimes of Violence: Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of violent crime on community cohesion in high-incidence areas.

      Electronic Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will withdraw outstanding Technical Capability Notices relating to encryption.

      Forensic Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police in-house forensic provision.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK-France treaty targeting illegal crossings comes into force, published on 7...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to support (a) leisure, (b) recreation and (c) entertainment activities for people...

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Response to the Pre Action Protocol letter of from Wilson Solicitors LLP of 18 February, whether she intends to amend...

      Undocumented Migrants: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prevent irregular migrants who are living in hotels from being able to go out into the community freely.

      Drugs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of Class A drug smuggling across the English Channel in migrant small boats.

      Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu at the time he was charged with three counts of sexual assault.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants for (a) asylum or (b) refugee status who have had their application refused have been granted...

      Asylum: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the Government has when choosing appropriate hotels for asylum seeker accommodation.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of releasing the location of asylum seeker accommodation at the local authority level.

      Crimes of Violence: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to deport immigrants found guilty of violent crimes.

      Asylum: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in the North West, in the context of rising community...

      Crime Prevention: Arson

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent arson attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers.

      Prisons: Immigration Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits by Immigration Officers have taken place in each Scottish prison in each year since 2015.

      Asylum: Broxbourne

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

      Asylum: Horley

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end the use of the Four Points Hotel in Horley to house asylum seekers.

      Asylum: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what capacity her Department has to house asylum seekers within the Bradford Council district.

      Undocumented Migrants: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants residing in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

      Border Security Command: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many specialist officers have been recruited for the Border Security Command since 1 September 2024.

      Border Security Command: Police Raids

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Security Command operations have taken place outside of the United Kingdom since July 2024.

      National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress she has made in rolling out a...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have avoided deportation following criminal convictions due to the absence of a removal agreement with their...

      Undocumented Workers: Edinburgh

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in Edinburgh to identify employers recruiting people residing in the city without legal permission or valid...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2025, to Question 65280, on Asylum: Housing, if she will place the requested information from Question...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Schedule documents associated with the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contracts were removed from public view...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the name of each contractor who currently provides asylum hotels and accommodation to her Department.

      People Smuggling and Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of using technology to assist with the reduction of crossings in the English...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Social Services: Broxtowe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve the provision of social care in Broxtowe constituency.

    • Dementia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS funding was spent on dementia research in each year between 2019 and 2024.

      Alzheimer's Disease: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support hs Department is providing to people caring for family members with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered reforming the Carr-Hill Formula in the context of GP practices which pay a higher proportion of the...

      Obesity: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce childhood obesity rates in Slough.

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of providing free continuous glucose monitoring systems to patients...

      Dementia: Hazel Grove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people affected by dementia in the Hazel Grove constituency can access guaranteed...

      Dementia: Surrey Heath

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

      Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wheelchairs the NHS have issued in the last year.

      Infant Foods: Sugar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of sugar in snacks for children under two.

      Infant Foods: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve infant feeding support in Lincolnshire.

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle air pollution.

      Infant Foods: Sugar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 58 of the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025,...

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle childhood obesity rates in the North of England.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of using Body Mass Index as a way of measuring childhood obesity through the National...

      Dental Services: Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dentistry provision in (a) Stockton and (b) the Tees Valley.

      Patients: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that parents with children in hospital have access to care close to their home.

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the contracting process to enable established providers to apply for or maintain commissioned status for the commissioning of...

      Low Alcohol Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, for what reason implementation of...

      Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement (a) powers and (b) resources available to (i) Trading Standards and...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for (a) addiction services and (b) wider support for people who use addictive drugs.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a research hub to (a) coordinate research and (b) support early-career researchers working on...

      Breast Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to allocate funding to the Lobular Moonshot Project.

      Air Pollution: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has set a target for reducing the number of deaths attributable to particulate air pollution.

      Parkinson's Disease: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to ensure people diagnosed with Parkinson’s have regular access to a consultant following...

      Healthwatch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Equalities Impact Statement on the decision to close local Healthwatch services and transfer their functions to...

      Diabetes: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to support clinical research on the impact of menopause and perimenopause on people with Type 1...

      Slaughterhouses: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Food Standards Agency (a) inspection charges and (b) regulations on small abattoirs.

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual resources required to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement automatic enrolment into stop smoking support at (a) A&E departments, (b) cancer screening...

      Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the availability of treatments for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Cornwall.

      Pupils: Heart Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) secondary school and (b) university students participating in organised sport are...

      Nicotine: Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the sale of nicotine pouches designed to look like confectionary products.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to increasing the value of the Healthy Start scheme to match the cost of (a) fresh fruit, (b) fresh vegetables, (c)...

      Multiple Myeloma: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis times for people suffering with Myeloma in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Air Pollution: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect children in Yeovil constituency from air pollution.

      Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve early diagnosis of bowel cancer through the National Cancer Plan.

      Plantar Fasciitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of the (a) causes and (b) early prevention of plantar fasciitis.

      Neurological Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) treatment and (b) care of patients with (a) non-preventable and progressive...

      Health: Stockton on Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with local authorities on health inequalities in Stockton-on-Tees.

      Cancer: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle staff shortages in cancer care.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the value of Healthy Start vouchers.

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on health outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.

      Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual number of bowel cancer patients diagnosed under the age of 50.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of sarcoma (i) care and (ii) treatment and (b) health outcomes of people diagnosed with...

      Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with (a) manufacturers and (b) retailers on improving the affordability of alcohol-free alternatives.

      Stoma Appliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of centrally coordinating stoma services.

      Breast Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Health Minister on the importance of early detection of breast cancer in young...

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for which financial year will the updated Carr-Hill formula be applied from.

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average waiting times were for discharge pathways (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2 and (d) 3 in (i)...

      Dental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme beyond early years settings to include older school-aged...

      Social Services: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on local authorities to provide...

      Dementia: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include dementia specialist nurses in the Neighbourhood Health Service model; and what steps he is...

      Dementia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of national primary care data on Young Onset Dementia.

      Dentistry: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing a Section 60 Order to update fitness to practise proceedings for dental...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that health professionals are able to refer patients directly to a mental health unit.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Children's Hospice Grant.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support unplanned specialist social care services that help prevent hospital admissions for people...

      State Retirement Pensions: Ambulance services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the pension age for ambulance workers to meet the pension age for (a) police and (b) fire service employees.

      Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients receive timely updates about the status of their NHS operations through (a) the...

      Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 67788 on Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses, what the procedure is if a person is...

      Health Services: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on levying VAT on (a) private health insurance and (b) private health care.

      NRS Healthcare: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of community equipment services following the insolvency and receivership of NRS...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Clergy

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many ordinations to (a) the diaconate and (b) the priesthood there have been in each year since 1993.

    • Church Services: Internet

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what funds the Commissioners allocate to parish churches for the enabling of online church services.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of levels of annually managed expenditure savings due to planned increases in the proportion of face to face (a)...

    • Job Centres: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the correct accessibility equipment is available at all Job Centres.

      Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost of (a) fraud and (b) error in Universal Credit claims was in each of the last five years.

      Social Security Benefits: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of (a) fraud and (b) error in the welfare system in the North East.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to ensure that claimants can effectively challenge Universal Credit Reviews.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support Universal Credit claimants during the review process.

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit overpayments there have been since 2020, broken down by (a) year, (b) value, and (c) benefit type.

      Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill on financially vulnerable...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the number of children living in poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

      Employment: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling in-work poverty.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of parental employment on levels of child poverty.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce child poverty in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Restart Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Restart Scheme in regions with persistently high unemployment.

      Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to help people with long-term health conditions return to work in high-deprivation areas.

      Occupational Health: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide support for SMEs for occupational health programmes.

      Unemployment: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of unemployment in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

      Unemployment: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the causes of economic inactivity related to poor health.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on integrating (a) employment and (b) health services for people out of work long-term.

      Disability: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the disability employment gap in Lincolnshire.

      Employment and Health: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to integrate health and employment support for people with (a) arthritis and (b) other long-term health conditions.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of child poverty; and what steps she is taking to ensure that families with...

      Employment: Age Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle age discrimination in the workplace.

      Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support older people to remain in work.

      Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcomes of the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential reasons for the increase in the number of unemployed 16 to 24 year olds in the last year.

      Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department plans to use to identify young people at risk of falling out of (a) education, (b) employment and (c) training...

      Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) support is provided for claimants with (i) severe health conditions and (ii) daily-living needs...

      Social Security Benefits: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential impact of the benefit cap on poverty rates among larger families and (b) the potential...

      Part-time Employment: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support carers who are in part-time work.

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the (a) quality and (b) security of employment among young people aged 16 to 24.

      Means Tested Benefits: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of categorising military compensation as exempt from eligibility...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Housing Benefit earnings disregard from £5 to £57.

      Universal credit: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to increase the Universal Credit rate for people under 25 ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.

      State Retirement Pensions: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will undertake a review of the impact of changes implemented as part of the Pensions Act 2014 on the ability of widows to inherit a...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Central Government: Empty Property

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025, to Question 64828, on Central Government: Empty Property, if he will list the datasets that (a) were previously...

    • Civil Service Board

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Civil Service Board has ceased operation; and whether its functions have been taken over by (a) a new or (b) pre-existing body.

      Civil Servants: Personnel Management

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40919 on Civil Servants: Personnel Management, if he will publish the Mutually Agreed Exits guidance.

      Cabinet Office: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 53201 on Cabinet Office: Building, what major repairs are required to bring the building back into use.

      Government Departments: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Crown Commercial Service and (b) Government Communications Service has (i) a framework agreement for the procurement of social...

      Cabinet Office: Flexible Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

      Disinformation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Government Communications Service uses third-party providers to (i) assess, (ii) index and (iii) identify...

      Government Departments: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to introduce a (a) minimum and (b) maximum permitted workplace temperature in central government buildings.

      Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63329 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what the (a) title and (b) purpose of...

      Government Communication Service: Marketing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Communication Service guidance entitled Guidelines for influencer marketing; and whether influencers must declare the...

      Government Communication Service: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65153 on Government Communications Service: Reviews, whether the Director of Government...

      Government Communication Service: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16512 on Government Communication Service, and with reference to the FOI Internal Review response...

      Cabinet Office: Managers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question HL8627 on Cabinet Office: Managers, which business units the 540 staff leaving are from.

      Intelligence Services: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Summer Intelligence Internship on...

      Pay: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data the Office for National Statistics holds on the average income of people by (a) class and (b) type of profession.

      Gender Recognition

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23677 on Transgender People, whether his Department has completed its revision of the guidance on...

      Joint Intelligence Committee: History

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question HL 6355 on History: Publications, what recent progress has been made on the publication of...

      Cabinet Office: History

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of resuming the Official History Programme.

      Nick Joicey

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4667 on Nick Joicey, for what reason the internal move was deemed exceptional circumstances.

      Intelligence and Security Committee: Conflict of Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament of 1 May 2025, and pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025...

      Lobbying: Official Hospitality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on holding departmental receptions at the offices of consultant lobbying firms.

      Civil Service: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1 August...

      Public Sector: Accountability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will undertake a public consultation on the proposed duty of candour.

      Honours: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Honours System in terms of (a) fairness, (b) equity and (c) and value.

      Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Cabinet Secretary has delegated his attendance to the Main Honours Committee.

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry Report.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for infected blood scandal victims based on whether they...

      Infected Blood Inquiry

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's policy paper, Infected Blood Inquiry Additional Report Government Response, published on 30 July 2025, what is the...

      Public Inquiries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of each ongoing (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiry, including the year it was established.

      House of Lords Appointments Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 62083 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, on what date the public appointments process...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

    • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Downing Street press release entitled PM call with President Xi Jinping of China: 23 August...

      Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure British (a) embassies and (b) consulates are adequately resourced to...

      British Overseas Territories: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the Overseas Territories introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.

      People Smuggling: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria are used to determine whether an (a) individual and (b) entity is considered an enabler of people...

      People Smuggling: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the list of (a) individuals and (b) entities sanctioned under the new people smuggling...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance was spent on (a) in-donor refugee costs and (b) overseas (i)...

      Development Aid: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any nutrition programmes have had their budget reduced in 2025-26.

      Sexual and Reproductive Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his counterparts in multilateral organisations to (a) defend and (b)...

      Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to continue the Healthy Women, Children and Newborns approach in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.

      Europe: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of religion (a) Albania, (b) Serbia, (c) Bosnia and (d)...

      Syria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure religious freedom in Syria.

      Syria: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Syrian counterpart on (a) preventing human rights violations, (b) protecting...

      Syria: International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to review the suitability of Syria as a recipient of foreign aid.

      British Nationals Abroad: Methanol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Student Brand Ambassadors on raising awareness of methanol...

      Chagossians: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on the potential impact of Section 76B of the...

      Chagossians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Mauritian counterpart on the potential merits of UK representation on...

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius on the UK’s (a) right to...

      Armed Conflict: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made in developing a new strategy for children in armed conflict.

      British Nationals Abroad: Methanol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British nationals affected by methanol poisoning abroad in...

      British Nationals Abroad: Methanol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) the ABTA and (b) other Travel Aware industry partners in...

      British Nationals Abroad: Methanol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds information on the demographic breakdown of people who engaged with the Travel Aware...

      Gaza: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure safe passage for students in Gaza due to commence university programmes in...

      Palestinians: Recognition of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on UK Government recognition of the State of Palestine.

      Gaza: Casualties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps to condemn the use of live ammunition that has led to the death of over 400...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel facilitates the safe delivery of humanitarian aid at...

      Syria: White Helmets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to cooperate with the Syria Civil Defence.

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government in response to proposals to forcibly relocate the...

      Israel: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on recent military strikes in (a) Syria and (b) Gaza.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will set red lines in relation to the Israeli government’s (a) actions in and (b) policies on Gaza.

  • Department for Transport

    • Road Traffic Offences: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the correlation between drivers (a) who fail to produce (i) a driving licence, (ii) an MOT certificate and (iii)...

    • Driving Tests: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to reduce the waiting times for practical driving tests in Buckinghamshire since September 2024.

      High Speed 2 Line: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the safeguarded land for Phase 2 of HS2 will be released back to the land owners.

      Road Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of traffic congestion on the economy.

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff are working on responding to the Managing Pavement Parking consultation.

      Blue Badge Scheme: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to remove the requirement to reapply for a Blue Badge for people over the age of 80.

      Personal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that claimants in receipt of an indefinite award for the mobility part of PIP can receive a Blue Badge for the same period.

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of pavement parking in rural areas and (b) the potential impact of this on...

      Motorcycles: Bus Lanes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow motorcycles to access bus lanes by default.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people (a) living in terrace housing and (b) who do not have access to off-street parking are able...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of homes that would need to be compulsory purchased in order to deliver the third runway at...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of social housing properties that will be demolished in the building of the third runway at Heathrow.

      Electric Vehicles: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she could publish a breakdown of the Government's £4.5 billion spend on the transition to electric vehicles by (a) scheme and (b) year.

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which schools will be demolished as a result of the third runway at Heathrow.

      Motor Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to defer the ban on the sale of new (a) petrol and (b) diesel vehicles indefinitely; and whether she has made an...

      Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing targeted funding support for the purchase of used battery electric vehicles; and...

      Aviation: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing mutual recognition of commercial pilot licences between the UK...

      Citroën: Air Bags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to help (a) address delays in Citroën’s airbag recall repairs and (b) ensure drivers receive appropriate...

      Airports: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question HL9412 on Heathrow Airport: Planning Permission, what the provisional timetable is for the review...

      Aviation: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a policy on airlines using (a) individualized and (b) surveillance pricing when setting air fares.

      Electric Vehicles: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Electric Car Grant to include used electric vehicles.

      Road Traffic Offences: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers with three or more driving-related convictions retained their driving licence in each of the last five years.

      Driving Instruction: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce waiting lists for Approved Driving Instructor exams; and what recent progress her Department has made...

      Traffic Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to reform the role of the Traffic Commissioner function for Great Britain.

      Motor Vehicles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of vehicles that have no registered keeper.

  • Department for Education

    • Childcare: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas are not disproportionately impacted by the rollout of the expanded childcare offer, in...

    • Mental Health: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to reopen Senior Mental Health Lead training grants.

      Childcare and Pre-school Education: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) early years and (b) childcare infrastructure keeps pace with housing growth in (i) rural and...

      Social Workers: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in Social Work England registration fees on social workers.

      School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) published and (b) unpublished research her Department has considered as part of its preparation for establishing the School Support Staff...

      School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Scotland and Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has held with the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish governments on the potential impact of the establishment of School...

      School Support Staff Negotiating Body

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65451 on the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, whether her Department has made an assessment...

      Schools: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extension of the PINS programme on children with developmental language disorder.

      Special Educational Needs: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the national rollout of digital education, health and care plans.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to support Down syndrome-specific training for teachers as part of its response to the Down Syndrome Act consultation.

      Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make a statement on the recommendations of the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group upon the reports publication.

      Schools: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to schools of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions over the next four years.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Education, Health and Care Plans include (a) measurable and (b) enforceable targets.

      Primary Education: Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure the provision of high-quality library services in primary schools in Yeovil constituency by the end of this...

      Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to set out her planned timetable for the urgent review of the 2014 Reforms to the SEND Code of Practice.

      Pupil Premium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on pupil premium allocations in (a) Stockton West and (b) Stockton North constituency since 2020.

      Special Educational Needs: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new SEND places have been created in (a) Stockton-on-Tees and (b) the North East since 2019.

      Opportunity North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Opportunity North East funding.

      Secondary Education: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure consistent access to mental health support in secondary schools in the North East.

      Radicalism: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken through the education system to educate young people on the harms of radicalisation.

      Schools: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) schools and (b) other education settings have been found to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in (a) Fylde constituency and (b)...

      Schools: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools impacted by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the North East.

      Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 66321 on Schools: Electronic Cigarettes, whether she has had recent discussions with education...

      Schools: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure school buildings in the North East are resilient to extreme weather.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the proposed reforms of the student finance system include (a) refinancing and (b) reform options for historic...

      Schools: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the rate at which asbestos is removed from schools in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Stockport borough...

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure hereditaments ineligible for the retail, hospitality and leisure...

    • Carbon Emissions: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt donations to verified carbon offsetting projects from VAT.

      Gambling: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the harmonisation of gambling duty rates on levels of promotion of more addictive forms of online...

      Revenue and Customs: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plan to respond to the correspondence of (a) 13 March, (b) 10 June and (c) 10 July from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.

      Gambling: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her proposal for a remote betting and gaming duty on (a) rugby league, (b) snooker and (c) darts.

      Smoking and Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) the data in UCL’s report entitled Trends in smoking prevalence and socio-economic inequalities...

      Horse Racing: Gambling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals in her Department’s consultation on the harmonisation of gambling duty rate...

      Farms: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of an independent review of inheritance tax changes for family farms.

      Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) pubs, (b) hotels and (c) restaurants in England have a Rateable Value over £500,000.

      Farms: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed inheritance tax changes to family farms on (a) rural communities and (b) East Grinstead...

      State Retirement Pensions: Tax Thresholds

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the tax threshold to accommodate future increases in state pension.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64507 on Business Rates, if she will publish the written responses.

      Property and Wealth: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) wealth taxes and (b) taxes on high-value residential property.

      Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take (a) fiscal and (b) legislative steps to help prevent repeat offenders in the illicit tobacco market operating through high...

      State Retirement Pensions: Tax Thresholds

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of not increasing the tax threshold to accommodate future increases in state pension on levels...

      Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment on (a) small business owners and (b)...

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) funding and (b) other resources her Department plans to provide to support the process of recouping the Winter Fuel Payment from pensioners with...

      Treasury: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees in her Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

      Developing Countries Trading Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide exemptions to Developing Countries Trading Scheme countries for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers, (b) pubs and (c) breweries in (i) Rushcliffe...

      UK Trade with EU: Import Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of EU tariffs collected at the Irish Sea border were paid to the EU in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Carbon Emissions: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of charging VAT on carbon offset donations on levels of public engagement with climate action.

      Disability Aids: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance entitled Get VAT relief on certain goods if you have a disability, updated on 22 January 2019, if she will make an...

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the revaluation process for business rates when commercial units are subdivided into smaller premises.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the new surcharge on hereditaments with Rateable Values above £500,000 from 2026-27 will be revenue neutral in relation to the cost of the new...

      Film: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64077 on Film: Business Rates, if she will make it her policy to increase the level of film studio...

      UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who directed the ICS2 system to go live in August 2025.

      Farms: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of representations received by his Department on its proposed reforms to...

      Treasury: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.

      Insurance: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect vulnerable consumers from disproportionate online insurance price increases.

      Financial Services: Sanctions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether guidance has been issued to (a) banks and (b) financial services firms on (i) detecting and (ii) reporting transactions linked to sanctioned people...

      Business: Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the transparency of business bank account fees.

      Small Businesses: Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that SMEs (a) are not misled by banks (b) are not unfairly charged and (c) can access the financial services they need.

      National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide funding to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service in the Autumn Budget 2025 to enable it to expand its operations in key hotspots.

      Individual Savings Accounts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the annual Cash ISA allowance on older savers.

      Motor Insurance: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the Financial Ombudsman to permit investigation of complaints about motor...

      Payment Systems Regulator

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the merger of the Payment Services Regulator in the Financial Conduct Authority will require (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation; and what...

      Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68763 on Alcoholic Drinks, for what reason domestic alcohol production is excluded from green bonds.

      Income Support

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing a minimum income guarantee.

      Bank Services: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to assist (a) older people and (b) people who are not digitally confident in accessing online banking services.

      Financial Ombudsman Service

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to retain the fair and reasonable remit of the Financial Ombudsman Service, in the context of fraud complaints.

      Artificial Intelligence: Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 134-5 of the OBR’s report entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, what discussions she has had...

      Taxation: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) development and (b) dissemination of artificial intelligence on the tax base.

      Artificial Intelligence: Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she assumes increased productivity from AI adoption in her economic modelling.

      Artificial Intelligence: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will she make it her policy to commission the OBR to produce an AI impact assessment.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the fiscal outlook.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the fiscal outlook.

      Financial Services: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with financial institutions to provide (a) (i) emergency and (ii) discreet access to banking, (b) financial independence tools,...

      Financial Conduct Authority

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the regulatory efficacy of the Financial Conduct Authority.

      Mortgages: Ground Rent

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of ground rents on mortgage lending decisions.

      Individual Savings Accounts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to regionalise the property cap on Lifetime ISAs.

      Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks abide by the Payment Systems Regulator's new mandatory reimbursement framework and swiftly investigate cases...

      Office for Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory co-ordination mechanisms in place between the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential...

      Fraud: Victims

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether protections for victims of fraud have changed since July 2024.

      Financial Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outcomes her Department has set for the Financial Conduct Authority to deliver under the forthcoming National Financial Inclusion Strategy; and how...

      Pensions: Hong Kong

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the total pension savings held by Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa holders resident in the UK but...

      Recycling: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on food price inflation.

      Coronavirus: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle covid-19 small business loan fraud.

      Cash Dispensing: Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to cash for disabled people who are not able to use cash machines.

      Mortgages: Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with mortgage providers on access to finance for ex-Right to Buy properties.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on strengthening financial education to improve long-term financial resilience among...

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the UK are subject to clear and robust regulation.

      Bank Services: Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals holding a registered Power of Attorney can access banking services on behalf of people with...

      Equity Release: Interest Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the charging of (a) interest and (b) compound interest on Equity Release Loans by financial...

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child trust funds are unclaimed in (a) Telford constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.

      Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of anti-money laundering regulations on the ability of small businesses to make large legitimate...

      Financial Services: Economic Partnership Agreements

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the barriers to expanding the financial services provisions within existing Economic Partnership Agreements.

      Capital Markets: Asia-Pacific Region

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to align the implementation of Overseas Recognition Regimes with the UK's financial services trade objectives in...

      Bank Services: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support (a) older people and (b) people who are not digitally confident in accessing online banking services.

      Wines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 64049 on Alcoholic Drinks, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a)...

      London Capital & Finance Investigation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's report entitled Report of the Independent Investigation into the...

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider the potential merits of reopening the Equitable Life Compensation Scheme.

      Conditions of Employment: Women

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the open letter from Young Women's Trust entitled For the Employment Rights Bill to work for young women and their employers,...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Deputy Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff assigned to work for the Deputy Prime Minister are based in (a) 70 Whitehall and (b) 26 Whitehall.

    • Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator's process delays on the delivery...

      Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the complexity of cases handled by advice services.

      Mayors: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from the Mayor of London on the provision in the English Devolution and...

      Construction: Greater London and South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator’s Gateway process...

      Building Safety Regulator: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what training is given to Building Safety Regulator (a) Case Officers, (b) Regulatory Leads, (c) Principal Regulatory...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of private carpark regulation.

      Parking: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of a statutory time limit for private parking fine...

      Ukraine: Resettlement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to cover the costs in full for the provision of statutory obligations by councils for...

      Construction: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that imported construction products are subject to the same UKCA marking requirements...

      Warehouses: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to update building regulations to require the inclusion of solar panels on new warehouse...

      Housing: Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) efficiency of radiator systems installed in new-build homes.

      Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring people into high streets.

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the supply of supported housing meets future demand.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to ensure that Ministers who make decisions on (a) called-in planning applications, (b)...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with local authorities on the potential merits of enabling people to voluntarily pay for...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and...

      Minority Groups: New Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with her international counterparts to include Commoners of the New Forest as a national...

      Homelessness and Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) homeless services and (b) supported housing providers with...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to mandate embodied carbon reporting.

      Women: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to support women from minority faith communities in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new definition of Islamophobia will be adopted by the police for (a) the recording of non-hate crime...

      Refugees: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support people under Ukrainian Permission Extension schemes in Surrey Heath...

      Voting Rights: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether 16 and 17 year olds who are held in (a) young offenders institutes, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many employees in her Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) expected and (b) average office attendance rate is in each of her Department's offices outside London.

      Parking: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of QR code fraud in municipal car parks; and what...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to replace the Community Ownership Fund.

      Planning

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

      Public Lavatories: Stoma Appliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to require (a) fold-down shelves and (b) appropriate sanitary disposal bins for...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 3 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, when she plans to lay a report before...

      Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with the Chair of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition on the...

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made to the Building Safety Regulator since 4 July 2024; and how many of those (a)...

      Plan for Neighbourhoods: Hastings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Plan for Neighbourhoods on Hastings.

      Public Appointments: Birmingham City Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Commissioners appointed to oversee Birmingham City Council in...

      Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to undertake high street rental auctions.

      Community Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support community ownership of local assets.

      Parking: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London Adjudication Joint...

      Fire Prevention: High Rise Flats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders receive cladding remediation as swiftly as possible.

      New Towns: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of building regulations on the speed of development of new...

      Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2025 to Question 59791 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Housing Investment...

      Oxford Growth Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 64085 on Oxford Growth Commission: Public Appointments, if she will...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Expenditure

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

      British National (Overseas): Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support Hong Kong British National (Overseas) passport holders in Surrey Heath...

      British Muslim Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's news story entitled British Muslim Trust appointed as new partner to monitor and...

      Sleeping Rough: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of people rough sleeping in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia has had meetings with (a) MEND, (b) CAGE, (c) MCB and (d)...

      Multiple Occupation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the licensing regime for Houses in multiple occupation in (a)...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Future Homes Standard will permit (a) air conditioning and (b) air to air reversible heat pumps in (i) new...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for leaseholders in buildings under eleven metres in height impacted by building safety...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Emily Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Annex A of his Department's FOI release entitled FOI2024-00250: Correspondence about the appointment of...

    • Public Digital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) contracts were awarded and (b) payments were made to Public Digital by his Department since 4 July 2024.

      Emily Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to Question HL812 on Emily Middleton, whether the relevant background...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publication of the animal welfare strategy.

    • Fishing Vessels: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management Organisation is taking to ensure (a) adequate support and (b) fair enforcement of the IVMS...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for implementing the proposed reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.

      Floods: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in levels of (i) flooding and (ii) resulting closure of the B478 from Sonning to...

      Sugar Beet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote growth in the UK sugar beet industry.

      Recycling: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that recycling labels are (a) clear and (b) readable for consumer plastic products.

      Crayfish: Non-native Species

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered developing an invasive American signal crayfish eradication strategy in (a) England and (b) Norfolk.

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders from the fishing industry.

      National Wildlife Crime Unit: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Wildlife Crime Unit in tackling wildlife...

      Cats: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the designer breeding of (a) brachycephalic cats, (b) bully cats, (c) hybrid cats and...

      Agriculture: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase climate resilience in agriculture.

      Hares: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hares shot during the period when sale is prohibited under the Hares Preservation...

      Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in air weapon attacks on domestic animals; what steps he is taking to improve data...

      Animal Products: Import controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the ban on hunting trophy imports (a) is robust and (b) does not allow any...

      Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with animal welfare organisations on tackling the misuse of air weapons against pets.

      Viticulture: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support vineyard businesses in West Dorset constituency.

      Lead: Soil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in their efforts to identify and remove traces of toxic lead in soil.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme...

      Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management organisation is taking to ensure fair and proportionate enforcement across domestic and...

      Coastal Areas: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management Organisation is taking to ensure that cumulative impacts of offshore developments are...

      Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the total quantity of ash produced annually from the burning of biomass at the Drax...

      Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether ash from biomass burned at the Drax power station is (a) spread on...

      Timber: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that ash produced from the burning of wood pellets is disposed of in a manner...

      Western Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the creation of the Western Forest.

      Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a new Pet Passport scheme between the UK and the European Union.

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections Natural England has conducted on Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall in each of the last...

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve biodiversity.

      Farmers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers.

      Land: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the guidance provided to land managers of designated (a) heritage and (b) conservation sites in...

      Outdoor Recreation: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of increasing...

      Biodiversity: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biodiversity in coastal areas impacted by algae overgrowth.

      Dogs: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of re-introducing the imposition of dog licences.

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support water security.

      Flood Control: Bicester and Woodstock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to allocate adequate resources to support households at risk of flooding in Bicester and Woodstock...

      Flood Control

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

      Pets: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the human health risks to (a) children and (b) adults of spot on pet treatments containing (i) fipronil...

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the state of the UK dairy sector.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support he is giving to farmers to conduct tuberculosis tests on their cattle.

      Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of bluetongue BTV3 disease among animals in England.

      Sewage and Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require water companies to re-evaluate wastewater management plans in the context of increased housing targets.

      National Beef Association

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the National Beef Association.

      Water: Standards

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

      National Parks: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to create more national parks.

      Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what correspondence his Department has had with the Friedrich Loeffler Institute on the development of a vaccine for...

      Livestock: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available to farmers to support them in the transition away from the use of cages for livestock animals.

      Food Supply: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support community-led models of food (a) production and (b) distribution in rural areas.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Pay

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many employees in her Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoner Escorts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have adjourned as a result of contractors failing to deliver prisoners to trial in the last year.

    • Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of retrospectively removing deductions of saved living costs from miscarriage of justice...

      Dangerous Driving: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of drivers convicted of (a) dangerous driving and (b) careless driving offences in the last five years were repeat offenders.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62255 on Legal Aid, how many of the Public Family Law Legal Help Fee Level 1 matter starts were for...

      Courts: Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress she has made in upgrading court buildings in the Tees Valley.

      Government Departments: Injunctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of super injunctions with (a) governance and (b) transparency.

      Solicitors: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on steps to monitor internal employment practices within regulated firms.

      Judges: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Judicial Appointments Commission fulfils its statutory duty to (a) appoint solely on merit (b) avoid...

      Wills: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the statutory will process to help ensure that it is accessible for (a) people with disabilities and (b) their families.

      Health Services: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to (a) alter the statute of limitations and (b) review time limits for claims for (i) brain injuries and (ii) other lifelong...

      Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of criminal cases that have collapsed due to (a) lost, (b) missing and (c) damaged evidence in the last year.

      Prisoner Escorts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department imposes fines on private prisoner escort contractors for delays in journeys longer than 100 miles.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Church of England: Employment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government has taken to support (a) Anglo-Catholics and (b) traditionalist Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England in the workplace.

    • Dyspraxia

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help increase public awareness of dyspraxia.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Horse Racing: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) other impacts of the proposed strike action on 10 September 2025 on...

    • Horse Racing: Betting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to intervene in negotiations on the Horserace Betting Levy to (a) increase the rate to 11.5% and (b) include overseas...

      Amusement Arcades: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) nature of police call outs to adult gaming centres.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Pay

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

      Gambling: Addictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to help protect people impacted by problem gambling.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times she has met with representatives of (a) the Church of England, (b) mainstream Islamic denominations and (c) mainstream...

      Eden Project: Portland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with stakeholders on (a) the Eden Portland project and (b) its potential contribution to...

      Churches: Tourist Attractions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential of local parish churches to be tourist attractions.

      Tourism: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EHRC draft code of practice for services, public functions and associations...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of suspected IRA members accused of terrorism offences between 1970 and 1990 that were...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Biochar: Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of biochar as a carbon capture method.

    • Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) value for money assessments of and (b) comparative value for money assessments of alternative projects proposed through...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish a climate action plan that is in line with the (a) Climate Change Act 2008 and (b) Climate Change...

      Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) value for money assessments and (b) comparative value for money assessments for alternative proposals will be material...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with Ofgem on the adequacy of seven-port smart meters as replacements for RTS meters serving...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the DCC on the expansion of the smart meter network.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the number of households that are not on the smart meter network in each constituency in Scotland.

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to future-proof the carbon capture and storage industry.

      Solar Power: Public Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of transferring excess solar energy from large corporations...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority's analysis of the ceramics sector’s...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making commercially viable decarbonisation solutions available.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in the UK still using the total heating total control tariff.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Pay

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

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) planning and (b) regulatory frameworks adequately (i) tackle and (ii)...

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to allow captured carbon to be delivered by ship to its final storage location.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has provided to energy suppliers on maintaining tariff equivalence when replacing Radio Teleswitch...

      Warm Homes Plan: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure private tenants are impacted by the Warm Homes Plan.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Bricks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the brick-making industry on replacing the EU Carbon Leakage List.

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of peer-to-peer energy transfers.

      Mingyang Smart Energy: Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's planned timetable is for (a) making and (b) announcing its decision on whether Mingyang Smart Energy will be...

      Uranium: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first contract with a Russian uranium supplier was signed for Sizewell B; what the value is of that contract; whether his...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on its statutory duty to maximise the economic recovery...

      Energy Ombudsman: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the qualifications held by Energy Ombudsman caseworkers.

      Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of large-scale energy grid failure scenarios on the resilience of...

      Energy: Standing Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on reducing electricity and gas standing charges.

      Offshore Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that levels of (a) oil and (b) gas production from existing fields are maintained.

      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, if he will...

      Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to enhance the (a) physical and (b) cyber security of critical energy infrastructure sites that...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with OFGEM on the potential impact of its proposed RIIO GD3 settlement for the gas network on levels of...

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will undertake a cost benefit analysis of wholesale electricity market reform options as soon as possible.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of permitting (a) homeowners, (b) renters and (c) small...

      Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential vulnerability of the UK’s energy infrastructure to attack or...

      Geothermal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to use geothermal energy to meet net zero targets.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Remote Working

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

    • Wales Office: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Pay

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

    • Scotland Office: Flexible Working

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

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Political Parties

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65798 on Companies:...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Social Services: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 March (HL5631), whether the Collection of Client Level Adult Social Care Data (No 3) Directions 2023...

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