To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's review of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance will include...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government’s engagement with international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the sustainable impact of the Global Care Reform Campaign,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Georgian counterpart on the treatment of (a) political opponents and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help enhance UK defence capabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support Türkiye to tackle wildfires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential merits of funding more programmes that support gender...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the UK has spent in (a) foreign aid or (b) international development funding on projects on improving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support lower-income countries in tackling health risks posed by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department are assigned to work on the China strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on (a) digital and (b) social influencers since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) how many Heads of Missions representing their countries in the United Kingdom have been summoned to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on responding to non-binding rulings of the United Nations International Court of Justice where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterparts on the detention of Pastor Huang Zi; and what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the BNO visa settlement route on older...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66657 on Civil Service: Resignations, if he will publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to review his Department's policies on distributing foreign aid to India.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the government in Myanmar on the destruction of St Patrick’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to help (a) advance gender equality and (b) protect women’s and girls’ rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with European counterparts on export tariffs for the British Overseas Territories.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of residential training places for disabled young people in Scotland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for access to work applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department instructed assessment providers to prioritise Work Capability Assessments for new claims over reassessments of...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of abolishing the two-child limit policy for (a) two-earner couple households and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that retail workers required to work alone are adequately protected from (a) violence, (b) abuse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) disabled people and (b) carers are directly involved in the review of the Personal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to employers on managing risks associated with lone working in retail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to launch the review into the Disability Confident Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of access to work programmes for disabled people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his timetable is for the review of the Personal Independence Payment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permanently linking local housing allowance rates to the bottom 30th percentile of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to PIP on demand for (a) local authority services,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department is advertising a role in Manchester Community Centre for a Sharia Law Administrator.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA35390, CMS Reference:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of employment support programmes in reducing youth unemployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households affected by the two-child limit policy are (a) two-earner couple households and (b) two-earner couple households in which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants have not attended a Jobcentre in person since the start of their claim in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals claiming Universal Credit have (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six (e) seven and (f) eight or more children in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the National Employment Savings Trust has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has targets for employing more staff to carry out face-to-face assessments.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) contractors and (b) subcontractors used by her Department publish accounts in line with HMRC...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Class A drugs have been seized from organised crime in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of staff working in her Department, broken down by nationality.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made with the policing sector on supporting the effective implementation of the McCloud remedy.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential operational impact of switching to electric police vehicles on frontline officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the outcome of the Police Activity Survey; and what plans she has to conduct a further such survey.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Police and Crime Commissioners are held accountable to their respective Police and Crime...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason chefs were removed from the Shortage Occupation List under the Skilled Worker visa route; and what assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether plans to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain will be applied to (a) UK Ancestry Visa holders and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections of Home Office approved visa-sponsoring employers have been made since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that changes to the move-on pilot for newly recognised refugees are announced in advance of the end date.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right of appeal for visitor visa refusals.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review the employment history of applicants for Indefinite Leave to Remain who have been in the UK on a (a) social...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days the Union Flag was flown on 2 Marsham Street in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider (a) adding dental therapists to the Temporary Shortage List and (b) establishing a transitional sponsorship...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing Dental Therapist/Hygienist roles from the Skilled Worker visa route from 22...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 3-5 dental professionals...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for biometric deferral have been received from Palestinian students in Gaza since October 2023; and how many have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing schemes that that would reduce the cost of replacement...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires sponsoring employers to notify them when an employee whose visa they are sponsoring leaves their employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) increase the accessibility of the deferral of biometric data applications and (b) expedite the process for visa applicants...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for deferred biometric enrolment from student visa applicants in Gaza have been (a) received, (b) refused and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been issued where the NHS is the sponsoring employer since July 2024; and how many of those employees continue to work...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the UK Visas and Immigration guidance entitled (a) Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delaying citizenship for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing Palestine Action protests on their capacity to deliver...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of l non-SELT, unregulated English language tests for admission to UK higher...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish guidance to Hon. Members on how students in Gaza who are eligible for support to come to the UK can access this support;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending the route to settlement from 5+1 to 10+1 years on the mental...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on supporting Palestinians with UK job offers to leave Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of attacks on gamekeepers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of frontline police officers in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending the settlement pathway to ten plus one years on the cost of visa renewal...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost to police forces of responding to protest activity by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of suspending refugee family reunion applications on (a) women, (b) children...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the extension of visa for Ukrainian nationals in the UK who have fled the war since 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people with experience of transnational suppression from proposals to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to launch its consultation on changes to indefinite leave to remain for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement she has had with the Further Education sector in Scotland on the proposals in the Immigration White Paper to increase the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have received indefinite leave to remain in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of prolonged temporary immigration status on British National...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish an impact assessment on suspending new applications under the refugee family reunion route.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 67436 on Immigration, when her Department plans to consult on the earned settlement...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes are in place to review the effectiveness of the new co-operation with the United Arab Emirates in disrupting cross-border...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the processing of visa applications for charity workers volunteering in adult care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been issued where the National Health Service is the sponsoring employer since July 2024; and how many of those visa...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 30 April 2025 to Question 46025 and (b) 24 April 2025 to Question 38415, whether her Department has considered...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of officer hours spent policing protests by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing protest activity by Palestine Action on the allocation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a strategy to help tackle motorcycle theft.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of recorded offences related to the illegal use of an e-scooter in a public place in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of funding for policing Leicester on trends in levels of bicycle...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce the number of irregular migrants arriving in the UK on small boats.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to use recently closed independent schools as alternative accommodation for illegal immigrants.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of barracks sites on the health of people seeking asylum.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were dispersed in the asylum system while in the late stages of pregnancy in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to provide community-based alternatives to immigration detention for women.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74527 on Asylum: Staff, how many asylum decisionmakers were employed on 28 April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, over what period of time Operation Gull has been functioning in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 1 September 2025 on Borders and Asylum, Volume 772, column 51, what are the locations of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that long-standing tenants in Croydon are not (a) evicted and (b) displaced by higher rental offers made to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Alternative to Detention schemes piloted under the Home...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 75 of the Home Office annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, HC1133, how many (a) contracted...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35311 on Asylum: Health Services, whether any local authorities have commissioned...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure women’s shelters are in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of asylum seekers on the safeguarding of children and young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of (a) digitising and (b) centralising the firearms licensing process on police time.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing the refugee move-on period to 28 days on levels of risk to women...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the criminalisation of asylum-seeking survivors of violence against women and girls.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to disrupt cross-jurisdictional fraud networks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the partnership with the United Arab Emirates on tackling illicit finance is aligned with...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the (a) number and (b) differing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department issue updated guidance for rural local authorities as part of the proposed review of Contest.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered reviewing the standard police caution to include a reference to the potential impact of legal advice...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve protection for vulnerable people from online scams in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has consulted police forces on their capacity to implement changes to shotgun licensing procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with (a) police forces and (b) rural stakeholders on the potential benefits of a (a) digitised and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the extent of unwitting employment by UK firms of hoax remote workers who have concealed the fact that they...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of Uyghur (a) exiles and (b) dissidents residing in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of routinely (a) recording and (b) reporting the number of animals bred for and not...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) nature of instances in which members of the public have been subject to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for being a supporter of (a) the Maniacs Murder Cult, (b) Palestine Action and (c) the Russian Imperial...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to meet with her Irish counterpart to discuss the increase in the amount of illegal drugs being smuggled into that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to support (a) local authorities and (b) police forces to tackle anti-social behaviour (i) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the delivery of special free schools in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools are taking part in the Early Language Support for Every Child programme in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the levels of educational support available to autistic children in mainstream schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that education, health and care plans for SEND children are issued by local authorities within five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assist local authorities in reducing wait times for children with complex disabilities to access specialist respite services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 63763 on Technical Excellence Colleges: Apprentices, if she will provide funding for Level 7...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on reducing funding for Level 7 apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve adult literacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking within the Best Start Family Hub programme to ensure that the new centres enhance local opportunities to access good quality play.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Moved During Exams, published by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made in establishing defence technical excellence colleges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's approach is to placements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided funding to the Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a delay in settlement for British National (Overseas) child visa holders caused by a change...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the repayment threshold of student loans on plan five in line with...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on foreign diplomatic pressure to (a) alter and (b) remove references to Taiwan in (i) academic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that (a) universities and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Best Start Family Hubs are planned for the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with industry bodies on strengthening (a) apprenticeships and (b) training routes in the hospitality sector to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a budget for retraining programmes for adult workers transitioning from oil and gas to renewable energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on (a) Wikipedia and (b) news...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Online Safety Act 2023, what assessment he has made on the adequacy of the security of personal data...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on enforcing the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 in relation to small-scale...

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...

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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that government monitoring of public social media content does not infringe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a levy on international student fees on UK university-led Research...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has commissioned (a) research and (b) policy work into compulsory Digital ID.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the risk of digital identity systems being used for surveillance of people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the value for money of a digital ID system compared to existing forms of identification.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with HM Courts and Tribunals Service on addressing the backlog of criminal cases in Wiltshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of court capacity in Wiltshire to meet expected caseloads in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of unfair dismissals there were in the workplace in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support HM Prison and Probation Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the former UK Ambassador to the US on the purchase of defence equipment from the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library his Department's response to the freedom of information request, reference FOI2025/17106.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans' services in Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for veterans in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to engage with young people to promote recruitment in the Armed Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72212 on F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons, what progress he has made on integration of (a) Meteor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to procure drones for the Royal Air Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to procure drones for the Royal Navy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (b) ATC Pirbright in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to cadet groups for young people in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military support his Department is providing to Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring orchestrike for the Royal Air Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73562 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how his Department defines specialist troops in this context.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve resilience at UK overseas army bases in (a) Cyprus and (b) Gibraltar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department issues to serving personnel who are oversees on utilising Virtual Private Networks on personal phones.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question HL7882 on Defence: Equality, for what reason the groups representing women were labelled gender...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of support available to retired canine military working dogs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Formal Response to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces 2024 Annual Report published on 1 September...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to spend annually on research and development associated with the (a) Future Combat Air System and (b) Global Combat Air Programme in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what locations have been selected for the Defence Technical Excellence Colleges; and how will the £182 million investment in defence skills be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Office of Defence Exports (ODE) will play in securing government-to-government defence export deals; and what targets have been set for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published in June 2025, what his Department’s definition is of a sovereign warhead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Defence Growth Board has met since March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73562 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what his Department's definition is of specialist troops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73379 on Armed Forces: Vehicles, if his Department will centrally record data on the length of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71981 on Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Keyes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73614 on Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains, when trials for Challenger 3 are due to be completed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in developing lighter-than-air platforms designed for extended loiter times.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 71983 on Army: Rifles, what upgrades were made to the L129 rifle as part of the upgrade to A2...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 72215 on Navigation: Satellites, what Alternative Position, Navigation and Timing technologies are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Afghans living in the UK, in the context of the data breach relating to the Afghan relocations and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question HL9397 on Typhoon Aircraft: Factories, what proportion of the funding for Combat Air will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of growth potential in defence-related industries in Huntingdon constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the use of AI assisted drones during (a) night time operations and (b) periods of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has established a (a) monitoring and (b) evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of (i) Defence Growth Deals and (ii) Defence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that training curricula for the new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges align with capability requirements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on (a) regional and (b) sectoral employment figures in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of the Armoured Cavalry 2025 Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the IFV variant of the General Dynamics Ajax.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68123 on Business Premises: Rents, if he will place a copy of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 104 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, on Loans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 104 of the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, whether Homes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the financial pressures facing housing associations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of housebuilding on the land designated as industrial at Old Oak...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend provisions on the (a) commission charge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of initiating a formal review of legislation that allows certified...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for community land projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of houses in multiple occupation and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to set aside land for (a) community land trusts and (b) housing cooperatives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require local planning authorities to consider the financial viability and track...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the document entitled Licensing of houses in multiple...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to provide funding for councils to support long-term empty homes being put back into use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23864 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which trade unions in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies receive (i) facility time and (ii) diversity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish a list of (a) new settlements and (b) urban extensions planned to contain more than...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a new (a) memorandum of understanding and (b) facility agreement is being agreed between her Department and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the European Commission in relation to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 November 2024 entitled Leasehold and Commonhold reform, HCWS244, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of rogue builders prosecuted in England in each of the past...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) integrated playgrounds, (b) play and (c) other inclusive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning (a) policies and (b) guidance her Department has issued on council farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Homes England’s management of the (a) Techforest and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for first-time buyers in Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will amend the online electoral registration form to ask if applicants live at three addresses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 183 of the publication entitled Central Government Supply Estimates 2024-25, Main Supply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Chancellor announces record investment to rebuild National Health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 10 of the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1062, July 2025, which (a) private and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 52871 on Community Development: English Language, what estimate he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to stop referring to lower socio-economic status in his Department’s publications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with Sheffield City Council on the proposed change to a Cabinet governance system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 30143 on Byelaws, what legislative vehicle his Department plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statutory guidance entitled Flexible use of capital receipts: direction, updated on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 44234 on Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners, what her planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Terms of Reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, for what...

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 progress she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided guidance on the potential use of public funds by local authorities to (a) campaign...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce local referenda as part of Government consultations on local government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which international conferences were attended by Homes England in the 2024-25 financial year; and what the cost was of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16542 on Councillors: Data Protection, what progress his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the use of a hotel as asylum hostel accommodation constitutes a material change of use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prioritise veterans presenting at local authorities as homeless for housing assistance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the average time since planning was granted for house building starts in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from local authorities on creating charter trustees, in the context...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making water companies statutory consultees for new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework supports charities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 9 July 2025 on Local Government Best Value, HCWS796, what remuneration has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with local authorities in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire on maintaining support for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the level of homelessness in Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Council Tax second homes premium on trends in levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the commissioning of new neighbourhood planning support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Government funding for neighbourhood plans on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the weight of transport accessibility in allocating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with local authorities in Oxfordshire on traffic filters restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the outcome of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 114 of the Elections Strategy, published in July 2024, what types of information will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing simple majority voting in the London Assembly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 83 of his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 59 of the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1062, published on 22 July 2025, what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41875, when she plans to respond to correspondence from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has independently reviewed the most recent Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls completed by...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to equip local authorities to (a) identify and (b) appropriately respond to (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on (a) signage, (b) furniture, (c) artwork and (d) stationery for the Deputy Prime...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has declared any property loan under the Ministerial interests regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in the number of leasehold flat forfeitures due to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the separate eligibility criteria for children under three for the Blue Badge scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned £8.5 million reduction in funding for the British Transport Police Funding on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 71269 on Train Operating Companies: Conditions of Employment and Trade Unions, whether this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received any recent representations from (a) individual and (b) organisations on the standard of maintenance of (i) tactile cones and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of tube strikes on (a) passenger load, (b) stress levels and (c) working conditions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on investment in the Dartford Crossing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce public spending on Southeastern Railway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to help prevent slugs entering traffic light controller boxes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Bakerloo Line extension to the London Borough of Bromley on Southeastern rail...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of women cyclists in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding levels for the British Transport Police in Devon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have applied to reduce their driving disqualification period in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those applications were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of train operators since the announcement of the creation of Great British Railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in the (a) recruitment and (b) training of school crossing patrols.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of a single anytime (a) first and (b) standard class rail ticket between Durham and Basildon was in April (i) 2010 and (ii) 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on supporting London bus drivers during periods of industrial action on the London Underground.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that representatives of the credit hire and mobility sector are consulted before the Motor Insurance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national free travel pass for NHS workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Government Art Collection works have been (a) installed and (b) deinstalled from HM Treasury main offices since 4 July 2024 by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maintaining long wave radio transmission infrastructure on (a) national...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Gallery at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support artists in adapting to the growing presence of AI-generated music in the music industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of Time 107.5 FM to Nation Broadcasting on the provision of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on improving DAB radio coverage in (a) rural and (b) remote areas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the level of change in business rates on local newspapers in 2025-26.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department to ensure that 5% of GDP is spent on defence before 2035.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC processes for collecting outstanding tax payments.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to make changes to draft duty relief for (a) consumers, (b) pubs and (c) breweries in Mid Sussex constituency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax relief on family farm businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse for the (a) implementation, (b) administration, (c) staffing, (d) system development...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with LINK on widening the criteria for establishing additional banking hubs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a review into the role of (a) Bitcoin and (b) other digital assets (i) as a reserve asset and (ii) in other future financial strategy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department has made an assessment of the benefits of tokenised financial infrastructure.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it will be a formal requirement for the Digital Markets Champion to have a strong proficiency in (a) blockchain and (b) digital assets.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of CBAM in January 2027 on defence imports.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a central finance facility for credit unions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter of 10 January 2025 from the then-Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Anthony Hughes of the Credit Hire Organisation, when...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Law Commission’s proposals on reforming cooperative law.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement rules on the government's ability to engage with start-up search engine businesses...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question HL9809 on Business Interests, whether every Minister has now signed a Ministerial waiver to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Government of service, HCWS870, of 21 July 2025, whether the new Business Appointment Rules administered by...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Government of service, HCWS870, of 21 July 2025, whether he plans to amend the Civil Service Management Code...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS870, on Government of service, whether he plans to amend the Ministerial and other...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to permit retrospective applications for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing details of the new arrangements for applications relating to Business Appointments Rules.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of applications from (a) ministers to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments were processed with substantive advice within 15...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has provided guidance on whether Ministerial meetings arranged through the Labour Infrastructure Forum should be declared in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53094 on Second Homes: Council Tax, whether his Department has issued guidance on applying for a...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 66650 on Industrial Disputes, what guidance his Department provides on undertaking Ministerial...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Director General of the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group of 24 July 2025 to the hon. Member for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the letter to the Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton from the Director General of the Propriety & Constitution Group of 23 June 2025, if...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25855 on Business Interests, what progress his Department has made on reviewing and updating the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that people who are white British are eligible to apply for all (a) government and (b) (i) MI5 and (ii) MI6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities through the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with the hospitality sector on the promotion non-sugar sweeteners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) access to stoma nurses, (b) psychological services and (c) home delivery of supplies does the NHS provide to people living with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing NHS standard hearing tests to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the provision of mobile breast cancer screening units.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are taking to support the widest possible implementation of the Play Well Toolkit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities, in the context of the Chief Medical Officer’s annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update the automatic breast screening programme policy for women aged 70 and above as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to mark Play in Healthcare Week 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68411 on Electronic Cigarettes: Bus Stops, for what reason he has considered banning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to build (a) robust and (b) sustainable partnerships with (i) cancer charities, (ii) community...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require that mandatory alcohol labels include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol consumption.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change in obesity rates has been among young adults in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing NHS standard eye tests to children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP practices had signed up to the Advice and Guidance scheme by 30 April 2025 in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a target of number of registered patients per GP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure areas with high levels of housebuilding have adequate GP capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding model for hospices in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to p.15 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England, what his Department's timetable is for publishing further details on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure clearer support pathways for women experiencing the menopause.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January to Question 25553 on Methylphenidate Shortages, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the provision of healthy food options in hospital vending machines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support access to healthcare services during winter in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to counter disinformation pertaining to the MMRV vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of available resource within the NHS of (a) resident doctors, (b) consultants and (c) nurses in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide up-to-date clinical guidance on the age groups that should receive the measles, mumps, and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the new NHS workforce plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) quality and (b) availability of stoma care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of jobs for newly qualified nurses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Imkaan report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, what steps his Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure equal access to stoma care across all regions of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department is taking to reduce treatment waiting times for people with prostate cancer in the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average reduction in waiting time achieved through the Advice and Guidance scheme was for patients registered with GP practices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for resident doctor strikes since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for cardiac care in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve career progression pathways for NHS nursing staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK-trained junior doctors were unable to secure NHS training placements in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister for Secondary Care plans to respond to the correspondence of 28 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) health and (b) wellbeing of the NHS workforce.

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) access to fertility treatment for men affected by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the (a) start date, (b) end date, (c) annual gas volume, (d) contract value, (e) supplying country, (f)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support agricultural buildings to be fitted with solar panels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71955 on Compressed Natural Gas: Huntingdon, what steps his Department is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of discontinuing energy discount schemes on (a) apple and (b) pear growers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to help ensure that local communities benefit from hosting ground mounted solar farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the consultation on the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation will be launched.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Climate Change Committee’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Supporting Grangemouth workers, published on 26 August 2025, how much additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that climate policies support a just transition for (a) workers and (b) communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts in preparation for COP30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policy on LNG imports to the UK of the report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64768 on Water: Prices, what estimate Ofwat has made of the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of retention payments issued by Thames Water in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to (a) support and (b) co-finance (i) textile recycling and (ii) waste infrastructure in Ghana...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on flood resilience strategies in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to mitigate risks to delivery of proposed water infrastructure upgrades arising from the financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen flood resilience in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) location and (b) number of animals affected by outbreaks of botulism was in each month of 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the capacity of water companies to meet demand arising from new housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that unitary authorities have the (a) powers and (b) resources to develop...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to further restrict the (a) sale or (b) use of (i)perfluorooctanoic acid and (ii) products which contain it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of households in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of environmental protection legislation to limit noise pollution from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rising block tariffs for water usage on (a) families with young...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued to builders when building on historic dump sites of fly ash.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on sites previously used for the dumping of fly ash.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63553 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, what nitrogen dioxide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on their decision to remove opposition to new housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the game keeping industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on whether (a) nutrient credits, (b) biodiversity net gain payments, (c) Suitable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) Natural England has issued on whether a habitats regulation assessment screening is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Automatic-sorting for Circularity in Textiles UK pilot; what funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recycling infrastructure in handling textile waste from fast fashion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from exploitative practices in the (a) holiday park and (b) static caravan sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to strengthen enforcement powers against employers who misrepresent jobs as apprenticeships in order to (a) pay...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department have included diversity quotas as part of selection criteria for contracts awarded since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what pipeline of future inward investment opportunities is being managed by the Office for Investment as of 10 September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many jobs have been created in each region by the Office for Investment since October 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, when he expects the Office for Investment to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the night-time economy in Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the level of hydrogen and fuel cell technology exports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has (a) made an assessment of the barriers faced by Hong Kong BNO visa holders in transferring professional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61511 on F-35 Aircraft: Israel, whether his Department holds a list of military exports...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of ending the export of demolition equipment to Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars, published on 26 July 2025, who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with retailers on the potential impact of trends in the level of business costs on (a) staffing levels and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many cases of alleged covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Fraud the National Investigation Service investigated under its contract with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars, published on 26 July 2025,...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses have used the tribunal system to pursue late payments in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with the Co-operative Group on Project Lunar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the value of inward investment deals secured by the Office for Investment in (a) October 2024, (b) June 2025 and (c) September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) veterinary certification guidance, (b) trade missions and (c) inclusion in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what gross value added has been measured for the Office for Investment in each month since its initial launch in 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms his Department uses to evaluate the effectiveness of export support services for SMEs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what trade barriers his Department has identified in the Chinese market in (a) healthcare, (b) automotive and (c) professional services sectors.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the written statement of 13 March 2025, HCWS517, on Board of Trade, when the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help make the process of moving geological samples between the UK and the EU (a) faster and (b) easier.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the objectives of the G7 Kananaskis Wildfire Charter, what steps they are taking to ensure direct funding to indigenous peoples and forest...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support a just energy transition for Africa, particularly for vulnerable communities with limited access to electricity.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statements made during the trial of Jimmy Lai that appear to characterise his engagement with foreign governments as a criminal act.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the policy of the Passport Office on self-identification, both with and without a gender recognition certificate, in relation to the recording of legal sex.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the first returns of illegal migrants to take place under the UK-France Returns Agreement.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Mayor of London about the reported 58.5 per cent increase in knife crime in London between 2021 and 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 6 August (HL9826), whether they will review the gender recognition policy of the Passport Office...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address challenges faced by agencies and the police in identifying individuals within the asylum system who may pose a threat to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require a mandatory women's heath rotation in GP training, to improve awareness and management of women's health conditions including...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet the trustees of The Light House Christian Care Ministry to discuss its financial viability and ability to continue to provide...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many self-employed care workers operate in England, and what assessment they have made of how many of those workers meet the criteria for self-employment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of care provider closures in each local authority area since January 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many locally employed doctors received training towards a medical speciality in England (1) across all medical specialties, and (2) in anaesthesia, in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of introducing standard national terms and conditions for contracting adult social care services to ensure appropriate fees are...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authority compliance with outcomes-based commissioning requirements set out in the care and support statutory guidance.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that ringfenced NHS funding for children's hospices is available beyond 2025–26; and to increase this funding to...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children have been detained in adult mental health wards (1) in total, and (2) for over 48 hours, in the past year; and what estimate they have made of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen cybersecurity across the railway sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Joint Unit For Waste Crime.

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of plans to build new munitions factories announced through the Strategic Defence Review, what consideration they have given to locations in North...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received concerning the making of military awards for bravery for those involved in the activities of Unit 731 in Southeast Asia...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Type 26 Frigates are currently on order for (1) the Royal Navy, and (2) other customers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the countries that have signed up to the Type 26 frigate programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they plan to have with the government of Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas to allow the dependents of UK Armed Forces to work in Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of low-Earth-orbit satellite technologies in supporting (1) military communications capabilities and (2)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the anticipated increase in defence procurement expenditure placed with businesses operating in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether BAE Systems will run two building streams of Type 26 frigates to ensure that Royal Navy and Norwegian Navy delivery dates are met.

To ask His Majesty's Government what risk assessment has been undertaken of the consequences of there being no Royal Fleet Auxiliary amphibious ship active and available for service.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote and support vocational development and training between United Kingdom further education institutions and their equivalents overseas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of skilled staff for small businesses; and what measures they are taking to support workforce development and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of generative artificial intelligence on the further education sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering using the underspend in the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to lift the cap on individual claims in the second half of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for landfill tax fraud in each of the past four years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) prevent future major wildfires, and (2) ensure fire and rescue services are adequately equipped to control those that do occur.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to promote stability in the property market.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to end youth homelessness.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s reported response to concerns raised by staff about the Alan...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions (1) Ministers and (2) officials have had with Ofcom regarding the modernisation of satellite regulations at the International Telecommunication...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will announce a new funding round for the Energy Catalyst programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce restrictions on the publication of AI-generated images of historical events.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to normalise tax laws to allow dependents of UK Armed Forces in Cyprus to work for UK companies while in Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in long-term borrowing costs, and what steps they are taking to mitigate further growth of those costs.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much annually managed expenditure the Treasury made available to the Northern Ireland Executive in each of the past three financial years for the purpose of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of additional Government expenditure arising from the war in Ukraine in each of the past three years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have received so far this year from the Welsh government ales about a review of the operation of the Barnett formula.