Written answers

Monday, 15 September 2025

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claims are managed exclusively through the online journal without in-person Jobcentre visits.

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants have not attended in-person appointments at Jobcentres in the last (a) three, (b) six and (c) twelve months.

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face PIP assessments have been conducted in each region of the UK since July 2024.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Paper

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

      Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support social housing tenants affected by the transition from Employment and Support Allowance to...

      Universal Credit Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Personal Independence Payments Bill on public finances.

      Housing Benefit: Earnings Rules

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of raising the Housing Benefit earnings disregard for people in supported...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of families that are affected by the two child benefit cap in (a) the UK, (b) the North East...

      Personal Independence Payment: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a breakdown of Personal Independence Payment claimants by (a) nationality and (b) immigration status in each year since 2020.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with disabilities were employed in her Department on 2 September 2025.

      Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit who are exempt from the habitual residence test.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

    • Crops: Genetically Modified Organisms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to amend the regulation of genome-edited crops.

      Animal Welfare: Greyhound Racing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has been made of the potential impact of commercial greyhound racing on animal welfare.

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the future use of...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the future use of properties utilised as Northern Ireland Points of Entry.

      Agriculture: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the future of agri-environmental farming schemes.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of regulations on dog breeding; and what steps she is...

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) improve the welfare of farmed animals and (b)...

      Import Controls: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections Border Control Posts have conducted since 2022; and at what cost to the public purse.

      Veterans: World War II

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 25 to Question 73558 on Veterans: World War II, if her Department will make an...

      Agriculture: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the final report of the Farming Profitability Review from Baroness Batters; and what her planned...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on poultry catching and handling, which ended on 2 May 2025, what steps he is taking to...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the police of (a) kennelling and (b) court fees for dogs subject to seized dog cases.

      Movement Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his decision not to extend the Movement Assistance Scheme beyond 30...

      Movement Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that the decision not to extend the Movement Assistance Scheme a third time was compliant...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to continue the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

      Movement Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Movement Assistance Scheme operating until 30 June 2025 had a statutory foundation beyond that set out by the...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason businesses in Northern Ireland are being charged (a) £127.60 per GB inspection of GB potatoes they wish...

      Livestock: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of processes for transferring animals between the EU and UK for breeding...

      Anaerobic Digestion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of anaerobic digestion to secure rural economic growth.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers who incurred costs based on an expectation of acceptance to the Sustainable...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the consistency of Sustainable Farming Incentive application decisions made after the...

      Livestock: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the turn around time for results on livestock samples at the Pirbright lab has been in the latest period for which data...

      Sheep: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if Pirbright lab will prioritise blood samples from sheep farmers in northern England ahead of the Kelso ram sales on 12...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to include primates in the scope of the proposed ban on the import of hunting trophies.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £250 million for the Defence Growth Deals will be allocated to Wales.

    • Defence Gardens Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May to Question 52582 on Defence Gardens Scheme, what recent progress he has made in simplifying access to Government...

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the Army's future participation in jobs fairs in Northern Ireland, in the context of the Army's withdrawal from a jobs...

      Army: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants from outside the UK who hold Commonwealth citizenship and are under the age of 18 at the time of joining are eligible to join the Army.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the development of UGVs for UK defence purposes.

      Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be created in Scotland as a result of the Defence Industrial Strategy in each of the next five years.

      UK Defence Innovation: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual salary of the UK Defence Innovation CEO will be.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.2.3.2 of the Defence Industrial Strategy, published on 8 September 2025, how many of the graduates recruited for Team...

      Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will be the next steps following the launch of the Development Phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ares armoured vehicles were accepted in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

      Ajax Vehicles: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of fitting the Case Telescoped 40mm Cannon to the Ares platform in (a) manned turret or (b) remote weapon...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of defence procurement spending in the (a) Tees Valley and (b) North East.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list what services are contracted through the Future Maritime Support Programme.

      Defence: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 135 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on decarbonising energy systems across defence.

      Navy: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of the next class of ship to be developed by the Royal Navy to have electric engines.

      Defence: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the defence sector’s contribution to net zero targets.

      Submarines: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to p.6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, if he will publish a breakdown of the associated costs for the...

      Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Industrial Strategy, what additional support his Department will give to Scottish businesses in the light of the new...

      Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of funding his Department makes in the defence industry in Scotland compared to the south of England.

      Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the funding made available through the defence growth deals will be allocated to the defence industry in Scotland.

      UK Defence Innovation: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the ringfenced UKDI budget will be allocated to Scotland.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring (a) lower-value and (b) highly attritable autonomous collaborative platforms in order...

      Ministry of Defence: Financial Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, which team in his Department is responsible for developing...

      Ministry of Defence: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with local authorities on Ministry of Defence estate (a) disposal and (b) redevelopment.

      Ministry of Defence: Serco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all live maritime service contracts his Department has with subsidiaries of Serco Limited.

      Defence: Expenditure and Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 3 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what...

      Global Combat Air Programme: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs the Tempest Global Combat Air Programme will create.

      Army: Rifles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the end date is of the current concept phase of Project Grayburn.

      Armed Forces: Firearms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Project Grayburn will include 300 Blackout as a calibre option within the scope of the Individual Weapons requirements.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64478 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, and with reference to the 50,000 drones to Ukraine...

      France: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 67413 on France: Military Alliances, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question HL6719...

      Defence: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 59 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what plans he has to present the Defence Infrastructure...

      Defence: Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 49 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure additional Ares vehicles beyond the 93 ordered.

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to confirm the (a) delivery and (b) in-service date for the new F35A jets.

      Military Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving the UK’s capability to facilitate in air refuelling.

  • Attorney General

    • National Investigation Service

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment the Crown Prosecution Service has made of the adequacy of National Investigation Service investigations.

    • Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment her Department has made of the number of (a) rape and (b) sexual violence cases that are withdrawn post-charge; and what support is available to...

      Palestine Action: Demonstrations

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of prosecutions arising from protest activity by Palestine Action.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on maternity services.

    • NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that NHS pay awards are implemented on 1 April each year.

      Midwives: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July to Question 66814 on Health Services: Oxfordshire, what steps he is taking to ensure that Oxford...

      Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing specialist menopause training for at least one GP in every surgery.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the underspend was in the additional roles reimbursement scheme in each year since it was launched.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide to children’s hospices after the 2025-26 financial year.

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing multi-year NHS funding for the health elements of children's palliative care.

      Dental Services: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted any regional modelling of dental workforce planning in (a) Norfolk and (b) the East of England.

      Respite Care: Sutton Coldfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to respite care for unpaid carers in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

      General Practitioners: Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to support dispensing general practices.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Flexible Working

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

      Department of Health and Social Care: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) doctors completing GP training and (b) available GP posts.

      Neighbourhood Health Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published 3 July 2025, how the planned multi-neighbourhood...

      Eating Disorders: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Health Minister on the importance of focusing on early intervention in eating disorders in...

      Community Health Services: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Care Homes: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands sold their homes to pay for care costs in the most recent year for which...

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason he plans to reduce the allocation of NHS funding for mental health services in 2025-26.

      Dental Services: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that dental patients in Norfolk will be included in NHS tie-in periods for newly qualified dentists.

      Pharmacy: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Designated Prescribing Practitioners for all foundation pharmacists...

      Obesity: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered including lipedema as a relevant condition for NHS prescription of (a) Mounjaro injections and (b) other weight...

      Fampridine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the prescription of Fampridine as a...

      Motor Neurone Disease: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create a standardised pathway for the genetic testing of people with motor neurone disease.

      Healthwatch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the effect of the abolition of Healthwatch on (a) patient representation, (b)...

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a right for every adult patient to have a named advocate or support person with them throughout...

      Medical Equipment and Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards to facilitate the return of used (a) wheelchairs and (b) other medical equipment.

      Healthwatch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that (a) the views of patients and (b) patient engagement are independently provided to (a) his...

      Neurological diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission research on (a) essential tremor and (b) other neurological movement disorders.

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to the public purse is for (a) clinical negligence and (b) other claims against the National Health Service in...

      Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an (a) independent and (b) peer reviewed study of the accuracy of AI in healthcare settings.

      Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on creating...

      Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential cyber security implications of his policy to make the NHS the most artificial intelligence...

      Health Services: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to expand the medical evacuation of Gazan children scheme.

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many instances of clinical negligence in which NHS Resolution paid damages there were in each clinical speciality in the (a) 2023-24...

      Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for free prescriptions to people with...

      Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the importance of (a) early intervention and (b) prevention before the cure in eating disorder treatment.

      Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of long-term (a) mental health and (b) trauma-informed support for (i) adult...

      Tirzepatide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Mounjaro (a) prescribing and (b) medication management services his Department plans to carry out digitally.

      Mental Illness: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to fund research into treatments for psychosis.

      Mental Illness: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for psychiatric diagnoses in Greater Manchester.

      Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department funds research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity.

      Psychiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of full-time psychiatrists in the NHS (a) nationally and (b) in Chichester constituency.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure adequate availability of mental health support services for (a) children and (b) young adults.

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in addressing increasing clinical negligence costs.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 47877 on NHS dental professionals, what criteria his Department uses to identify which...

      Dementia: Surrey Heath

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

      General Practitioners: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doctors’ strikes on the measures in his 10 Year Health Plan.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which areas he plans to designate as integrated health organisations in 2026; and what criteria he will use to identify those areas.

      Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays of over 12 months for diagnoses to secure medication...

      NHS: Performance Appraisal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist at a national level to prevent the misuse of performance management tools within NHS Trusts.

      Integrated Care Boards: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 12 of policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, what...

      NHS: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54408 on Recruitment: Equality, whether he has made an assessment of the potential...

      Paramedical Staff: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ringfencing funding for cycle paramedic services.

      NHS: Employment Rights Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 14 of the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, if...

      Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the percentage of NHS services provided by private healthcare providers (a) on 6 September 2025 and (b) at...

      Dentistry: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to update dental professional healthcare regulation.

      NHS: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the size of the maintenance backlog in the NHS at the end of the 10 Year Health Plan.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle regional variations in the uptake of the Advice and Guidance scheme; and what support is being...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has has made of the potential impact hospital specialists providing advice through the Advice and Guidance scheme on...

      Radiotherapy: Royal Preston Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients resident in the postcode district (a) LA2, (b) LA5, (c) LA6, (d) LA7, (e) LA8, (f) LA9, (g) LA10, (h) LA11, (i) LA12,...

      NHS: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on rent...

      IVF: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the level of IVF funding is adjusted in line with inflation; and with reference to NICE's...

      Endometriosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce the average diagnosis time for endometriosis.

      Health Services: Mid Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) safety, (b) dignity and (c) provision of healthcare for (i) transgender and (ii) non-binary...

      Government Communication Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) embedded communications and (b) members of the Government Communications Service are employed by (i) his Department and (ii)...

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the quality of maternity care for women across the country.

      IVF: Homosexuality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and (b) Articles (i) 42 and...

      Postnatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of women who did not have a postnatal check-up with their general practitioner after six to eight...

      Surgical Mesh Implants: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which year the NHS created a Hospital Episode Statistic Code for rectopexy mesh.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 64429 on Hospices: Children, what his planned timetable is for confirming funding...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national prostate cancer screening programme.

      Dietary Supplements: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Food Standards Agency on the regulation of imported protein (a) powders and (b) supplements.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for people with Central Neurocytoma in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Chickenpox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions will be made for children over 18 months who have missed the initial two-dose chickenpox vaccine schedule.

      Bertolotti Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness, (b) diagnosis and (c) clinical understanding of Bertolotti Syndrome within...

      Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of missed medication in hospitals on Parkinson’s patients in (a)...

      Radiotherapy: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to improve radiotherapy services in Devon.

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) application process and (b) delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

      Care Workers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of social care workers in areas with a high rate of vacancies.

      Autism: South Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of autism assessments in South Suffolk.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for people aged between...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34608 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals, whether past tribunal decisions are...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) the World Health Organization and (b) other regional health partners to establish medical...

      Alan Milburn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department's register of board members' interests 2024-2025, updated on 16 January 2025, whether Alan Milburn has...

      Heart Diseases: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which females who have an out of hospital cardiac arrest are less likely to receive (a)...

      Maternity Services: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Trusts will be involved in the Rapid National Investigation into maternity and neonatal services.

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among healthcare professionals that endometriosis is a (a) long-term and (b) chronic...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has spent money on social media influencers since July 2024.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with disabilities were employed in his Department on 2 September 2025.

      IVF: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many asylum seekers have received NHS-funded IVF treatment since 5 July 2024.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the national review of Maternity Services (a) includes...

      Pregnancy: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of ultrasound scans to pregnant women who (a) report reduced foetal...

      Streptococcus: Babies and Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of the potential impact of Group B Strep on (a) pregnant women and (b) newborn...

      Women: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women’s health is included in the Government's plans to reform the NHS.

      Civil Service: Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for NHS maternity services.

      Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with (a) Endometriosis UK and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the 10 Year Health...

      Endometriosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) review endometriosis classification as an acute illness and (b) introduce long-term care plans for endometriosis...

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of maternity care.

      Women: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the development and expansion of Women’s Health Hubs.

      Midwives

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

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of defibrillators have a collocated bleed/trauma pack.

      Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into earlier detection methods for (a) myeloma and (b) other blood cancers.

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-locating (a) inhalers, (b) adrenaline auto injectors and (c) other emergency...

      Vaccination: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of children who are not up-to-date with their vaccinations by the...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people aged between 75 and 79 have received the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

      Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will release all bereavement case studies submitted to Module 4 of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in a timely manner.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Crown Court: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for reducing the Crown Court backlog in absolute terms.

    • Road Traffic Offences: Driving Licences and Motor Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders convicted of (a) dangerous driving, (b) driving under the influence and (c) causing serious (i) injury and (ii) death by...

      Dangerous Driving: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of drivers accused of death by dangerous driving have pleaded exceptional hardship.

      Reoffenders: Alternatives to Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have committed three separate offences within three months and not received a custodial sentence, in each of the last three years.

      Prisoners' Release: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 are resident in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Road Traffic Offences: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how may and what proportion of people awaiting trial for a motoring offence in court commit further driving offences.

      Sexual Offences: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average projected length of time between charge and trial in cases of sexual assault which are yet to be...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

      Courts: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of hearings that were adjourned due to a shortage of court (a) clerks, (b) ushers and (c) administrative staff...

      Courts: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain court staff.

      Judiciary: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of judicial vacancies on the timeliness of hearings in the Crown Court.

      Legal Profession: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she will have discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on standards of ethical behaviour of (a) solicitors’ and (b)...

      Rape: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75145 on Rape: Criminal Proceedings, by what date his Department plans to implement the...

      European Convention on Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next plans to meet with representatives of the Council of Europe to discuss reform of the ECHR.

  • Department for Transport

    • Community Transport: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of charging infrastructure for community transport operators using electric minibuses in rural areas.

    • Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency revoked the driving licence of a driver who reached 12 points on their driving licence in each...

      Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers successfully claimed exceptional hardship when they reached 12 penalty points and continued to drive in the last five years.

      Public Transport: Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to transport operators on making toilets (a) accessible and (b) usable for people with a stoma.

      Railways: Mobile Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of internet connectivity on long-distance rail services between Scotland and London.

      British Transport Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Transport Salaried Staff Association on the British Transport Police's funding.

      Level Crossings: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the provision of funding to support infrastructure improvements to help tackle road and rail conflicts at railway crossings.

      Road Works: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role local authorities have in regulating the timing of roadworks in residential areas; and whether they are empowered to enforce restrictions on...

      Bus Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve bus (a) reliability and (b) frequency in rural parts of Lincolnshire.

      Active Travel: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided to Lincolnshire County Council to support (a) cycling and (b) walking in the last five years.

      Roads: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potholes have been repaired in South Holland and the Deepings constituency since July 2024.

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered including equestrianism within the definition of active travel for (a) planning and (b) other relevant policy purposes.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a strategy to help improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of truck parking.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new HGV drivers that would need to be trained annually to maintain workforce levels; and what...

      Mobility Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72990 on Mobile Scooters: Safety, if he will publish the terms of the review.

      Mobility Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72990 on Mobile Scooters: Safety, whether he plans to consult members of the public in the review.

      M6: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve safety on the M6 motorway.

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of drivers who regularly update their knowledge of the Highway Code.

      London Underground: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (i) TfL and (ii) the Mayor of London on the cost of TfL strikes on the North West economy over the last 12 months.

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve support for Blue Badge holders and (b) ensure that applications are processed without delay across...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 3 September 2025, Official Report, column...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the vulnerabilities of powered two wheelers are considered in road (a) design and (b) maintenance...

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that drivers receive training on changes to the Highway Code.

      Level Crossings: Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in freight traffic on the railway crossing in East Tilbury.

      Level Crossings: Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of level crossing closures in East Tilbury on the ability of emergency services to respond to...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what options her Department is considering to reduce fatalities involving young drivers through the Road Safety Strategy; and when that strategy will...

      Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of people who were waiting to be tried in court for motoring offences had their driving licence revoked while waiting for...

      East Midlands Railway: Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the new Hitachi trains will be in service on Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London; and whether there will be improved (a) mobile and (b)...

      Citroën: Air Bags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74957 on Citroën: Air Bags, whether her Department has received a response to its letter...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68388 on Parking, when she plans to publish a response to the pavement parking consultation; and...

      Bus Services: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing the availability of real time bus information in Newcastle.

      Airspace: Modernisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Airspace modernisation, published on 22 October 2024, whether her Department and the Civil...

      Driving Tests: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on reducing driving test wait times for test centres in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East constituency.

      Motor Vehicles: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the proportion of DVLA keeper records that are (a) missing and (b) falsified.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q12 of the oral evidence given by Alan Over to the Transport Select Committee on 9 July 2025, HC 1139, when her Department intends...

      Bus Services and London Underground: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the average annual salaries of (a) London Underground drivers and (b) London bus drivers.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of (a) safe, (b) secure and (c) good quality truck parking; and what plans her Department...

      Community Transport: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of driver licensing for community transport operators; and if she will review access to (a) D1 and (b)...

      Manchester Airport: Air Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73362 on Air Traffic Control: EU Countries, what representations her Department has made to...

      Manchester Airport: Air Traffic Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73363 on Manchester Airport: Air Traffic Control, whether her Department has had correspondence...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers to report collisions with cats.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Coronavirus: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many cases have been transferred from the National Investigation Service under Thurrock Council to the Insolvency Service.

    • Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date the National Investigation Service was contracted to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide.

      National Investigation Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date his Department was made aware of Mazars' report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the National Investigation Service; and...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he last had discussions with customs officials responsible for administering Import Licences under the Open General Impost Licence criteria.

      Exports: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made in simplifying...

      Manufacturing Industries: Trade Fairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support British manufacturers to attend (a) Marmomac in Verona and (b) other major international trade...

      Defence Exports Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the scope of the defence exports office.

      Trade Fairs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of international trade show funding on the...

      Horizon IT System: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the time taken to award compensation payments to victims of the Horizon Scandal.

      Hospitality Industry: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on job losses in the West Midlands since the Autumn Budget 2024.

      Public Houses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support pubs.

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of large businesses repaying SME invoices 60 or 90 days after receipt of the...

      Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 June 2025.

      Furniture: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to update the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 to (a) remove chemical flame retardants,...

      Credit Cards: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the (a) sale and (b) production of skimming devices used fraudulently steal card details.

      Department for Business and Trade: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July...

      Department for Business and Trade: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people with disabilities were employed in his Department on 2 September 2025.

      Arms Trade: Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his arms licensing policy in relation to Indonesia of the human rights...

  • Home Office

    • Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the correspondence of July 2025 from the Leader of Kent County Council on visas for social care workers from overseas, if...

    • UK Visas and Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the UKVI waiting times for answering enquiries regarding (a) UK passports and (b) British National status.

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67814 on Borders: Personal Records, whether her Department has an accurate count of the...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had Indefinite Leave to Remain status revoked in each of the last five years.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the reason for the increased number of asylum seekers in hotels on 30 June 2025 compared with the...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect civil liberties.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the exploitation of people working illegally.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help counter hostile state threats.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that police forces implement changes in practice following Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support collaboration between police forces.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing international cooperation to help tackle organised immigration crime.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using a UK-based manufacturer to build the Border Force’s replacement cutters...

      Gender Based Violence: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support awareness campaigns on violence against women and girls in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Offences against Children: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of UK-based live-streaming of child sexual abuse.

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires mandatory training in coercive and controlling behaviour for all staff in multi-agency safeguarding hubs.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of measures to protect women and girls from harassment, abuse and intimidation.

      Offences against Children: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackl livestreamed child sexual abuse being accessed in the UK.

      Artificial Intelligence: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of AI-driven detection technologies in preventing online child sexual abuse.

      Self-employed: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enable (a) private coaches, (b) education tutors and (c) other self-employed people to apply for an...

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce a legal requirement for people undertaking regulated activity to obtain an enhanced Disclosure and...

      Personation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have faced identity fraud through impersonation.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the number of people who were (a) referred to the Prevent programme for an initial assessment and (b)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proposed funding by the European...

    • Life Sciences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of animals in scientific research.

      Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) legislation and (b) policy relating to technology is informed by experts with...

      CCTV and Video Recordings: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of (a) CCTV and (b) other video recording...

      CCTV and Video Recordings: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce measures to ensure that (a) privacy and (b) data protection standards are maintained for the...

      Water: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding streams are available for SMEs offering (a) patented and (b) environmentally beneficial technologies in the...

      Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to consolidate the gov.uk app with the (a) gov.uk one login, (b) gov.uk ID check and (c) HMRC app.

      Science and Technology: New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 36 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what improvements have been made...

      National Security: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 12 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of social media on children’s mental health in rural areas.

      Social Media: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken since the Spending Review to improve online safety on social media platforms in rural areas.

      Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with (a) landowners (b) Wireless Infrastructure Providers and (c) Mobile Network...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Flexible Working

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

      Internet: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the level of risk of identity theft in connection with the implementation of the...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress has been made on cross-departmental plans to phase-out animal testing in the UK.

      Digital Technology: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data the Government holds on levels of digital exclusion among people aged 65 and over.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b)...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Functions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Public Digital provided advice on the transfer of the Government’s digital and data function to his Department.

      Emily Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will amend the gov.uk biography page for the Director General, Digital Centre Design to include previous employment by...

      Emily Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 6107 on Emily Middleton, what the business need was for appointing the...

      Public Digital: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether individual contracts to Public Digital have been awarded through open competition since July 2024 .

  • Treasury

    • Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of measures in the Autumn...

    • Debts: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to improve access to free debt advice; and if she will make a statement.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce an indexation mechanism to ensure the Lifetime ISA property price cap remains in line with (a) inflation and (b) housing...

      Individual Savings Accounts: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of Lifetime ISA holders that have paid a withdrawal penalty in each of the last five years.

      Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme on the number of (a) repossessions and (b) households entering...

      Debts: Developing Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to support representations of developing nations in international discussions on global sovereign debt.

      Stocks and Shares

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to introduce (a) semi-transparent and (b) non-transparent Exchange Traded Funds.

      Crowdfunding: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the adequacy of the regulation of peer-to-peer banking.

      London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations will be represented at The London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt.

      Financial Conduct Authority: Powers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s powers to sanction regulated firms that fail to comply with...

      Personal Savings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Inclusion Strategy will introduce auto-enrolment for savings.

      Landfill Tax: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussion he has had with the Mineral Products Association on landfill tax reforms.

      Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of proposed reforms to Business Property Relief and Agricultural...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to compensate those adversely affected by the Loan Charge scandal.

      Landfill Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms in the Consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax in England and Northern Ireland,...

      Landfill Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of the lower rate of Landfill Tax, included in the Consultation on...

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs were answered in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

      Civil Society: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on receipts to the Exchequer...

      Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of tax calculations made through HMRC's Simple Assessment procedure were subsequently found to be incorrect in each of the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Inter Mediate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met Inter-Mediate since July 2024.

    • Nicaragua: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken in the context of deaths among (a) political and (b)...

      Cambodia: Thailand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the Cambodian-Thai border conflict.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has set new objectives for her Department.

      Nepal: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of protests in Nepal.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Wylfa Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a comparative assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of a nuclear power station at Wylfa...

    • Sizewell C Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of castings and forgings for Sizewell C will be produced in the UK.

      Hydrogen: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 4 of his Department's publication entitled Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2): due diligence and cost...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the scale-up of technologies needed to achieve 23 million tonnes of engineered...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made towards delivering 5 million tonnes of engineered carbon removals by 2030.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Gypsy and Traveller sites will be included in the next round of Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding.

    • National Housing Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to her Department's press release of 17 June 2025 entitled Over 500,000 homes to be built through new National...

      Housing: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of dwellings there are with extant planning permission that have...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for bringing into force the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024...

      Flood Control: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislation on the treatment of flooding in the planning system before...

      Mayor of London: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38045 on Councillors: Planning, if she will make it her policy to...

      Councillors' Interests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 69064 on Councillors' Interests, whether the requirement to declare...

      Working Hours: Cambridge City Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will use his powers under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1999 with Cambridge City Council in relation to...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 95 of the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, what the historic...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 10 of her Department's publication entitled MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025,...

      Local Government Finance: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local councils in Surrey operate on a financially sustainable basis.

      Councillors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce a national find my councillor facility on gov.uk.

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review (a) accountability and (b) oversight arrangements for Section 151 officers as...

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential (a) costs and (b) merits of local government...

      Local Government: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what discussions the...

      Unitary Councils: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether new unitary councils will be elected (a) all-out and (b) by thirds.

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish a report on proposals for local government reorganisation in Surrey.

      Parish and Town Councils: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on what the average Band D council tax was in parished areas in (a) England, (b)...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to meet representatives of the Public and Commercial Services Union to discuss the industrial action...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish each Electronic Purchasing Card transaction on her department's cards since 4 July 2024, listing...

      Leasehold: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of information provided to prospective homebuyers regarding...

      Local Plans: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with the Planning Inspectorate to help ensure that local plans developed by planning...

      Planning Obligations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the national distribution of the length of time between the date on which developers...

      Planning: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to consult on the repeal of Strategic Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the introduction of National Development Management Policies; and whether she has...

      First Time Buyers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce (a) schemes and (b) fiscal incentives to help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder.

      Emergency Services: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66192 on Emergency Services: Employers' Contributions, what...

      Council Tax: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax in England as part of wider...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the total council tax receipts in England from 2024-25 and each subsequent year of the...

      Assured Tenancies: Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the abolition of fixed term tenancies on the security of...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend (a) planning policy and (b) permitted development rights in relation to asylum accommodation.

      Housing: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document entitled Secretary of State opinion on Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest...

      Planning Authorities: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of qualified planners in local government.

      Housing First

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing an expanded national programme of Housing First...

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is taking steps to monitor fraud under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rate relief...

      Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of postal vote renewals during the last ten years.

      Allotments: Parish and Town Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 23 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 for...

      Affordable Housing: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the Affordable Housing Programme (a) 2015-2018 and (b) (2016-2021) in each year of operation;...

      Temporary Accommodation: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of families in temporary accommodation were placed outside their own local authority area...

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) delays, (b) administrative burdens and (c) the availability of...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has made of introducing a council tax referendum threshold for town and parish councils with...

      Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the (a) erection and (b) removal of (i) UK national...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assessment of local housing needs includes (a) share of second homes, (b) prevalence of short-term lets and...

      Housing: Bricks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase the use of British made bricks in house building projects using government finance...

      Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Ebbsfleet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40908 on New Towns: Planning Permission, whether she has received...

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming long-term housing strategy will address the (a) viability and (b) supply of supported housing.

      Housing: Woodworking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the level of demand for skilled carpenters in the housebuilding sector over the next...

      Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the number of housing starts in London in Q2 2025...

      Bedfordshire: Combined Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 3 June 2025, HCWS676, for what reason...

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s fair funding review for local...

      Local Government: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the age profile of local government officers eligible for redundancy following the...

      HM Land Registry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional monitoring of HM Land Registry her Department has undertaken since July 2024.

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the loophole in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993...

      Air Ambulance Services: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic planning permission for extending helipad...

      Property Management Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require estate management companies to provide estate management agreements to residents when...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter to the Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton, from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, of...

      Council Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a national (a) framework and (b) funding stream to support local authorities in...

      Housing: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) building regulations and (b) planning policy on levels of...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Fairer funding for councils across the country in major reform, published...

      Local Government Finance: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to provide capital funding to local authorities on an annual basis.

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the [potential impact of ground rents on the affordability of leasehold homes.

      Mortgages: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider the potential merits of amending the 1979 Estate Agents Act to ban the use of conditional selling.

      Holiday Accommodation: Highlands of Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short term holiday lets on accessibility to local...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a timeline for a review of the commission fee paid on the sale of park homes.

      Affordable Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 62596 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Property...

      Park Homes: Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the potential merits of establishing an (a) Ombudsman service and (b) similar...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill on levels of private rented...

      Flats: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting shared ownership staircasing valuations to be (a)...

      Sleeping Rough: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of financial incentives requested by (a)...

      Disabled Facilities Grants: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for the processing of Disabled Facilities...

      Housing First

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national Housing First rollout.

      Sleeping Rough: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to support rough sleepers during...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58609 on Green Belt: Planning, and the Answer of 26 March 2025 to...

      Temporary Accommodation: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a)...

      Supported Housing

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

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help people sleeping rough access long-term and stable accommodation.

      Supported Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) deliver long-term financial sustainability for the supported housing sector and (b)...

      Housing: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the quality of student accommodation.

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Renter's Rights Bill on the number of...

      Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle the intersectional stigma of place-based ageing.

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the cost to the public purse of funds spent by local authorities on public...

      Assured Tenancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing fixed-term assured tenancies in England...

      Rented Housing: Pets

      Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Renters Rights Bill on the number of renters who will not be able to...

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short term holiday lets on accessibility to local...

      Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how (a) temporary accommodation use and (b) all forms of homelessness were factored into assessments of levels of need...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot dated 24 July 2025.

      Timesharing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that fractional ownership schemes are adequately regulated to protect consumers.

      Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish data on the number of foreign nationals residing in the UK and living in social housing.

      Sewers: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Planning Policy Framework in delivering...

      Public Houses: City of Westminster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the QE2 Conference Centre has made representations to Westminster City Council on the operation of the...

      Gardens Trust: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the consultation into the proposal to remove the Garden Trusts as a statutory consultee in...

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reconsidering special circumstances permitting green belt...

      National Landscapes: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory duty to consult Natural Landscapes on all...

      Neighbourhood Plans: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of continuing to commission new neighbourhood planning...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65505 on Housing: Construction, what her planned timetable is for...

      Planning Authorities: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide funding to local authorities for additional planning officers in (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28.

      Green Belt: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning appeal decisions the Planning Inspectorate has made in relation to Grey Belt land since December 2024 by...

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Local Planning Authorities have an up-to-date local plan.

      Roads: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will issue guidance on the steps steps a local authority can take to compel a developer to comply...

      Planning Authorities: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support local planning authorities to improve the (a) capacity and (b)...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain on the proportion of homes...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the technical consultation on the reform of planning...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans take to ensure that communities are (a) notified of and (b) consulted on planning applications in...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and (a) DP9 and (b) Rule 6 parties relating to the...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans (a) to (i) launch and (ii) close the public consultation on enfranchisement valuation...

      Planning Obligations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Planning Reform Working paper: Reforming Site Thresholds, published on 28...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to encourage empty homes to become occupied.

      Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Housing Investment Programmes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 68785, on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Housing Investment...

      Cambridge Growth Company: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much funding her...

  • Department for Education

    • Breakfast Clubs: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children who arrive at school by (a) state-provided buses and (b) taxis to make use of free breakfast clubs.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated on 19 May 2025, what his expected timetable is...

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civil servants who are (a) full protection and (b) tapered protection members of the Civil...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguarding policies in mixed-sex changing facilities in (a) leisure...

    • Sports: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Sport England in supporting grassroots sport in (a) South Holland and the Deepings...

      Social Media: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle undisclosed advertising on social media platforms.

      Natural History Museum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Natural History Museum informs potential customers in Northern Ireland that it is unable to ship to EU countries.

      Gambling: Regulation and Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has made to the Treasury on (a) taxation levels and (b) regulatory burdens within the gambling industry.

      Gaming Machines: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reforming (a) stake and (b) prize limits for Category D machines on the...

      Bookmakers: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the tax rate paid by bookmakers to align it with the online gaming...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Flexible Working

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

      Tourism: Electronic Travel Authorisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in cost of Electronic Travel Authorisations on her...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

      Tourist Attractions: Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing regulatory frameworks governing travel companies that market...

      Football: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made provision for the ability of the Independent Football Regulator to require an owner to divest from a club to be...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working

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

      Football: Directors and Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Independent Football Regulator will have the power to retrospectively investigate incumbent owners or directors in...

      Football: Directors and Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Independent Football Regulator will be required to publish an annual report detailing the number of (a) individuals and (b)...

      Young Futures Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to open Young Futures Hubs in every local authority area.

      Swimming Pools: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the maintenance and continued operation of swimming facilities in Stockport constituency.

      Sports: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 19 June 2025 entitled Game changer for the nation, if she will provide a breakdown of the...

      Swimming Pools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered the potential merits of targeting the £400 million grassroots sports fund on swimming pools.

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release the £400 million announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports facilities; and what...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has engaged the Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy (SLC) as an external provider.

      Sports Competitors: Paternity Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she has allocated to paternity leave for each professional tier of each sport.

      Tennis: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on converting existing tennis courts to padel courts.

      Sports: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department attaches provisions on (a) mentoring and (b) role modelling in its funding of UK sports bodies.

      Arts: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Creative Industries Sector Plan in helping creative businesses in Northern...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 July (HL9433), how many engines for small boats have been seized prior to being used in crossings...

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum are currently awaiting a decision; what is the average time taken to process an application; and what steps are being taken to...

      Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they are reducing the move-on period for newly recognised refugees to 28 days for most childless adults of working age before the pilot of a 56-day move-on...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council before allocating the King's Gap Hotel in Hoylake as accommodation for single males seeking asylum.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost per day of accommodating asylum seekers.

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to compare the daily subsistence allowances for people seeking asylum provided by EU member states, Norway and Switzerland.

      Palestine Action

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre disclosed in court which reportedly stated that Palestine Action does not...

      Basketball: Governing Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to conclude the due diligence exercise and compliance assessment initiated by Home Office officials to determine the appropriate sporting body to...

      Undocumented Migrants: Boats

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 July (HL9433), how many of the 871 small boats (1) were seized during or after Channel crossings,...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Canterbury City Council before allocating property on Herne Bay High Street as asylum accommodation.

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to consult charities, faith groups, and frontline support services to deliver a more sustainable approach for procuring short-term...

      Ketamine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence presented by BBC Panorama that ketamine is openly advertised for sale on the internet, and delivered to the buyer...

      Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 16 June (HL7929), whether Home Office statistics on transnational marriage abandonment include data...

      Unexplained Wealth Orders

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many unexplained wealth orders have been made since July 2024.

  • Attorney General

    • Ukraine: Armed Forces

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the potential prosecution of British citizens returning to the UK after volunteering or enlisting in the armed forces of Ukraine.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Palestine Action

      To ask His Majesty's Government what cases have been completed in court relating to alleged offences by Palestine Action activists; and for each case, when the court made its decision, what...

    • Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many additional judges and caseworks have been appointed to support employment tribunals in addressing the backlog of cases since July 2024.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Social Media

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with social media companies on the moderation of pro-eating disorder material and misinformation relating to diabetes and body image.

    • Neighbourhood Health Centres: Dementia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of neighbourhood health centres on improving the diagnosis rate for dementia in rural communities.

      Mental Health Services: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of mental health practitioners employed in primary care through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

      Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that learning disabilities mortality reviews are completed in a timely manner following notification, and what steps they are...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Yorkshire Cancer Research’s ROSE model for research funding; and whether this model will be included the National...

      Strokes: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure equal regional access to artificial intelligence diagnostic software for stroke patients.

      Gaza: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they will provide to each of the devolved administrations to cover the costs of specialist medical treatment for children from Gaza.

      Health Services: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to (1) NHS trusts, and (2) NHS England, regarding (a) recruiting additional, or (b) terminating existing, equality, diversity and...

      Suicide: Men

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research showing that the rate of suicides among male prisoners is higher than that in the male general population, and what...

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 9 April (HL6370), what progress have they made towards establishing a timeline for implementing the...

      Intensive Care: Plastics

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many intensive care units are equipped with scavenging devices to allow for a decrease in the use of disposable plastics.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords Chamber: Access

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he and the Commission will seek to ensure that heritage concerns do not prevent the immediate installation of automated access control systems for four...

    • Palace of Westminster: CCTV

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the new CCTV cameras will record all meetings in the Royal Gallery which peers may have with other peers and outside visitors.

      Palace of Westminster: Disability

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what suggestions and plans for changes to the Palace for the benefit of disabled members or visitors have been prevented from happening or were changed by...

      House of Lords Chamber: CCTV

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, with regard to the new CCTV cameras being installed around the Chamber of the House, whether the CCTV recordings will be watched in real time or saved for...

      Parliamentary Estate: Disability

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the remit of the parliamentary Heritage Team; who it reports to and what powers it has to prevent or change plans for adaptations on the Estate with are...

      House of Lords Chamber: CCTV

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether any parts of the new CCTV cameras operating around the Chamber of the House have been made or supplied from China.

      House of Lords: Security

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his letter placed in the Library of the House on 7 July concerning staffing the Peers’ Entrance, which operations he used as...

  • Treasury

    • Property: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to replacing stamp duty and council tax with a single property tax based on property value.

    • Hospitality Sector: Employers' Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on employment levels in the hospitality sector.

      Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish an impact assessment of the impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on low-income and middle-income workers in the...

      Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing and Smuggling

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the report by KPMG Illicit cigarette consumption in Europe, published on 11 June, what steps they are taking towards countering illicit cigarette...

      Capital Gains Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to update His Majesty's Revenue and Customs technology to avoid the miscalculation of capital gains tax in the future.

      Casement Park: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the timeframe constraint for the funding to redevelop Casement Park under the Financial Transactions Capital.

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current VAT threshold on small business growth.

      Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to early years education providers of the changes to employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Autumn...

      Property: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the introduction of a new property tax.

      Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the cost of living over the past four years, and what steps they are taking to ensure those costs are manageable.

      Heat Batteries: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of extending VAT relief to domestic heating batteries that satisfy the Microgeneration Certification Scheme's MCS 2025 Battery:...

      Energy: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was raised by the energy profits levy for each of the last two quarters for which figures are available.

  • Department for Transport

    • Bus Services: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to clauses 30 and 31 of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, what independent advice and consultation, including from people with lived experience, they...

    • East West Rail Line: Bats

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed designs for East West Rail include any structures which are solely for the protection of bats.

      South Western Railway: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the delays and reduced passenger services on the rail line from Exeter to Salisbury, and what action Network Rail...

      Driverless Vehicles: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that upcoming autonomous vehicle trials prioritise public safety and inclusive design practices, including engagement with...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's digital services for drivers available 24 hours a day.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 August (HL 9670), when they intend to share the findings of the review of the over 43,000 files relating to...

    • Army Foundation College: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many complaints about inappropriate sexual behaviour at the Army Foundation College were made between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2025; and of those complaints,...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 August (HL 9670), how many nuclear rest veterans have applied for no-fault compensation under the War...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 20 May (HL7268), what engagement they have had with logistics businesses about the current...

    • Import Controls: UK trade with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the planned Border Target Operating Model checks on imports to Great Britain from the Republic of Ireland via west coast ports will proceed following the...

      Fruit and Vegetables: Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs incurred by private sector organisations in preparing for the cancelled EU fruit and vegetable import checks under the...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs to the private sector of preparing for and complying with the phase three food labelling requirements under the Windsor...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the Animal Welfare Strategy will be published.

      Pet Foods: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of phase 3 of the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme labelling scheme on the movement of pet food from Great...

      Dogs: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential welfare issues from facilities in which short-term care is offered to dogs; and how they plan to protect both dogs,...

      Canal and River Trust

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans ministers have to meet the newly appointed chief executive of the Canal and River Trust, Campbell Robb.

      Canal and River Trust

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with the Canal and River Trust since April.

      Canal and River Trust: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms exist to hold the Canal and River Trust accountable where the Trust fails to fulfil its statutory duties.

      Canal and River Trust: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether ministers undertake regular assessments of the Canal and River Trust's effectiveness in fulfilling their statutory duties.

      Inland Waterways: Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the harm to wildlife caused by litter on urban canal towpaths.

      Droughts: South Yorkshire

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of the droughts declared by the Environment Agency, with particular reference to South Yorkshire.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small housebuilders to build more homes, and according to what timetable.

    • Rents: Arrears

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Renters' Rights Bill, whether the protection for tenants from enforcement of rent arrears in respect of...

      Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what investment they are making in the planning system to ensure that planning departments have the resource they need to address planning application backlogs.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • National Lottery Heritage Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Heritage Lottery Fund grants have been awarded for the natural environment in each of the last 15 years.

    • National Lottery Heritage Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have discussed the transfer of responsibility for the Heritage Lottery Fund to Historic England with the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic England or...

      National Lottery Heritage Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Heritage Lottery Fund grants have been awarded in each of the devolved nations in each of the last 15 years.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pensions Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the devolved administrations will be represented on the Pensions Commission.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their policy paper Backing your business: Our plan for small and medium sized business (CP 1358), which regulations they...

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