To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure more GP practices join the veteran friendly GP accreditation programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for the Op Courage service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Penalty Charge Notices issued for maternity exemption certificates that could not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on Innovative Medicines funding for givinostat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what general training all hospital and general practice staff are expected to receive in order to understand the needs of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to change the Pharmacy First payment threshold.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the threshold for Pharmacy First payments has increased since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the funding allocated to the Pharmacy First scheme has not been claimed by pharmacies because they did not reach the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI-1626381, what methods of engagement were used by the Department to engage with individuals from (a) the travelling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department provided to Kent County Council for public health activities in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; and whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking during the transition to the NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board to ensure that the level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) international approaches to national cancer plans and (b) previous UK cancer plans,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking the National Screening Committee’s to review the evidence on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements are in place for (a) airlines, (b) rail services, (c) buses and (d) other public transport operators to carry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to treatments to manage Fanconi Anaemia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mandatory training requirements for food handlers in businesses serving the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the potential cost-effectiveness of expanding access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing Band 3 vaccinators to continue in vaccination roles after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people seeking a potential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis are seen by a neurologist within 12 weeks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variations between integrated care boards for access to free Lyft shots on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing a preventative screening programme for (i) kidney and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of cancer patients who will require radiotherapy as part of their treatment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME) on the geographical availability of regional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reclassifying the NHS ambulance service as an emergency service...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with private fertility clinics on their profit levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the performance of NHS-commissioned fertility clinics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that men accessing fertility services are routinely offered comprehensive diagnostic testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish details of what the deliverables were for the contract awarded to Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average income is of care and support workers; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of that income.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of 3-5 year olds who will join the supervised toothbrushing scheme in Buckingham and Bletchley...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of sexual violence were referred to the NHS by (a) charities and (b) local support organisations in 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) schools, (b) sports clubs and (c) community groups with the cost of purchasing defibrillators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of gender disparities in the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of chronic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in delivering the NHS Digital Transformation of Screening programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist services for people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve childhood vaccination coverage rates in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder receive timely assessment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the provision of (a) peer-support and (b) community-based networks for parents and carers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce specific waiting time targets for the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Community Pharmacy representatives on the (a) effectiveness of the medicines margin and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on providing dental care for asylum seekers in hotels in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to introducing an innovation incentive payment to facilitate the adoption of innovative treatments by NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for hormone replacement therapy implant licenses were received by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what medicines procured by NHS England are imported from Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among (a) general practitioners and (b) the public on the (i) signs and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage NHS trusts to take part in clinical trials for innovative treatments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing routine (a) blood glucose and (b) ketone testing for children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of Hyoscine hydrobromide 1.5mg patches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve migraine care in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the health costs associated with air pollution in Greater Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to incorporate clinical trials as a performance metric within the NHS to encourage clinicians to prioritise research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase he number of suicide prevention services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has assessed the potential merits of reintroducing the Children of Alcohol Dependent Parents Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Lampard Inquiry to report; and what steps he is taking to support the Inquiry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with clinically recognised ADHD diagnoses made by qualified private providers who have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include astrocytoma brain cancer in the (a) National Cancer Plan, (b) Rare Cancers Bill and (c) NHS Cancer Vaccine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve access to clinical trials for people with rare blood cancers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the time it takes to be diagnosed with postural orthostatic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May to Question 50928 on Brain: Tumours, what discussions he has had with (a) the Southampton Clinical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust: Medical Records, by when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of migraine in the 2024-25 financial year; and what steps he plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64433 on Smoking: Health Services, if he will take steps to use (a) A&E, (b) lung...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the National Cancer Plan for England provides age-appropriate information on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10-Year Health Plan, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities &...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) mental and (b) physical health benefits of having access to (i) green and (ii) blue spaces for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing investment in research into postural tachycardia syndrome in Surrey...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote regular exercise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase research funding into the development of anti-epileptic drugs with fewer side effects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to promote awareness of screening for prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research for a cure for Fanconi Anaemia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into treatments for (a) Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and (b) related conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of uptake of (a) flu, (b) RSV and (c) whooping cough vaccinations among pregnant women in Fylde...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS provides adequate support to digitally-excluded people in (a) South Holland and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to commission dedicated multidisciplinary clinics for patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with Cancer Research UK to increase levels of future funding for brain tumour research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered using brain tumour research funding announced in 2018 to fund an increase in the speed of research into new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Dpartment holds on the average waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) autism diagnosis for (i) primary school age and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what eligibility criteria his Department plans to use for covid vaccination eligibility in winter 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) manufacturers on the effectiveness of the packaging and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) couples and (b) families are able to use the same email when signing up for the NHS app.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) training of specialist healthcare professionals for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 15 of the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of cancer diagnosis targets in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that parents with disabled children are provided with appropriate medical equipment to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase early diagnosis for blood cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure medicine shortages do not impact clinicians' ability to prescribe medicines that are best suited to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister is responsible for vulnerable groups and pandemics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people with epilepsy to monitor seizures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Children and Young People’s Continuing Care framework in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish statistics for the time for blood cancer to be diagnosed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage research into migraines and migraine treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor coronavirus levels in winter 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 59607 on Infant Foods, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help increase awareness of irritable bowel syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of the NHS in social care delivery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new dentists have been given one-off welcome payments in (a) Broadland and (b) Norfolk in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to publish a children’s health workforce plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to work towards a national standard for a bereavement care pathway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential merits of a national public awareness campaign on the health impacts of air...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the NHS Counter Fraud Authority has made on its investigations into providers of NHS-funded cataract care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74995 on Covid: Vaccination, for what reason (a) spousal household contacts aged...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including targets to reduce the diagnosis time for myeloma in the National Cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the state of repair of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Play well toolkit on children's health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to healthcare services for people with postural tachycardia syndrome in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) morale and (b) support for NHS staff in winter months in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all brain tumour patients are routinely informed of opportunities to take part in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for sexual health services in Surrey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS leaders on NHS workforce deployment from areas with staff surpluses to those with acute staffing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that patients taking weight loss medication have equitable access to community-based (a) weight...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all pregnant women are routinely offered the whooping cough vaccine between 20...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate capital funding for maternity and neonatal services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for brain tumour research in each year since 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve (a) training and (b) awareness of (i) Lymphoedema and (ii) Lipoedema for (A) GPs and (B)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential impact of chronic respiratory conditions on the NHS in winter 2025-2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure rehabilitation pathways reflect the differing needs of stroke survivors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national multi-cancer case-finding initiative to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contingency plans in place to extend eligibility for coronavirus vaccinations if infection rates rise in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) maintaining facilities at the University Hospital of North Tees and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust in future phases of the New Hospital Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the accuracy of officially reported numbers of opioid related deaths and (b) the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) women wishing to become pregnant and (b) all people diagnosed with Fanconi Anaemia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to collaborate with (a) academic institutions, (b) industry, and (c) research charities in rolling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Tees Valley Combined Authority on options for (i) funding and (ii) delivering a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2025 to Question 75816 on Heart Diseases: Young People, what steps his Department plans to take to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of (a) guidance and (b) other protocols provided to properties with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect NHS (a) staff and (b) volunteers from (i) verbal abuse, (ii) threats, (iii) unauthorised sharing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plan is to allocate funding for the rebuilding of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department required any private commercial suppliers or delivery partners previously contracted to work on the New Hospital...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with (a) vague and (b) non-specific symptoms can undergo a range of tests in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national A&E Appreciation Week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that cancer patients receive radiotherapy treatment within the 62 day standard wait...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce NHS urgent treatment waiting times in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of modular construction for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the length of NHS specialist waiting times for patients in Surrey Heath...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excluding British citizens trained abroad from GMC registration-based...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce ward work in portacabins at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) waiting times at urgent care centres and (b) the geographical coverage of urgent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has set a national timeline for equal access to NHS-funded fertility treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to routinely monitor and report miscarriage rate trends; and what steps he has taken to reduce the rate of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of average (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal mortality rates...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time taken is for the Nursing and Midwifery Council to resolve a disciplinary complaint.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase women’s engagement with healthcare providers for fertility concerns.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are internal NHS targets for blood test waiting lists; and what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to blood tests...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase capacity in phlebotomy services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase awareness of aerobic vaginitis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors who completed foundation training (a) successfully secured a specialty training post immediately after completion, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow London North West University Healthcare Trust to become an NHS Foundation Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce NHS waiting times in Cumbria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled 100,000 more people get quicker care thanks to GP funding reform, published on 4 September...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the development of guidelines for PANS and PANDAS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the pay of band two phlebotomists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many golden hellos for new dentists have been allocated to Waveney Valley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of stroke rehabilitation services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of funding a new hospital to replace the University Hospital of North Tees.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce shortages on the delivery of social care services to older people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of workers working in the social care sector who are in the UK on a social care worker visa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the regulatory framework for the health and wellness sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards remove the requirement for self-funded intrauterine insemination for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ringfence funding for general practice nursing pay in line with the NHS Agenda for Change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions more appointments as more than 2,000 extra GPs recruited, published on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of the residential care home fees (a) in England, (b) Wiltshire and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider adopting new National Maternity Safety Ambitions to eliminate inequalities in maternal and neonatal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targets his Department has on reducing inequalities in (a) baby deaths and (b) pregnancy loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the £25 million funding for the pilot Women’s Health Hubs was allocated to the Cornwall and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of neonatal death rates in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families who have experienced baby loss in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish routine data collection on miscarriages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24721 on Dental Services: Lancashire, what recent progress he has made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to improve access to interpreters for pregnant women and their families who are receiving maternity and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of private healthcare providers using NHS hospital facilities on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts on accountability measures for contracted NHS transport providers in instances where they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the measures outlined in the document entitled Reforming elective care for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward the timeline for social care reform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure parity between pay awards for (a) practice nurses, (b) other primary care staff and (c) staff whose pay...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to train more dementia specialist nurses at NHS services in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 139 of his Department's 10 Year Health Plan, published on 3 July 2025, whether bridging loan capabilities will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many care and support workers in England are paid the national living wage; and whether he plans to increase minimum pay for those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department has used to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental professionals; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve access to NHS dentistry in South Cambridgeshire constituency.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 59605 on Neurological Diseases: Primary Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met with the British Dental Association.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients in (a) Stockton West constituency and (b) the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) services and (b) support for people affected by Functional Neurological Disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support Universal Credit claimants to become self-employed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) PIP and (b) DLA claimants who are members of the Motability scheme, had a psychiatric disorder as their main disabling condition...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) PIP and (b) DLA claimants who are members of the Motability scheme had any type of depressive disorder as their main disabling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) PIP and (b) DLA claimants who are members of the Motability scheme had ADHD as their main disabling condition in each of the past...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will subject Motability to competitive tendering for the right to run the scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pensioners who retired before April 2016 do not fall into poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of the Pathways to Work green paper with the UK's obligations under the UN Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Timms review on the Health Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on litigations with the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign group in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for the processing of Access to Work applications in the most recent period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of claimants who receive payments (a) monthly, (b) weekly, (c) fortnightly and (d) at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations the Health and Safety Executive undertook into companies for failing to meet personal protective equipment legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will ask the Pensions Commission to consider the potential merits of allowing people of working age living with a terminal illness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s review of Universal Credit will consider (a) the potential impact and effectiveness of the conditionality...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social and digital influencers since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking through the provision of apprenticeships to tackle skills shortages in manufacturing in Calder Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in the South East, in the context of changes in food and housing costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of skills shortages in the hospitality sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) identify and (b) remove deteriorating asbestos in (i) schools and (ii) hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the total (a) amount of child maintenance arrears owed and (b) number of children for whom maintenance was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications have been made to the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on improving communication between his Department and HMRC on (a) cases involving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will issue guidance to the Child Maintenance Service on recognising up to six months of prior payments made by a paying parent to a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) accuracy of Universal Credit assessments and (b) prevent overpayment errors for working...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Child Maintenance Service and Government Legal Department procedures so as to minimise (a) unlawful enforcement and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of how the total value of child maintenance arrears owed in Wiltshire has changed since 2015; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff in his Department receive trauma-informed training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance overpayments will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure employers provide reasonable adjustments for employees with epilepsy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to encourage language learning in adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers support those living with migraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of children living in poverty in West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support parents financially in order to improve birth rates in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people with epilepsy in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle child poverty in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of furniture provisions as a core component of the Crisis and Resilience Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what metrics his Department uses to measure the success of Jobcentre Plus services for people already in work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing single-parent specific work coaches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of Jobcentre Plus services for people who are in work and seeking (a) alternative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two child benefit cap on children in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there are per (a) capita and (b) Universal Credit claimant in (i) England and (ii) each region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on Disability Living Allowance on children with (a) neurodevelopmental and (b) mental health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) underpayment and (b) overpayment of Carer's Allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will mandate the Health and Safety Executive to issue updated guidance on outdoor working and sun exposure to include the use of high...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support tenants with the cost of rent in the social housing sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation by the Health and Safety Executive entitled GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) - creosote assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people with migraine in employment; whether migraine is recognised as a disabling condition where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Support with employee health and disability, whether he plans to review the guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service plans to pause (a) enforcement and (b) judicial review while recalculations are made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service cases were reviewed by the Independent Case Examiner in each of the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service has received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support Universal Credit claimants to repay overpayments resulting from administrative errors in Surrey...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had a registered appointee in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to the public purse was for universal credit payments to people with humanitarian leave to remain in each of the last 3 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many checks of the adequacy of the provision of personal protective equipment were carried out by the Health and Safety Executive in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of injuries that occurred in the workplace and were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive involved inadequate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the Special Rules for End of Life fast-tracking benefits system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatalities occurred in the workplace in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus employees on the provision of appropriate support for disabled people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage businesses to increase the employment of (a) neurodivergent people and (b) people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people with disabilities to meet the cost of (a) energy bills and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle youth unemployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with children claiming Universal Credit contain two adults in full-time work in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is takin to support young people into employment, education and training in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish a plan for improving the Access to Work Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in Blackpool receiving Personal Independence Payments due to a psychiatric disorder...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of injuries that occurred in the workplace were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to claimants of Carer’s Allowance who are self-employed on (a) the number of years of accounts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) bringing forward legislative proposals to charge interest on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with humanitarian leave to remain have (a) applied for and (b) received universal credit in each of the last 3 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups he has consulted during summer 2025 as part of the PIP review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of housing costs on the ability of people over 65 to retire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Winter Fuel Payment changes on residents of Hazel Grove constituency in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff in his Department have access to information about claimants' known (a) disabilities and (b) mental health conditions when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review benefit rules for parents with shared care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 71920 on Pensions: Trusts, what the (a) terms of reference are and (b) delivery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to table an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill to allow him to amend the Pension Protection Fund through secondary legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment his Department has made of rates of pensioner poverty between people receiving the (a) pre-2016 and (b) new state...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming housing benefit in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the likely mix of housing occupancy types for people attaining state pension age in each of the next five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning silica.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many actions the Health and Safety Executive took against companies for failing to meet personal protective equipment legal standards in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the additional costs disability payment proposal from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restoring occupational pensions to people who withdrew them prior to the establishment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the uprating mechanism for the pre-2016 State Pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to strengthen retrospective rural-proofing of his Department's policies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the Timms Review includes workstreams on the potential impact of (a) illness fluctuations, (b) invisible...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered introducing voluntary pension-sharing orders in cases of life-changing events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has issued guidance to Capita on routinely recording interviews for all Personal Independence Payment assessments; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to ensure parity in the pension contributions made by employers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on incentivising employment among...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of maintaining two different types of state pension on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners who are affected by the absence of statutory indexation on pre-1997...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many existing claimants are awaiting a Work Capability Assessment; what the average wait time is; and when he expects the backlog to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting in line with inflation the £30,000 threshold over which advice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claims were (a) withdrawn before submitting a PIP2 form, (b) disallowed due to failure to return the PIP2 form, (c) withdrawn...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people granted asylum who now reside in social housing since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average house price for first time buyers in Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of new build homes that were sold in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances would the HM Land Registry not publish title deeds on the gov.uk website following the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to evict anti-social tenants...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social houses have begun construction since 4 July 2024 in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of rent controls on the housing market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had recent discussions with L&Q housing association.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68789 on Permitted Development Rights, what assessment his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding was allocated to the Affordable Housing Programme in each year since 2019-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 72662 on Timesharing: Regulation, whether this guidance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK government response to the Competition and Markets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 74339 on Planning: Environment Protection, when he expects the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61251 on Affordable Housing: Greater London, what level of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating building (a) requirements and (b) regulations to make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Section 106 obligations on developer funding for the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to help tackle the practice of subdividing agricultural land into multiple small plots for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what enforcement mechanisms are in place to ensure developers implement and maintain Sustainable Drainage Systems to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason there is a four year limit on Section 183 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 stop notices for cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update the National Planning Policy Framework to facilitate the installation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the number of housing estates that are currently unadopted and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider amending statutory planning guidance for listed buildings to permit the use of reproduction stone...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the levels of furniture poverty in Southport constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of vacant residential properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of homes for social rent in Hazel Grove constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered requiring the installation of public access defibrillators in new housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that householders in conservation areas whose permitted development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72484 on Inheritance Tax: Valuation, what assessment he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of property owners (a) misusing and (b) providing false information to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the collection entitled Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development applications and decisions,...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require registered providers of social housing to provide data on (a) the number and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated from the Brownfield Infrastructure and Land fund to (a) Huntingdonshire District...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the Local Land Charges Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider mandating the allocation of sites for HGV parking as part of the conditions for consent for larger...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to classify static caravans as buildings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate downsizing for social housing tenants under-occupying homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his department holds on the (a) amount of green belt that has been de-designated and (b) number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve levels of community (a) involvement and (b) engagement in planning processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of long-term vacant homes in Bromsgrove constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 5 August 2025 to Question HL9889 on Asylum: Housing, what the £500 million will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39353 on Housing: Fees and Charges, whether he plans to implement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to fully implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness in local communities on the concept of community-led housing delivery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2025, to Question 72839, on Planning Permission, whether the increased...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of council responses to the raising of UK national flags on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring leasehold contracts to (a) include (i) a clear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent developers seeking to (a) reduce and (b) remove obligations under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) repairs in social housing are carried out (i) promptly and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to repeal the Parliamentary Elections Act 1695.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68791 on MHCLG: English Language, if he will make an assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for community ownership projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether overseas electors in (a) Australia and (b) UAE can receive postal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which international conferences were attended by representatives of his Department since 4 July 2024; and what the...

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 (a) Home England's and (b) his Department’s definition is of a housing start.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting lists for social housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of private parking firms using payment by app only on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61255 on Planning: Apprentices, if he will make it his policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of age-appropriate housing for people over 65.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in high streets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to (a) expand electricity capacity and (b) ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77959 on Landscapes Review, if he will make it his policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Local Regeneration Fund: accounting officer assessment, published on 2...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders’ reserve funds are (a) legally protected, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that information on (a) settlement payments and (b) legal costs incurred by local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department will use to decide whether Adlington, Cheshire East will be a new town.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from increasing ground rents on properties sold prior to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cladding remediation works on high-risk buildings are not subject...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the Caravan Sites Act 1968 to prevent touring caravan sites becoming permanent without full...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to make it easier for (a) communities and (b) charities to receive planning permission for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the tilted balance in decision making is formally recognised as part of national planning policy; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of contested parish council elections on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provision of (a) short-term and (b) long-term accommodation for asylum seekers is included within the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to determine which proposed sites for new towns will go ahead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69680 on English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to ensure that interim officers in local government are held accountable for decisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average difference is in Band D council tax rates between parished and non-parished areas in 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 69050 on Local Government Finance, what the aggregate value was of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether statutory consultation on devolution is required for (a) the establishment of mayoralties and (b) all other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to ensure that the Local Growth Fund provides (a) continuity for UK Shared Prosperity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 2 September 2025 on Local Regeneration, HCWS900, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the Community Cohesion Strategy; and what recent progress he has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to the Local Government Pension Scheme on hiring lobbyists; and whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether strategic authority commissioners will be politically restricted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding to local authorities to support homelessness (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in promoting community cohesion in Surrey Heath...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to provide through the Plan for Neighbourhoods to (a) towns and (b) villages in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Flood Recovery Framework in providing timely support to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) incoming and (b) existing Mayors of combined authorities are set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the transitional arrangements prior to equalisation of differences in Council Tax rates across...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding has been allocated to the Local Regeneration Fund in each year of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to help support bereaved families with council tax owed following the sale of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68122 on Business Premises: Rents, if he will publish that research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of undertaking a public consultation on the reorganisation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) abolishing the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average amount of time is for the Land Registry to update the title deeds on gov.uk following a purchase of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73599 on Personal Pensions: Local Government, what guidance his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 40156 on Green Belt, whether allotments are deemed to be Grey Belt...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is his planned timetable for implementing local government re-organisation in Bedfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent property owners providing false information when applying for Temporary Exemption...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with (a) district and (b) county councils in Norfolk and Suffolk on cancelling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether public disturbances outside asylum hotels are a material...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of households in temporary accommodation in Manchester; and what his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the mandatory housing targets are for (a) Dorset, (b) West Dorset constituency and (c) the South East for 2025-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the value of allotments to local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 76390 on Property Development: Insolvency, what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 13 August 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69673 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75188 on MHCLG: University of Cambridge, for what reason the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 75449 on MHCLG: Standards, if he will list each metric...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending Energy Performance Certificate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) review and (b) update legal obligations on electricity providers to (i) inspect, (ii) evaluate and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department has run any (a) recruitment and (b) internship schemes aimed to increase the number of people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16490 on Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68790 on MHCLG: Civil Servants, for what reason the London pay...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to take steps to avoid postponement of scheduled local elections during future...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Essex county council elections will take place in May 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce disparities in the number of people from ethnic minority communities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of furniture provision on people who have experienced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for local authorities to support homelessness (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce levels of homelessness among women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the value for money of local authorities pursuing repeated appeals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance on the length of time over which Council Tax equalisation can take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of supported accommodation for (a) young people and (b) adults with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support Somerset Council with the provision of the Disabled Facilities Grant in Yeovil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76124 on Planning: Empty Property, if his Department will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of processing times at HM Land Registry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of rental properties with an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to allow local authorities to reject planning applications from developers on the basis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pre-examination checklists on the time taken to (a) examine and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Councils are able to use money from the Community Infrastructure Levy to refresh neighbourhood plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to strengthen the collective rights of (a) leaseholders and (b) residents’...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of staffing levels in local government on the financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 43483 on Local Government: Local Press, if he will make it his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce planning restrictions on the opening of (a) betting shops, (b) vaping shops and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of local plans in the planning system in the future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether borough local plans have precedence over parish level neighbourhood plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to direct local authorities to always reject planning applications which the lead local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the removal of Government funding for neighbourhood plans does not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 71482 on Green Belt: Planning Permission, whether the Planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 44048 on Environmental Delivery Plans, whether measures that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring that local trading standards services are adequately...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend section 27(3) of the Localism Act 2011 to include a statutory definition of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will announce the future funding allocation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will amend the Localism Act 2011 to allow parish councillors to withhold personal contact details from open...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provided to local authorities on parental eligibility for Neonatal Care Pay and Leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on (a) which Local Authorities provide their staff with statutory paternity leave and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new socio-economic duty will apply to local authorities’ waste policies on household rubbish and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Council Tax harmonisation on households following local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that new housing developments in (a) Stafford, (b) Eccleshall, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 66939 on Council Tax: Tax Yields, if he will publish the FOI...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Written Statement of 24 June 2025 entitled Simplified Local Leadership Structures, HCWS736, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's press release entitled Ombudsman writes to Secretary of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Essex who have been able to successfully utilise the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 69053 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, what recent estimate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the amount of Section 106 funding returned to developers in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings in each local authority in England are classified as Class F under regulation 2 of the Council Tax...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to disapply the cap on council tax rises for 2026-27 as part of the fair funding review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the (a) use of Special Development Orders to obtain planning approval, (b) planning application...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle racial discrimination within local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75617 on Homes England: Conferences, how many Homes England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) amend planning policy and (b) issue guidance on how local planning authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of protections for equine welfare in relation to (a) temporary and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in the purchasing property process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Introduction of a use class for short term lets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate (a) SMART PARKING and (b) other private parking firms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leaseholders who are affected by escalating ground rent clauses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning permissions for nationally significant infrastructure projects have been expedited through the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning permissions were granted in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with local planning authorities on the impact of permitted development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement he has had with the Building Safety Regulator since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of Article 4 directions under the Town and Country Planning Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle fraudulent electoral registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61248 on Green Belt: Maps, if he will list the local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 69298 on Electoral Register: Young People, if he will make it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on whether an elector can register to vote in three different localities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed digital ID cards will be considered valid ID to vote at polling stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to consult with political parties formally on the political finance technical measures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 114 of the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to Electoral Registration Officers on the declarations that a potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of HM Land Registry providing registered leaseholders with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) amend planning policy and (b) issue guidance on (i) the sequential test and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that management companies are maintaining newly built developments to agreed standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to reintroduce Article 5 certificates, in the context of trends in the number of cases where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve coordination between Local Planning Authorities and Lead Local Flood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to encourage developers to build (a) in partnership with nature and (b) using swift bricks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to deploy partial electrification on the rail network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish (a) the benefit–cost ratio assessments undertaken for the proposed Manchester Piccadilly HS2 station options and (b) any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled New tech to make rail replacement travel more accessible, published on 13 May 2025, what information her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled On track and online: landmark deal to end mobile dead zones, published on 25 June 2025, what progress her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) stations, (b) tracks, (c) passengers and (d) fareboxes will not be run by Great British Rail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to help improve internet access across the rail network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) a similar scheme to the Great British Rail Sale of April 2022 and (b) other national discounted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled East West Rail services planned to begin this year as Chiltern Railways named operator, published on 25...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provisions of the forthcoming Railways Bill will permit cross-subsidisation between publicly owned and delivered rail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to launch a statutory consultation for East-West Rail Connection State 2 and 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the National Infrastructure Service and Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Annual Report 2024-2025, published on 11 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) mitigate the impact of repeated (i) over-running engineering works and (ii) cancellations on the c2c...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that disabled people have access to all modes of public transport on every day of the week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet with RNIB to discuss their report entitled In my way: navigating pedestrian journeys with sight loss, published on 4 September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to use discounted ticketing initiatives to (a) increase passenger utilisation on lightly used services and (b) reduce the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided to the Greater Manchester Bee Network since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of Government funding required to sustain the Bee Network over the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much national grant funding she plans to provide to the Bee Network in 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) each of the 12 months before 5 July 2024 and (b) each month since that date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of bus journeys for which passengers have paid a fare between £2 and £3 since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the Bee Network model as a template for wider bus franchising in other combined authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the Bee Network’s 2025-26 operating budget is funded by (a) the national grant, (b) local contributions, and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 69881 on Transport: Cost Benefit Analysis, whether detailed Green Book analyses, costs, and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to work with relevant authorities to reduce fare evasion on public transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands, published on 25 May 2025, on what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious vehicle accidents have resulted from potholes in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the volume of freight transported by rail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled Your chance to try simpler train tickets in Yorkshire and the East Midlands this September, published on 6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her proposed timeline is for the transfer of staff to the Department for Transport Operator Limited from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and Reform...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the East Coast Digital Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has requested financial reporting from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the Bee Network since the 2019 assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press relase entitled New era of rail accountability for passengers as performance data goes live at stations, published on 6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment with the Minister for Women and Equalities of the adequacy of access for disabled people on rail travel; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) recent trends in levels of prevalence of assaults against railway staff and (b) the effectiveness of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made in increasing rail freight growth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of permitting cross-subsidisation between publicly owned and delivered rail services on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled Simpler train travel for the South East as contactless ticketing rolls out at 47 more stations, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75323 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, how much funding her Department plans to provide for low...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set targets for companies to provide accessible human customer service channels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether retired former employees of British Rail will retain travel privileges following the creation of Great British Railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for the number of staff working for Great British Rail in each of the next 10 years; and over what time frame they will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on ensuring the safety of horses in proximity to road or rail works conducted near grazing land.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that data from electric vehicles is provided to the authorities in the event of a road traffic crash.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Passenger Watchdog will be (a) responsible for issuing passenger performance standards, (b) involved in drafting and publishing those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Rail Delivery Authority to provide free train travel to veterans for remembrance events in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of capping long-distance rail fares.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential renewable power generation capacity of Network Rail’s estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring a unique provisional driving licence number to book a driving test to help tackle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of public bus services supporting (a) secondary school pupils and (b) sixth form students in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of ticket office opening hours at (a) Brinnington Station and (b) Heaton Chapel Station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what technological steps her Department is considering taking to restore the number of practical driving test bookings back to pre-covid levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times for a practical driving test in Wiltshire were in the last 10 years, by driving test centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent the (a) block booking and (b) reselling of driving tests in Dunfermline and Dollar constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed in each local authority area in England; and what assessment she has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with train operators on the adequacy of criteria used to determine the provision of step-free access upgrades at train...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling GPs and hospital consultants to issue temporary blue badges to patients with severe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the reasons for delays in the DVLA's system for the reissuing of revoked driver's licenses on medical grounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she make it her policy to consult the Climate Change Committee on proposals to expand Heathrow Airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the uptake of low carbon fuels in the logistics sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 13 June 2025 on the installation of over 100,000 new local electric vehicle chargepoints in England, what her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate (a) her Department and (b) HS2 Limited have made of the cost of construction of HS2 in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the funding arrangements are for the (a) Department for Transport Operator Limited and (b) transfer of staff from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects Project Reach to be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish any impact assessment for the transfer of staff to the Department for Transport Operator Limited from Rail Service, Rail Strategy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department press release entitled Boost for British green aviation fuel production to support jobs and lift off emerging...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the government’s target to deliver 300,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints by 2030 is dependent on private sector investment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there is consistent onboard information on request stops on rail services across the South West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled More than £1.1 billion investment to boost growth, jobs and skills in UK’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if stations on East West Rail will have step-free access.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support access to (a) public transport and (b) mobility schemes for people with epilepsy who are unable to drive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tactile Installation Programme on rail accessibility for people with sight loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled £120 million to roll-out more electric vans, taxis and motorbikes, published on 25...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers to delivery of (a) the Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood Greenway and (b) other paths on disused...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations will receive additional funding to improve CCTV in Fylde constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with local councils to help ensure (a) transparency in and (b) the public accessibility of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Greener flights ahead for UK aviation, published on 1 January 2025, what estimate her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were penalised for driving a vehicle with no registered keeper in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of new housing developments had a Section 38 agreement in place at the start of construction in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will work with (a) local authorities and (b) bus network operators to ensure new bus stop installations minimise weather exposure on bus users.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding she plans to allocate to direct rail links between the UK and Germany; and what proportion of that will be allocated in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making the use of headphones whilst (a) cycling and (b) driving a strict liability offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of upgrading transport infrastructure upgrades on economic growth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to work with transport operators to mitigate the risks posed by cyber attacks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to review the level of fines that local authorities can levy on utility companies for (a) breaches of permit conditions and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of booked practical driving tests were attended by learner drivers in each month in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local transport authorities on the minimum standards for (a) format, (b) legibility and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider making amendments to section 81 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to enable local authorities to levy fines on utility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of guided busways as a type of rapid transit on (a) journey time reliability, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to help reduce noise pollution caused by traffic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23770 on Motor Vehicles: Lighting, whether she plans to publish the findings of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of including equestrian safety in driving theory tests on reducing accidents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vintage cars were registered in Edinburgh in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a new station at Alconbury Weald as part of the East Coast Mainline Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of freezing rail fares.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new driving examiners have (a) been recruited and (b) completed training since the reforms to driving test availability announced in April 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads prior to completion of rental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities verify that rental e-scooter users have a provisional or full UK driving licence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a best price guarantee for rail passengers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of assaults on bus drivers; and what recent discussions she has had with (a) operators,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider the potential merits of allowing the use of privately owned e-scooters if covered by a motor vehicle insurance policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of building more driving test centres to meet demand.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued or plans to issue updated guidance to local authorities on the use of road signage in known wildlife crossing areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Takata airbags no drive recall notice on (a) learner drivers and (b) practical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the DVLA on support for people who wish to appeal a penalty charge notice in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of learner drivers not attending their practical driving test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on extending the provisions of the Bus Services Bill to Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driver (a) training and (b) testing requirements for overtaking large vehicles; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the (a) frequency and (b) and latest timed of bus services in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) untaxed and (b) abandoned vehicles on public roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the April 2023 Code of Practice for Inspections in relation to the capping of inspection charges for defective reinstatements at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicles involved in road traffic crashes within the last five years had no registered keeper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent off-road motorcycles being declared as (a) used vehicles and (b) components of vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 74032 on Motor vehicles: registration, how many vehicles account for the remaining 7 per cent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lower-cost imports of electric buses from (a) China and (b) other countries on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) has considered and (b) plans to consider expanding requirements for lifesaving equipment in vehicles used for public or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing vehicle tax exemption applications to be made online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the average time taken to approve Special Use Airspace applications for Beyond Visual Line of Sight...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the effectiveness of its processes in relation to Special Use Airspace...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the 2023 Code of Practice for Inspections to ensure that (a) the performance-based sample inspection regime does not allow utility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalties have been issued for using a rental e-scooter without holding a provisional or full UK driving licence with a category Q...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) bus operators and (b) electricity providers on the potential impact of electricity standing charges...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking increase legal protections against violence and abuse at work for public transport workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that all private hire vehicle drivers meet minimum (a) driving and(b) language proficiency standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to introduce measures which aim to minimise the time taken for emergency services to be able to attend to accidents as part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support legitimate number plate suppliers in (a) stopping cloning and (b) upholding legal standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made of whether there are (a) regional and (b) other geographic trends in the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the prevalence of illegally modified number plates and (b) the adequacy of current enforcement and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the differences in access to public transport facilities in (a) towns and (b) cities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of parking facilities for HGV drivers in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of increasing electric vehicle usage on (a) environmental and (b) local infrastructure in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will update the delivery plan for Highways England 2020-2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has shared footage from RAF surveillance planes over Gaza with the Foreign Office's International Humanitarian Law Cell.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential capability of the proposed Lockheed Martin F-55.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there have been from RAF (a) Coningsby and (b) Lossiemouth in each month of 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential threat posed by Russian drone activity on (a) critical national infrastructure and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the flight path of the RAF surveillance plane that overflew Gaza on 1 April 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 128 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a single counter-intelligence unit by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76091 on Defence: Plymouth and Yorkshire, when his Department plans to announce the next wave of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the location of the Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76091 on Defence: Plymouth and Yorkshire, whether his Department conducted a public consultation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Cadet Forces Day as part of Armed Forces Week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing long-range precision missiles capable of being fired...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme on the level of military cooperation between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on seeking partners with which to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets for each branch of the armed forces are for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the future (a) structure, (b) role and (c) responsibilities of the Veterans’ Advisory and Pensions Committees.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk to UK strategic capability from the global precision weapons of hostile nations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under the ARAP scheme are still awaiting relocation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made in establishing a digital...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) financial, (b) manpower and (c) other material contributions the UK has made to US coalition warfare projects in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what the Defence Medical Services pressures are that have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 105 of the Strategic Defence Review, updated on 8 July 2025, if he will list the sites he has considered for the Royal Navy's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide a substantive Answer to Question 68513 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) financial, (b) manpower and (c) other material contributions the UK has made to foreign comparative testing with the US in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 133 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in creating a single...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 134 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in identifying...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, in which cases does the UK plan to become a more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to assess the potential merits of reviewing the classification of documents on the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash in 1994...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time is between receiving an expression of interest and receiving a formal application and the start of a training programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out when Operation Valour will end.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the VALOUR scheme will become available to all veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has allocated to the research and development of (a) drone detection and (b) counter-drone technologies in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 113 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what (a) airborne early warning and (b) control capability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Royal Navy’s Information Warfare Group will be.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 109 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, whether the UK contribution to the Strategic Reserve Corps is capable of deploying...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 29 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing an initial operating capability for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long HMS Ambush has not been operationally deployable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, whether there are existing capability gaps within the development of the Digital...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on maximising the intelligence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on improving defence intelligence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in delivering the Global Combat Ship programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to redefine the Armoured Cavalry 2025 Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Malloy T-150 drones have been procured by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 foreign military sales have been made by country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key performance indicators he plans to publish on the impact of the National Armaments Director Group on defence procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 114 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in enhancing protector with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76091 on Defence: Plymouth and Yorkshire, what consultation with local hon. Members in the five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme provides reimbursement for clinically prescribed private (a) healthcare and (b) medication in cases where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with (i) Cyprus and (ii) France.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Germany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with (i) Croatia and (ii) Greece.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Luxembourg.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Italy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Lithuania.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Latvia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Croatia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Bulgaria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen the UK’s (a) military and (b) defence cooperation with Poland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to work with international counterparts to align standards and share intelligence on counter-drone systems and tactics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many proposals have been funded through the Defence and Security Accelerator delivering operational advantage via improved self-sufficiency competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, is he will set out the (a) delivery and (b) in-service date for each Type 26 frigate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force Poseidon P-8 aircraft have not been airworthy for more than 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) former bases and (b) other sites owned by his Department are categorised as disused and not earmarked for disposal within this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units fall under the umbrella of Special Operations Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on maximising the intelligence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of (a) cooperation, (b) coordination and (c) deconfliction takes place between UK Space Command and the Department for Science, Innovation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on building on UK membership of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing command and control at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing Space Domain Awareness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing the resilience of UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Air and Space Warfare Centre will be.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 113 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the extent of NATO reliance on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 43 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what tasks are in scope for the active reserve that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made in developing a global...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 91 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a refreshed veterans’ communications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 74 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on negotiating a new defence agreement with Norway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76091 on Defence: Plymouth and Yorkshire, what other regions were considered for initial Defence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the scope is of the agreement with Poland on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Malta.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Austria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 22 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, with which NATO allies he is seeking to strengthen bilateral relations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on developing a new Defence Diplomacy Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israel Defence Forces personnel have received training in the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 126 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the UK’s contribution is to NATO’s Special Operations Taskforce 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 126 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the criteria are that determine Level (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of NATO’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on meeting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 35 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress the Chief of Joint Operations has made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 125 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what resilience PJHQ has to (a) air and (b) missile strikes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made in integrating the Royal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 109 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, which (a) units and (b) formations comprise the UK contribution to NATO’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress has he made on increasing the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 109 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what (a) units and (b) formations comprise the UK contribution to the Advanced Reaction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 53 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a cross-government national security...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what technology has been identified for the regional cluster...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, how many meetings of the Defence Growth Board he has chaired...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on maintenance works at Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76411 on Ajax Vehicles, by when armoured infantry doctrine will be rewritten to reflect the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether nuclear waste is due to be offloaded at Devonport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent overseas on (a) equipment and (b) equipment support in 2024-25 by country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to issue Remediable Service Statements to veterans under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide adequate (a) staffing and (b) budget to implement the extension of the armed forces covenant legal duty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, if he will publish the complex integration...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Phase 4 Enhancement to the Typhoon aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the (a) concept and (b) assessment phase of the Future Combat Air System programme to commence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of whether the Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme will meet all extant key user requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Chinook (a) HC5, (b) HC6 and (c) HC6A variants are in service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, he will list the Ministry of Defence sites that have been released for disposal under the Defence Estate Optimisation programme since 5 July 2024 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 134 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in identifying where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when the (a) Defence Support and (b) Defence Digital will move to the National Armaments Director group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the newly established Office of Defence Exports will measure success; and what target increase in export orders is expected in the next (a) five and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 110 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what collaboration he has sought with NATO allies on the acquisition of key armoured...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 46 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on increasing the ability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, in what ways the defence industrial base will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on (a) identifying, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 109 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, when the enhanced recce-strike capability via Project ASGARD will be (a) operational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, when he will confirm the intended number of SSN attack submarines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 29 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a protected Defence AI Investment Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the UK’s F-35B Lightning II force to use the AN/APG-85 radar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 43 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on building at least six...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered sites in the Northeast of England for the location of the six new munitions factories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his European allies on the potential merits of jointly developing (a) aircraft and (b) other defence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Sea Ceptor system during recent naval (a) exercises and (b) deployments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 133 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in conducting a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the scale of the damage to Loch Long caused by radioactive water from the burst pipework at HMNB Clyde.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled UK and Türkiye agree big step towards multi-billion-pound export of Typhoon fighter jets,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 109 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on prepositioning (a) ammunition and (b) heavier equipment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days HMS Daring has spent (a) at sea and (b) under repair since coming into service in 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 131 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a Sponsored Reserve model.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 88 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made on inviting leaders of FTSE100...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what functions will be included within the National Armaments Director group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 4106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made in improving the Royal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made on exploring the use of the stratosphere with vehicles capable of carrying higher payloads for missions lasting over 6 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) investment and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent Nuclear Site Event Reports on (a) equipment failures, (b) human error, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 114 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what the full scope is of Typhoon upgrades for (a) radar, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 114 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in planning for the use of UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 112 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in improving the RAF’s (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of all Royal Navy Batch 1 OPVs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, updated on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in establishing hybrid carrier airwings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Box 12 page 105 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, updated on 8 July 2025, what (a) uncrewed surface vessels and (b) uncrewed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the projected cost of Project Astrea in this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement with the United States was last renewed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress has he made on delivering a National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 100 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the full scope is of the National Endeavour approach to the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 91 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, when he plans to introduce the Defence Readiness Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 91 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, by when he plans to enable the annual publication of a summary of assessments on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of the BAE Systems site at Warton to the delivery of the Future Combat Air...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has conducted recent test firings of the Spearfish torpedo in UK waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the full weapons fit of the Type 26 frigate to become operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Defence Readiness Bill on balancing fefence mobilisation requirements with current and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Box 12 page 15 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, updated on 8 July 2025, how do mission bays facilitate (a) rapid upgrades and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that halal food is not the default option in (a) his Department, (b) military academies and (c) the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much revenue has been generated by his Department by private aircraft landing at Leuchars Station since 30 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private aircraft have landed at Leuchars Station since 30 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions in the last 24 months have prisoners at HMP Downview left the secure perimeter without formal authorisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will apply to (a) town and (b) parish councillors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled IA action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in linking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential merits of increasing prison educators pay in line with their counterparts in other further...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking with the Parole Board to ensure that (a) victims and (b) their families have a key role in the decision-making...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of probation staff pay, in the context of the (a) workload and (b) public safety responsibilities of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early parole release decisions on (a) victim wellbeing and (b) public confidence in the criminal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of excluding people convicted of violent offences from early parole eligibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been granted early parole in each of the last five years; and how many prisoners granted early parole subsequently committed (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal behaviour orders have been issued in each local justice area in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Parole Board on the involvement of victims in early parole release decisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the condition of court buildings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of employment tribunals; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to publish a response to the Civil Justice Council's report entitled Review of Litigation Funding, published on 2 June 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, whether he has made progress on expanding the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of the Prison Education Service Core Education contracts between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the gross annual income threshold for exemption from Office of the Public Guardian deputyship...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will provide protective body armour to all prison officers working in (a) long‑term and (b) high‑security prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much capacity within the prison estate will be created via the deportation of foreign national offenders by 31 December 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the standard of education delivered in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the process for (a) selecting and (b) prioritising cases from the daily court lists to ensure that cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the current statute of limitations on medical negligence cases involving cerebral...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what his Department's projected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of court backlogs on levels of access to justice for (a) victims and (b) defendants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce a remuneration and conditions framework for court interpreters ahead of the October 2026 target date to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the recruitment of magistrates from (a) younger age groups and (b) ethnic minority communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of magistrate court capacity in Greater Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing remuneration rates and contractual terms in attracting and retaining Level 6 qualified...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to to the Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what steps he is taking to enhance (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to to minimise the potential impact of court proceedings on domestic violence victims by (a) aligning the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forthcoming legislative proposals on the use of non-disclosure agreements would apply retrospectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rehabilitation programmes on reoffending rates by young adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use of companion dogs in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73845 on Prison Accommodation, how many of those places were approved for construction since July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress has he made in providing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in piloting AI...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in exploring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, when he expects the Assessing Risks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in delivering...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made with with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what estimate he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, if he will list the secure AI...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy policy entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, if he will list the other government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2024, what the timetable is for the establishment of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent the closure of The Clink Restaurant in HMP Brixton.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons in the North West the expanded pilot for the use of medication to manage problematic sexual arousal for sex offenders will operate in;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for (a) violent and (b) sexual offences have been transferred to open prisons in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to review (a) policies on the transfer of prisoners to open prisons and (b) the eligibility criteria for prisoners to be moved...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the support available to victims of child sexual exploitation when court proceedings are paused due to the victim's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74400 on Juries: Childcare, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of court delays on local authorities carrying out enforcement of unauthorised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to help tackle misinformation in relation to cases which are sub judice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure civil court judgments related to consumer fraud are effectively (a) satisfied and (b) enforced; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with Citizens Advice on legal aid provision in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) long service (i) awards and (ii) medals and (b) additional forms of formal recognition to support the (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders are identified as SEND.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the sentencing guidelines for animal abuse.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that magistrates’ courts hand down proportionate sentences for environmental crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) prosecuted for (i) all forms of violent assault, (ii) battery, (iii) actual bodily harm and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders with parental responsibility for a minor child have received a custodial sentence of over four years in each year since 2017 for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the (a) proposed earned progression model and (b) consequential increase in tagging will operate for people released from prison without suitable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the funding required for community drug and alcohol treatment providers to support the additional cohort of offenders...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to increase the number of prison officers recruited from overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family court proceedings are (a) transparent, (b) equitable and (c) free from bias against either...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service section 7 reports recommend shared care; and what training is given to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for first hearings in private family law cases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Child Arrangement Orders were (a) shared care and (b) sole residency since 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent parental alienation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help protect victims of predatory marriages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of (a) protection and (b) support for male victims of (i) domestic violence, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to bereaved families awaiting coroner's inquests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of delays in the probate system; and what steps are being taken to reduce waiting times for bereaved...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children are safeguarded in cases where allegations of parental abuse have been made but no formal legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish (a) plans and (b) a timeframe for reducing the time taken to bring rape cases to court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests following deaths at work are in progress in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46175 on Sexual Offences Act 2003, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risk associated with self-swab rape kits being marketed to the public.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that victims are (a) informed and (b) consulted about offenders who partake in chemical suppression programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) victim and (b) family support in the (i) the court system and (b) the criminal justice system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the safety of the use of PAVA spray in youth offender institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has considered introducing a statutory time limit for executors to apply for probate following a person’s death.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are currently being processed under the Eastwood Park Compensation Scheme; and what the average waiting time is for cases under the scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support for small high street businesses in (a) Stafford and (b) other market towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of (a) human rights issues (b) the provision of fair wages and (c) the impact of climate change of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he expects the review of responsible business conduct to (a) conclude and (b) report any policy recommendations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make (a) human rights and (b) environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to undertake regular assessments of the exposure of supply chains to Uyghur forced labour.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure the views of producers in the Global South involved in UK supply chains are factored into (a) his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the use of bankruptcy law by companies to avoid repaying contractual repayments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take through the new trade strategy to help ensure that farmers and workers in global supply chains earn a living wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all companies are legally obliged to prevent (a) human rights abuses and (b) environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the practice of voluntary liquidation by companies with (a) liabilities and (b) outstanding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing legislative framework for dealing with (a) human rights and (b) environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle unsustainable (a) purchasing practices, (b) pricing structures and (c) business models by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ask the British Business Bank to support credit unions to offer loans to small businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 76154 on Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud, for what reason his Department's contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support small and medium-sized enterprises to prepare for new market access arising from free...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on (a) manufacturing jobs, (b) consumer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty levels on the export competitiveness of UK-produced spirits;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of whether (a) Elbit Systems UK and (b) Forge Solutions have supplied arms to Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) small and (b) independent distillers wishing to export.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) standard and (b) open export licences for the export of arms or military equipment to Israel were granted in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote workplace diversity and inclusion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of US Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs on the level of exports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the end-use of UK arms exports to Israel to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to promote customer contact by providing (a) phone numbers (b) email addresses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for the Government’s arms export licensing regime of the judgment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of varying the reference period for the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on employment law of the adequacy of working rights of app-based...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the contribution of hospitality businesses to economic growth in coastal and rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of whether the processes used by Uber to deactivate drivers from its platform complies with UK employment law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to his Department of extreme weather events related to climate change on the level of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a statutory right to (a) paid leave and (b) job protection for parents of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to meet with representatives of (a) museums and (b) galleries to discuss the potential impact of proposals for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support hospitality businesses with cashflow pressures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) legal and (b) ethical business practices are followed when firms undertake redundancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products were tested by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consumers are protected from consumer fraud by small businesses and (b) victims are (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing government testing of period products for harmful chemical residues.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will endorse the new BS30417 standard on PPE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September to Question 73453 on Tourist Attractions: Animals, whether his Department has made an assessment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it her policy to make 12 July 2027 a public holiday to mark the 1100th anniversary of the unification of England under King...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ability of overseas producers to label their products as alcohol free...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on employer deductions for tipped workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who were underpaid wages by their former employers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish government on the potential impact of the Subsidy Control Act 2022...

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 extending smart...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of high street retail on levels of local employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to encourage consumers to shop ethically.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support exports of UK-manufactured hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to international markets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with industry stakeholders on growing UK-based manufacturing of hydrogen and fuel cell equipment by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created through the Life Sciences Sector Plan; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the exemption of small care companies from submitting audited accounts under section 477 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms his Department plans to use to monitor the implementation of (a) funding and (b) job commitments announced following the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to expand the UK’s investment promotion activities targeted at sovereign wealth funds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to negotiate investment agreements without investor-state settlement mechanisms in the future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses on the steps they are taking to (a) identify and (b) prevent forms of support that help to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled UK launches global talent drive to attract world-leading researchers and innovators, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a full impact assessment of the UK–Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number jobs which will be created by US investment pledges made during President Trump's state visit in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support hospitality businesses at risk of closure in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timetable for launching a consultation on financial support for parents of seriously ill children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help high street retailers compete with online businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures he is taking to ensure small businesses deliver (a) prompt, (b) competent and (c) honest services to consumers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will review the policy requiring local authorities to claw back covid grant payments made in error where (a) significant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of requiring repayment of covid business support grants that were (a) paid in error by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of skills levels on advanced manufacturing businesses in Calder Valley...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s revised steel safeguard measures on UK steel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what contingency plans his Department has in place to mitigate disruption to UK-EU steel trade arising from changes to EU safeguard measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of late payment reforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of late payment reform on cash flow for small and medium-sized enterprises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies subject to investigation for Bounce Back Loans fraud have been prevented from dissolving in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 69634 on Swifts: Bricks, if she will make it her policy to amend the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect barn owls in Sussex, in the context of the decline in breeding numbers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing levels of funding and (b) widening the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by the Dover Port Health Authority in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on (a) biosecurity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with EU negotiators on the inclusion of UK animal welfare standards within the proposed UK-EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has he made in delivering the Livestock Information Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending enforcement powers to cover incidents where dogs are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75416 on Dangerous Dogs, when the withdrawal scheme will become active.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of sanitary and phytosanitary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legislation to ensure that foals are not entered into competitive races.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle Asian hornets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide additional funding for the Marine Management Organisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported produce from countries facing high...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to re-open the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to improve the level of transparency of method-of-production...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tenant Farmers Commissioner on agricultural productivity in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its Animal Welfare Strategy; and if she will make it her policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce in-ovo sexing technology to end the routine culling of day-old male chicks in the UK egg industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Commissioner for the Tenant Farming Sector will ensure that the voices of small-scale and marginal tenant farmers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to tackle illegal dog fighting in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure whether existing policies are rural proofed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total value of landings was from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by (a) EU-registered and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations of EU-registered fishing vessels were commenced by her Department in each year since 2020; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the animal welfare of greyhounds exported to (a) China, (b) Pakistan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that supermarkets are required to use packaging that is recyclable through...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) direct and (b) real time access to systems that monitor EU-registered fishing vessels that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the powers of local authorities to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring Products of Animal Origin enforcement (a) powers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rent increases in agricultural tenancies on UK food...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of fish were caught in English waters by EU-registered fishing vessels in each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment with the Home Secretary of the potential merits of giving port health authorities stop,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Environmental Land Management payment scheme in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of fisheries patrol operations in English waters in each year since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations were commenced by her Department of English-registered fishing vessels over ten metres in length for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure long-term public budgets for nature recovery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to mandate method-of-production welfare labelling for (a) pork, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating Cornish lobster as a protected product...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to incentivise private investment in large nature recovery projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on integrating nature risks into broader security and risk planning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in delivering the Collections and Packaging Reforms programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the impact of white-tailed eagle predation on livestock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to collect data on livestock losses attributable to white-tailed eagle predation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support community-led biodiversity initiatives in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide funding to support farmers for non-lethal mitigation measures for white-tailed eagle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's animal welfare strategy will include a plan for reviewing progress towards meeting the goals of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on building the evidence base on the fur sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislative steps she is taking to tackle illegal deforestation in supply chains; and what her planned timetable is for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Small Producer Exemption under the Extended Producer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances would she consider withdrawing from the Aarhus Convention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the regulations governing the passage of pets to and from the United Kingdom to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes she plans to make to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme in the next financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the UK Health Security Agency’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of Extended Producer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tropical forest protection on the stability of UK food supply chains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of US bioethanol imports on (a) animal feed prices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of agricultural businesses that have been affected by the suspension of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to improve data processing at the Marine Management Organisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will consider appointing a cross-departmental Minister for Rural Communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the robustness of rural proofing in Government policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the results of the call for evidence on the fur market in Great Britain, which closed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to confirm the number of Seasonal Worker visas that will be available for picking and packing fruit and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65430 on Import Controls, whether the border control posts at Belfast,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to concentrate the responsibility for tackling illegal meat imports into fewer bodies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of her Department's agricultural budget for the 2026-27 financial year will be spent on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 75965 on Food: Public Sector, what her Department's planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to produce a digital tool for travellers to identify what they can bring into Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered compelling airports to display information communicating (a) the emergency ban on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish a taskforce for illegal imports of products of animal origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the holders of agri-environment agreements that expire in 2025 to access new agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to establish a permanent personal import policy for goods entering Great Britain from the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase rates of prosecution for smuggling meat into Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle illegal meat imports through passenger routes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to estimate the amount of illegal meat that enters Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department to ensure the humane slaughter of farmed fish.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of bluetongue vaccinations for farmers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of bluetongue vaccinations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for (a) Sustainable Farming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the resources required to support the new Tenant Farmers Commissioner.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of falling grain prices on domestic producers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in non-badger species in Surrey...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to measure the effectiveness of the Tenant Farmers Commissioner’s work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the mental health of farmers in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the badger cull in reducing bovine tuberculosis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps with industry to reduce prices for alcohol-free beer to improve public health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of food labelling on citrus fruits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of gin produced in Wales to the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support domestic food production and (b) reduce reliance on imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) are responded to within the appropriate time frame; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in poultry biodiversity on the food chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the sale of foreign meat labelled as being of British origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on animal welfare regulations that apply to construction activity taking place on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grain imports produced to standards lower than those required in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of farmers' mental health on the level of agricultural output.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to review the welfare of racehorses sent to slaughter in abattoirs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many stray dogs were taken into shelter by local authorities in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing method of production labelling on (a) the economy and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 75766 on Bottom Trawling: Teignmouth, if she will make an assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reduced milling premiums on farmers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory method-of-production labelling on consumer choice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) halal and (b) kosher slaughterhouses have operated in the UK in each year since 2020, by local authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the land use framework will support sustainable food production on farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) halal and (b) kosher slaughterhouses have been investigated for violations of (i) food safety and (ii) animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support local authority animal welfare inspectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of consulting stakeholders on a proportionate approach to managing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the labelling of (a) halal and (b) kosher products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) food safety and (b) animal welfare standards in (i) halal and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ban on poultry shows on the conservation of rare and traditional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of illegal hare coursing and (b) the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing inflation of food and drink.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Epidemiology Report: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for pigs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce input costs and (b) increase labour levels in the agricultural sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) enforcement of the current illegal, unreported and unregulated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help expedite grant clearance under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) farmers and (b) exporters are protected from unfair supermarket practices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of animal welfare abuse have been recorded in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on banning foie gras imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial resilience of Thames Water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of animal welfare enforcement in commercial pig farms; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent the overfishing of commercially important species.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that animal welfare laws are more strictly enforced on farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in on-farm (a) water storage and (b) irrigation infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve animal welfare in the egg industry in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to implement its policy on the reinstatement of UK-issued pet passports for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the conclusions of the research project on operational challenges preventing some cats from being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring into force the legislative provisions of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of inflation for food and drink on food...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what oversight exists of local authorities that (a) keep and (b) exhibit animals in public parks, and what steps her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prepare for the implementation of the Global Ocean Treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of household water bills in 2025; and what discussions her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of water lost to leakage in the United Utilities network in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of blue-green algae on water quality in UK rivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the article by the University of Edinburgh entitled Rescuing the cities of the deep: Corals from oil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for (a) reviewing and (b) publishing her assessment of Southern Water’s Water Resources...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the flood and coastal erosion risk management funding policy takes account of the cultural value of areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of Thames Water’s priority services register during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with (a) Ofwat, (b) the Department for Health and Social Care and (c) local authorities to enable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Drinking Water Inspectorate assesses the potential impact of repeated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of households registered on water companies’ priority services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of annual re-validation requirements for priority services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of reinstating (a) full public access and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water company compliance with priority services register...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional resources to the Environment Agency to support works to restore full...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has allocated funding for the (a) repair and (b) reopening of Temple Footbridge in Hurley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of households on water company priority services registers that have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of maintaining and keeping open the Jubilee River Channel in the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of (a) older, (b) disabled and (c) medically vulnerable customers who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has a set timeline for achieving Good Ecological Status for all waterbodies in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what recent assessment her Department has made of adequacy of the ecological health of chalk streams; and (b) what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the Environment Agency’s treatment plant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce insurance premiums for homes at high risk of flooding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to increase nature-rich spaces by rivers to (a) reduce agricultural pollution and (b) protect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's document entitled National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed water efficiency standards on new home...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Environment Agency’s enforcement and sanctions policy, updated 2 October 2025; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a water reform white paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 52410 on Sewers, when she plans to commence Schedule 3 of the Flood and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Public First report entitled From risk to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any flood defence infrastructure projects in Huntingdon constituency would be eligible for upgrades through the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will take steps to provide (a) financial support and (b) incentives for (i) developers and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated for advertising public schemes for recycling water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) amend legislation and (b) increase local authority enforcement powers relating to fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a definition of inclusive education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring academy trusts to incorporate the National Conditions of Service for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform funding processes for the provision of SEND support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote (a) climate literacy and (b) sustainable living in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to fund inclusive education in England beyond the funding allocated in (a) the Autumn Budget 2024 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of directing Ofsted to ensure that one third of inspections are carried out without notice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of funding and (b) introducing a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that pupil premium funding effectively supports the children it is provided for.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including travel to swimming lessons within the scope of the sport premium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many physics teachers are teaching in (a) secondary schools and (b) sixth-form colleges as of October 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to help maintain staffing levels in small rural schools in Fylde constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools operate with a budget deficit in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of training placements of educational psychologists to meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take legislative steps to guarantee the right to SEN support for children with and without Education, Health and Care Plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in early dispute resolution and mediation for the purposes of resolving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the (a) provision and (b) use of (i) accessible and (ii) free CPR training resources in schools in Yeovil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming Schools White Paper will include specific measures to improve access to speech and language support in schools in line with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support (a) schools and (b) Somerset Council to encourage the recruitment and retention of Special Educational Needs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England hold spare EpiPens for emergency use under the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017; and what steps her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help schools in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset Council maintain external specialist (i) educational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that a child's legal right to special educational needs support will be included in the upcoming whitepaper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of special educational needs and disabilities provision in Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a GCSE in digital creativity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to require educational leaders to take steps to narrow the gap between (a) disabled and (b) nondisabled children’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve literacy rates in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help improve GCSE outcomes in (a) English and (b) maths for white working-class children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will consider appointing a Cabinet Minister for Children and Young People.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children (a) requiring tracheostomy care and (b) with other complex medical needs receive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across her Departmental responsibilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of SEND transport provision in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Teachers' Pensions to ensure retired teachers (a) receive their rollback statement in a timely manner and (b) are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the travel costs to families for their child to meet their (a) educational, (b) pastoral and (c) mental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the need to collect data on special (a) the number of special school places and (b) the waiting lists for such places...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support specialist schools in improving the transition for neurodivergent pupils into the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 88 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress she has made on working with the Ministry of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the average time to resolve a school complaint in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Fylde constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue updated guidance to schools on the inclusion of (a) authors and (b) perspectives from diverse backgrounds on reading lists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that schools do not use non-disclosure agreements to require teachers to take settlement agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of changes in real-terms funding since 2010 on schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan interest rates on the total repayment amount for graduates earning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the international student levy will be introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help increase the number of pupils obtaining Level 4 qualifications in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with further education sector professionals during the development of its plans to replace BTECs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support the funding of training for young dancers from (a) disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the university sector on the mental health of students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote hospitality careers to young people through (a) schools and (b) colleges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a third route for level 3 qualifications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help resolve industrial disputes between universities and the University and Colleges Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that school staff receive training on how to support pupils with epilepsy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish her Department's post-16 education and skills strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support people with disabilities to partake in sport activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory maximum waiting times for young people to access youth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria she plans to use to determine funding under the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on heritage high street regeneration programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to launch the UK Town of Culture competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning the 15% tax rate paid by bookmakers on racing with the 21% tax rate on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of gambling-related harms linked to slot machines in adult gaming centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling adverts on people living in Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the prevalence of gambling advertising that is not obviously identifiable as advertising.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gambling-related harm on vulnerable people in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) visa, (b) work-permit, (c) transport and (d) administrative costs under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to restrict the sale of computer games that (a) allow players to pretend to be the perpetrator in real-life school...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC Board on calls for the UK to withdraw from Eurovision coverage if the Israeli state...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC Board on the UK's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in the context of Israel's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Creative Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025, when she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that taxpayer-funded local radio stations continue to produce content that is tailored to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support UK-based broadcasters in adapting to changes in consumer behaviour associated with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local visitor economies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in delivering the EURO 2028 programme on (a) time and (b) budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department of climate-related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to households to access home insulation schemes in Eastleigh constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department's initial projections of the annual financial and emissions savings to be made through the Energy Company...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) consumer protection and (b) quality assurance frameworks for the Energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of remediation for homes that received substandard external and internal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that housing repairs work is integrated into the upgrades that are required as part...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to homeowners of removing spray foam insulation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Hydrogen strategy update to the market: December 2024, published on 17...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) the Data Communications Company to ensure that households unable to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the role Great British Energy will be in energy (a) planning and (b) consenting when acting as a co-developer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry on ensuring that domestic air-to-water heat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand support available through the Warm Homes Grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds information on the solar capacity produced by domestic solar installations in Tooting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to tackle fuel poverty in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policy on hydrogen on the (a) demand and (b) supply of water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the United States' Department of Energy's press release entitled Energy Department returns $13 billion in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of current North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas fields that cease production by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual energy consumption of outdoor digital advertising screens installed in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of long-term storage costs of nuclear waste; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on the potential impact of changes to electricity standing charges on SMEs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will consider setting a £40m tidal stream ringfence in Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of receiving approval from NESO for additional grid connection for the final...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending minimum EPC rating requirements to short-term holiday...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual cost is of armed protection of (a) nuclear energy, (b) nuclear waste and (c) other nuclear sites; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department his made of the potential impact of extending EPC C minimum energy efficiency requirements to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of requiring self-catering holiday lets to achieve Energy Performance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he monitors EU implementation of Trade and Co-operation Agreement provisions on energy market access.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to (a) evaluate and (b) report on the linking of UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes under the Trade and Cooperation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) whisky distilleries and (b) other energy intensive industries located outside the government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with manufacturing firms on (a) their progress in adopting and (b) the barriers to the implementation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support or incentivise the reuse of building materials reclaimed from previous construction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of VAT on the number of domestic retrofits undertaken annually.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the (a) funding required to fully decarbonise the public sector and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason he plans to end grant funding for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme after 2028; and if he will provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support hydrogen and fuel cell technology manufacturers to invest in (a) new manufacturing facilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) jobs and (b) investment in the UK hydrogen technology manufacturing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to grow the UK’s manufacturing base for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools, published on 21 March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the Warm Homes: Local Grant programmes will be delivered in Huntingdon constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of electrifying heavy goods vehicles on future demand on the energy grid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in each region where installed smart meters remain non-functional due to lack of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of consumer protections on (a) extended and (b) repeated electricity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the suitability of current Seasonal Coefficient of Performance thresholds for high temperature heat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the national grid to support projected growth in electric vehicle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with the Chief Executive of GB Energy on changes to employment levels in the oil and gas sector in Aberdeen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policy on hydrogen on regional water availability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost to the public purse was for the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) innovation and (b) research and development in the hydrogen technology manufacturing sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the large scale retrofitting of heating systems in social housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for publication of the solar roadmap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with energy producers on energy prices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff GB Energy had on 5 July 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with rooftop solar panel manufacturers on the minimum commercially-viable price for exports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria will be used to determine community access to Great British Energy (a) capacity-building and (b) financial support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the expected end-of-life date is for each operational gas-fired power station in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to review the contractual and regulatory obligations of the Data Communications Company in relation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what policies his Department is developing to ensure that (a) heavy-duty vehicle depots and (b) bus depots can access timely...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to expand consumer-led flexibility solutions in rural constituencies to (a) reduce household...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the routes used to transport nuclear waste within the UK; and if he will make an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support green energy businesses in Tooting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households that are off the (a) gas and (b) electricity grid to improve their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he is taking steps to prevent job losses at the Lindsey Oil Refinery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that compensation arrangements for prolonged power outages are (a) fair, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with utility companies on the exclusion of people in (a) flats and (b) houses in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy on the Office for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to (a) publish a revised timeline for the track-2 cluster sequencing process and (b) provide funding for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using geothermal heat from former, flooded coal mines to help reach his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that electricity pricing structures support private sector investment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme regulations for heat pumps operating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what routes of travel are undertaken to transport nuclear waste within the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish guidance on the (a) timeline and (b) requirements for private rented homes to achieve an EPC rating of C;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in the North of England that are unable to connect to the Data...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to replace the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many vacancies are there at GB Energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing support to solar cooperatives in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to United States' Department of the Interior's letter to Orsted North America Inc, dated 22 August 2025, whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual security costs are of nuclear waste transport within the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what economic analysis his Department has conducted on the potential impact of non-price factors in decisions on whether sub-100MW...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to help prevent waste leakage offshore following the inclusion of Energy from Waste in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial targets his Department has set to ensure that Great British Energy is self-sustaining by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential share of Great British Energy’s portfolio to be allocated to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking through (a) regulatory reform and (b) market incentives to support the growth of the hydrogen technology...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of projects the the Great British Energy Community Fund is permitted to be spent on.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to meet the future energy demand placed on the grid by electrifying heavy goods vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what role he expects local authorities to have in implementing community energy schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure increased access to electric vehicle transition for residents without off-street parking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage homeowners to make sustainable upgrades to properties and (b) make those improvements more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support research and development into hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme after 2028 on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) dates and (b) locations are of each of the radio teleswitch service switch-off phases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households currently in fuel debt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to send a delegation to the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the UN...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will consider setting a £7m wave energy ringfence in Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for Difference...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner has made in recovering public money lost through pandemic-related (a) fraud and (b) non-delivered contracts.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of corporation tax rises on small and medium-sized hospitality businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the pension remediation work under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 will be completed.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to appoint an independent commissioner who would be responsible for outstanding losses from the Equitable Life scandal.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local authorities are able to utilise the expertise of the (a) Office for Investment, (b) National Wealth Fund and (c) British Business Bank.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, if she will make...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on expanding the mandate of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to (a) conclude its review of salary sacrifice schemes in the public sector and (b) make decisions on their future.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing additional funding for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on economic growth.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71213 on Public Sector: Pay, how many applications made through the senior pay process (a) were...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 46 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress she has made on reducing the cost of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress she has made on supporting priority...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech to the Labour Party Conference of 29 September 2025, with which employers her Department held discussions on the Youth Jobs...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of defined benefit pension schemes for public sector workers on the public purse; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support economic growth in coalfield communities in Wales.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 53 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many meetings of the Defence Growth Board she has chaired in 2025...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of district valuer assessments on the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress she has made on scaling up the National...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to take steps to enable an increase in the Official Development Assistance budget.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department will allocate the £1 billion additional funding for HMRC across tax gap initiatives.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times were for district valuer assessments of GP premises proposals in the most recent 12-month period for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the rate of Insurance Premium Tax; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of any such increase on (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to prevent Russian crypto assets being purchased in Britain.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements were made following the introduction of sanctions on the owners of Sutton Place to (a) maintain the property and (b) pay any outstanding...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a tax on remittance flows.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of extreme weather events related to climate change on the level of economic growth...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what legislative...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help support businesses affected by food inflation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75166 on Crown Estate: Wales, whether (a) the recruitment campaign has begun for a Crown Estate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75165 on Crown Estate: Wales, if he will publish the full minutes of the meeting between the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the annual income tax collected from people working in the UK with indefinite leave to remain immigration status.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the official statistics entitled 2025 HMRC statistics announcements, published on 8 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department checks that National Insurance numbers associated with visa-holders cease being associated with tax payments at the expiry of work visas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the value for money of Motability’s VAT and Insurance Premium Tax reliefs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase fuel duty; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of any such increase on the (a) cost of living and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce or extend VAT to private hire vehicle journeys; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of such a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the temporary five pence fuel duty reduction.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase Air Passenger Duty on domestic or international flights; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of replacing the High Income Child Benefit Charge with a child benefit system based on total...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ceremonies undertaken during the state visit by President Trump on economic growth.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support hospitality businesses with energy costs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure industries on the level of business rates relief which would help to drive (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the British Retail Consortium's analysis entitled 400 of Britain's largest shops at risk, published on 12 September 2025, what assessment...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the British Retail Consortium press notice entitled 400 of Britain’s...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on channelling pensions capital...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to maintain the UK’s Digital Services Tax until an international agreement on the taxation of multinational digital companies...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered making the Digital Services Tax a permanent measure.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce a new valuation method for the business rates of grassroots music venues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will introduce tax reliefs for small businesses undertaking works to improve their properties’ Energy Performance Certificate ratings to a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 22 September 2025 to Question HL10544 on Digital Technology: Taxation, what discussions she has had with her international...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the Loan Charge Review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposal to require charities to spend gifts from wills within a set timeframe in the draft...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new general practice premises projects are awaiting a valuation by the district valuer; and what the average time taken is to complete such valuations.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of safeguards in the Research and Development (R&D) tax relief scheme to prevent...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics her Department will use to measure the success of HMRC’s transformation programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on reforming stamp duty; and what representations she has received on introducing an annual tax on the capital value of primary residences.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of new general practice premises projects have appealed the valuation by the district valuer service; and how many of those...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her plans for business rates reform on grassroots music venues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure fair council tax valuations in areas with new residential developments.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing business rates for hospitality venues on high street regeneration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect consumers from a reduction in service received from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure there will be no reduction in the (a) quality and (b) reliability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals for digital ID on older people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she expects the Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators 2025 report to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that public subsidies provided to data centre partnerships are not used to support Drax...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to enable a phase out of animal testing in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what definition of digital inclusion her Department uses for monitoring progress against the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 89 of the Strategic Defence Review, updated on 8 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the...

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 assessment she has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of the rollout of digital street infrastructure on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional telecoms infrastructure sites that will be required to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) effective management and (b) oversight of fibre broadband rollout in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is responsible for science centres; and whether she plans to allocate responsibility for science...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) remote and (b) other hard-to-reach properties are provided access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what potential providers in the private sector her Department has had discussions with on the GOV.UK Wallet policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are considered digitally excluded in (a) the South West and (b) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the reported 95% coverage achieved by the Shared Rural Network will be reviewed using Ofcom’s forthcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure mobile network operators cannot invoke the all reasonable efforts clause to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the number of planned masts under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress she has made in establishing an AI governance framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the evidential basis is that MBR Acres is critical to pandemic preparedness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her responsibilities are as electromagnetic spectrum policy lead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support universities affected by the withdrawal of Medical Research Council funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 46 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress she has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 12 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives from YouTube on tackling inappropriate advertising on its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26719 on Broadband: Telford, what steps her Department is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help retain UK-trained STEM graduates in the domestic workforce; and what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Mobile Market Review will assess the (a) impact of the Electronic Communications Code and (b) cumulative effect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76223 on Project Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76224 on Broadband: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76225 on Mobile Phones: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural households are offered appropriate mitigation measures before being switched...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that the vulnerability registers maintained by energy providers are shared with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the resilience of mobile masts serving rural communities to prolonged power outages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the level of compliance by government departments with UK General Data Protection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing contingency arrangements to ensure access to emergency services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to review the threshold for eligibility criteria for the Higher Education Innovation Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the national semiconductor strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of shadow banning on social media platforms and (b) its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the level of funding for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to increase the recruitment of parents in the AI and data science sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to monitor delivery of partnerships under the Tech Prosperity Deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to increase the recruitment of women in the AI and data science sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of broadband coverage in (a) the UK and (b) Ely and East Cambridgeshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone signal in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) other rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom plans to (a) measure and (b) report on the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for tackling online...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the value of research and development projects to be launched under the Tech...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the creative industries on a potential copyright...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Online Safety Act on people accessing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75352 on Quantum Technology, where the funding for the adoption of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on sovereign AI capability through public sector procurement contracts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of hateful language targeting MPs on (a) X and (b) other social media...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76118 on Digital Technology: Older People, what recent steps her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on (a) charges and (b) penalties for mobile users changing provider.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will issue guidance to businesses to protect against cyber-attacks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help support small and medium-sized enterprises to meet data protection obligations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many organisations have been investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaches of data protection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what research programmes the Advanced Research and Invention Agency is conducting in Antarctica.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK’s level of sovereign compute capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps she has...

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 she has made...

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 she has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the importance of developing transformative AI capability as a domain of strategic competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of the photonics industry to economic (a) strategy and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the use of acting performances to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the differences are in the (a) remit and (b) functions of the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit and its predecessor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which functions of the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit have transferred to (a) the Government Digital Service, (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner's Office made a comparative estimate of the cost of office space in (a) Wilmslow and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of properties have been connected to full fibre under the North Shropshire Project Gigabit contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help support UK-based businesses that work on orbit (a) servicing and (b) assembly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the implementation of the active debris removal mission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department take steps to deliver full fibre to 12,000 premises in North Shropshire following the integration of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made in delivering the TechFirst programme; and what discussions her Department has had with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he will take to (a) protect and (b) build on the accomplishments of the UKSA after it joins his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of complex broadband and mobile contract negotiations on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband and mobile providers do not disadvantage existing customers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment Ofcom has made of the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of in-term price increases in mobile phone and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve offline access to public services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will bring forward legislative proposals for a mandatory 14-day cooling off period for telecom contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to (a) match or (b) exceed the UK’s previous £650 million pledge to the African...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for (a) conflict...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will undertake a review of the (a) selection and (b) security process applied to appoint Lord Mandelson as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a copy of all due diligence and vetting reports produced for the appointment of Lord Mandelson.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implication for her policies of the the IMF report, the Urgency of Conflict...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on drivers of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the release of the Ukrainian children held in Russia and its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has met the Secretary General of the Commonwealth since 5 September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a list of each guest entertained by Lord Mandelson during his tenure as Ambassador to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had engagement with the Southern African Development Community since 5 September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings took place between staff at the British embassies, consulates or High Commissions in (a) Houston,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the date for publication of the Critical Minerals Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the work of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in Burkina Faso on violence towards Christian communities in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to make the final payment of the 20 year agreement with UNITAID.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding she plans to provide to the Global Fund at its forthcoming replenishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure aid air drops are carried out safely to avoid unintentional harm.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to make a financial pledge to the Global Partnership for Education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on bilateral water, sanitation and hygiene projects in the 2024-25 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to decide which projects to fund through UK foreign aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Nigeria on protecting vulnerable communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chinese Government has accepted the request from the UK Government that the Chinese Government’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by MSF entitled The...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the European Commission and (b) her Italian counterpart on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74771 on Jimmy Lai, if she will make an assessment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on the (a) refurbishment and (b) remodelling of the British Embassy Tokyo compound.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations have been made to his Department from the Dutch (a) Government and (b) Parliament on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of reaction from China to the use of the Taiwan Strait for navigation by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, If she will publish a list of all meetings between Jonathan Powell and (a) ministers and (b) officials in her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the re-sentencing of Zhang Zhan; and what diplomatic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 60th ratification of the Global...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson is entitled to financial compensation following his removal as Ambassador to the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Sri Lankan government on groundwater contamination in Chunnakam.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Japan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson will receive severance pay following his withdrawal as Ambassador to the United States of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on market systems strengthening by country in the most recent period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Dorking and Horley on the case...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson by Russia was discussed between the Prime Minister and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has held with the Governor of St Helena on his signification of the Saint Helena Civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on importing Russian-derived oil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a detailed examination of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent further political violence in Serbia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of President Trump’s State visit in September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to appoint a new Ambassador to the United States.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support UN investigations into reports of (a) forced re-education,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of humanitarian (a) aid and (b) other assistance to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the full implementation of the British Indian Ocean Territory Partnership...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Minister of Saint Helena on the unfreezing of pension benefits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through the UN to respond to reports of Russian airspace violations over NATO...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote democracy in Russia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce (a) human rights violations and (b) exploitative labour practices in fast...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many referrals were made to her Department's (a) Pro Bono Medical Panel and (b) Pro Bono Legal Panel in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the work of the British Council on her Department's priorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Cuban authorities on the detention of religious leaders; and what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 45 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 45 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the conflict in Sudan through the Integrated Security Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 45 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the full capability is of the One HMG platform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has offered to British citizens accused of being co-conspirators in the closing days...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle the gender pay gap.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps the Government has taken to help tackle period poverty in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in reported violent crime in Eastleigh constituency in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that defibrillators are routinely procured and installed in (a) police cars and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to reviewing the funding formula for policing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting Cardiff capital city status to enable the city to receive additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy changes her Department is considering to improve the use of the apprenticeship levy within police forces in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue guidance on crime reporting for lone workers in the retail sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the full scope is of the Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the full scope is of Operation Beaconport.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the enforcement of the prohibition on the sale and possession of nitrous oxide cylinders in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to include betting shop workers within the scope of the offence of assault against a retail...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that every police force has specialist officers trained to investigate cyber crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, updated on 6 June 2025, what estimate...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for victims to challenge decisions on whether thresholds for anti-social behaviour case reviews are met.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled 4.2% pay rise for police officers across England and Wales, published on 1 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of UK visa holders on a work visa related to religious work who were granted indefinite leave to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of settlement visa restrictions on Hong Kongers ability to travel.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the resources available to (a) Greater Manchester Police and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to the police on identifying whether someone they are interviewing has (a) autism spectrum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in delivering the Law Enforcement Data Service programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) recording of attempted suicides attended by the police services, (b) support...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65276 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, if she will publish the representation made by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of shooting incidents involving people who had previously been reported as persons of concern...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support shop owners subject to persistent theft in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support male victims of domestic violence.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure victims of sex trafficking are adequately safeguarded from being trafficked in the future.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to tackle (a) modern slavery and (b) human trafficking through (i) earlier identification and (ii) long...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for launching a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces to tackle (a) anti-social behaviour in town centres and (b) rural crimes in Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the cases included in her formal review of grooming gang investigations are in London; in which London...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the Police Reform White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner on police station closures and funding in West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all police forces have mandatory training to support victims of online harassment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of legislation on the use of e-scooters in public places.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the police on the potential merits of providing training to police officers on wildlife legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) standard and (b) capacity of custody cells in Greater Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where can residents find the details of their named neighbourhood officer.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Youth Agency’s document entitled National Youth Sector Census Snapshot Report - Summer 2025, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of the named, contactable police officer in every neighbourhood in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which (a) law enforcement, (b) military, (c) Sovereign Base Area police and (d) other arms Length Bodies her Department plans to provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the consistent implementation of the Retail Crime Action Plan across police forces, in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) increase restrictions on (i) buying and (ii) importing antique firearms and (b) improve the monitoring of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle rural (a) rural crime and (b) thefts in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unresolved asylum claims on local (a) councils and (b) services in Suffolk; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 904439 on Protest, what her Department's planned timetable is for considering the Court of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review funding allocations to police forces to ensure that rural areas receive sufficient resources to maintain (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Tribunal system reforms to speed up asylum decisions, published on 24 August 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy objective is of advising police forces to release (a) ethnicity and (b) other details of suspects before trial.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024/25, published on 11 August 2025, for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the news story entitled Live Facial Recognition technology to catch high-harm offenders, published on 13 August 2025, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Gloucestershire Constabulary on anti-social behaviour.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will undertake a review of police funding allocations in West Dorset constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) mental health support and (b) suicide prevention training for emergency service workers...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Youth Endowment Fund in reducing (a) youth violence and (b) knife crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential link between (a) organised crime groups facilitating illegal migration across the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation entitled Amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their claim refused have been deported in the last 3 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many named neighbourhood officers are in place in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent racially-motivated (a) violence and (b) sexual assault against members of the Sikh community.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations in Essex have been closed or left vacant since 2020; and what plans her Department has to support the repurposing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the headcount number of caseworkers for processing asylum claims was broken down by (a) individual route and (b) month since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide frontline police officers with training to (a) recognise and (b) address antisemitism.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's timetable is for publishing its planned consultation on bringing the licensing of shotguns under Section 2 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of how many arrestees waived their right to make no comment during police interviews in the latest period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate additional resources to rural police forces to help tackle rural crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time for asylum claims was broken down by (a) individual route and (b) month since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) current and (b) future impact of the number of people seeking asylum in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult and (b) child passports have been revoked since 1 January 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who entered the UK on a social care work visa in each of the past ten years remain (a) in the UK and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to require people wishing to sell a firearm to (a) notify the police of their intention and (b) be required to first...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inbound anti-smuggling checks have been conducted by the Border Force at (a) Belfast, (b) Larne and (c) Warrenpoint ports since 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 30 July and 10 September 2025 from the Hon Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on the impact of the proscription of Palestine Action on police (a) budgets...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who (a) have indefinite leave to remain and (b) arrived in the UK on a skilled worker...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prevent rape suspects from leaving the country during an active investigation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) police forces and (b) local authorities on improving the enforcement of the Highway Code requirement...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the formal consultation on proposals to change the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain from 5 years to 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has provided to (a) local police forces (b) local authorities and (c) residents in areas where vigilante groups...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the adequacy of rules governing (a) passport countersignatures and (b) the associated list of allowed professions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to refuse (a) asylum and (b) humanitarian leave to remain to anyone who does not speak English to a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what biometric data is stored by her Department as part of the Immigration and Asylum Biometric System.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in signing a new contract to (a) run, (b) maintenance and (c) support the Law Enforcement Cloud Platform.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her speech at the Labour Party Conference of 29 September 2025, whether her proposed changes to the conditions in which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people with indefinite leave to remain status are in full time employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper, published on 12 May...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the processing of SET DV applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dependents of people granted humanitarian leave to remain have come to the UK in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to skilled worker visa requirements for prison officers on the level of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Register of licensed sponsors: workers, published on 26 September 2025, what estimate her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what step her Department is taking to ensure that Skilled Worker visa holders are earning an income above the qualifying threshold for that visa.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to to publish annual workforce totals for each organisation on the register of licensed...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of employees in the average workforce of organisations listed on the register of licences sponsors (workers)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what DNA information is (a) recorded and (b) stored as part of the Home Office Biometrics programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigrants found to have been working illegally have been deported since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial requirements there are to be granted a work visa related to charity work.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of visa application and renewal fees under the family route.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable citizenship applicants to track the progress of their applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the list of accepted occupations for counter signatories of passports.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is to process an application for (a) Leave to Remain and (b) Indefinite Leave to Remain; and what steps her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have a (a) Religious Worker and (b) Minister of Religion visa.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department carried out an economic impact assessment prior to suspending refugee family reunion.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's news story entitled, Update on Gaza medical evacuation scheme, published on 22 August 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a backlog of citizenship applications from people with indefinite leave to remain.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Register of licensed sponsors: workers, published on 26 September 2025, how often her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Register of licensed sponsors: workers, published on 26 September 2025, how many organisations on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the headcount number was of caseworkers processing visas by (a) each visa route and (b) month since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to harmonise the number of days EU and UK citizens do not require visas for.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Policy paper Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper, published...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's accredited official statistics entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was for the translation of immigration and asylum (a) letters and (b) documentation into foreign...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of measures taken to prevent or restrict third-party resellers of Electronic Travel...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her predecessor's oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green during the Oral...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent applications being delayed due to administrative errors by HM Passport Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department plans to publish statistics on the time taken by newly recognised refugees to submit family reunion applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to publish the number of visas sponsored by each organisation on the register of licensed sponsors (workers)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average salary earned by (a) all and (b) skilled worker visa holders.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which locations her Department plans to provide new asylum accommodation under the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to replace the (a) operator and (b) healthcare service contracts as part of the Manston Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of what the capacity of Manston will be following the completion of the Manston Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what new accommodation her Department plans to build at Manston as part of the Manston Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on implementing the Manston Transformation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum claims were made by people who entered the country legally since 5 July 2024.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding asylum claims there are; and what the average time taken is for those claims to reach a final decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the development of a strategy for asylum accommodation; if she will list the other Government departments...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigrants have been found to be working illegally since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out (a) how and (b) when local authorities are consulted on the housing of asylum seekers in HMOs by the Home Office and its...

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

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

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help protect (a) female and (b) child asylum seekers against (i) sexual violence and (ii) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times a court has cited Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights as a reason for non-deportation in the last 12 months;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the transition period to 28 days on the ability of refugees to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the advice provided by her Department to Somani Hotels on the need to seek a temporary application for a change of use...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what each of the clusters of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme are responsible for implementing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of migrants who have arrived illegally in the UK since 4 August 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's document entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, if she will set...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the scope is of work to change (a) people capabilities, (b) processes and (c) technology for asylum (i) casework, (ii) accommodation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department (a) disposes of small boats used for illegal channel crossings and (b) ensures that those boats are not (i) retained by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts as part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of unsuccessfully appealed rejected initial asylum applications have been (a) returned to their country of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods of illegal entry into the UK have been used since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that her Department does not engage in cooperation over migration control with security forces in (a) Libya and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the House of Commons Library all (a) reports, (b) reviews, (c) internal evaluation and (d) evidence gathered in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rented properties are procured in each Greater Manchester local authority area by providers contracted by her Department for asylum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to collect DNA samples from of all immigrants who enter the country illegally.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent people that illegally enter the UK from being able to work.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on housing of asylum seekers in houses of multiple occupancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to reduce the number of asylum seekers living in houses of multiple occupancy.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have registered in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Fylde constituency in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the Gross Domestic Product of Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency in (a) July 2024 and (b) October 2025.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics classifies rolling stock leasing liabilities as part of the public sector balance sheet.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children were victims of (a) all forms of violent assault, (b) battery, (c) actual bodily harm and (d) grievous bodily harm by (i) age and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to improve (a) oversight and (b) enforcement of performance standards in the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Manchester Digital Campus project on national security.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the profit margin obtained by MyCSP in each year of their administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, published...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.9 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.14 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Government of Service, HCWS939, what criteria will be used in the recruitment...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 71198 on Unherd: Advertising, whether the Government Communication Service SAFE framework...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for the payment of compensation to people approved for a second interim payment for estates under the Infected Blood Compensation...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department had discussions with Lord Mandelson on defence procurement contracts between 10 February and 11 September 2025.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has set a target date for making full compensation payments to all living victims of the infected blood scandal.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support the estates of deceased infected blood victims to access interim payments of compensation.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on making the appointment of Ambassadors subject to the regulated public appointments process.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 79077 on Ethics and Integrity Commission, if he will set out the nature of the advice the Cabinet...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question HL10221 on Baroness Shafik, what Baroness Shafik's remuneration is.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the interests of the new Executive Director of Communications in 10 Downing Street.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question HL9337 on Ministers: Official Residences, if he will publish the internal document which states...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70468 on Government Communication Service: Staff, what is the most recent estimate of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish an updated list of Ministerial responsibilities.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) unallocated cases and queries, (b) cases and queries allocated but not yet in progress and (c) cases and queries in progress but not yet...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of paying council tax on the former Deputy Prime Minister's flat in Admiralty...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of UK-based distilleries that have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024 in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to the Women Peace and Security Agenda through the Integrated Security Fund for (a) 2025-26, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Women, Peace and Security Agenda remains a fund-level outcome for the UK Integrated Security Fund.

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2025 to Question 76837 on Intestacy, what the value of those estates is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for what reason the value of the Local Growth Fund being provided to Wales was listed as £547 million on 10 October 2025 and as £633 million on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on (a) the ‘Future of TV Distribution’ stakeholder forum...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Scottish (a) venison and (b) venison products are eligible for the Brand Scotland initiative; and what process exists for (i) producers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has had discussions with the Scottish Government on (a) joining or (b) contributing to the work of the Retail Industry...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost savings that the use of drone technology could deliver to the healthcare sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for diagnostic cardiology services, and what assessment they have made of the potential role of digital health...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the treatment and care of patients with cardio-renal-metabolic diseases is looked at holistically rather than in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of using the NHS number as the consistent child identifier in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill; and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of abortion decriminalisation on public confidence in the protection of unborn children and wider societal...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential risks of decriminalising abortion to vulnerable women, including those who may be subject to coercion or abuse; and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the use of urine tests to detect chronic kidney disease among patients with cardiovascular risk markers.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the preservation of buildings of historic interest remains a Government priority.

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of expenditure on each major working-age benefit was accounted for by claimants from non-UK immigration status groups in (1) 1 October 2023 to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage active pensioners to work beyond retirement age.

To ask His Majesty's Government, given the figures for the consumer prices index and national average earnings indices, and the percentage increases in those indices that are published...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Universal Credit claimants recorded to be in non-UK immigration status groups are (1) in work, and (2) not in work; and what proportion...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people with autism they estimate are seeking full-time employment.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will work with international partners to ensure that the proposed Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology from the United Nations Educational,...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they spent on fixtures, fittings, or refurbishment of the Ambassador's residence in Washington DC during Lord Mandelson's tenure as Ambassador.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Cuba regarding the recent increase in reports of repression against (1) activists and (2) human...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme in reducing violence and promoting factors that...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that third rail extension projects include financial assessments of safety concerns, to ensure compliance with the Office for Road...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential mandatory training for those local authorities which, according to local road maintenance transparency...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for supporting the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 12 December 2024 (HL2726), what assessment they have made of whether the Certification...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the reduction in proactive surveillance, routine inspections, test purchases, and similar enforcement actions by...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they envisage that the new Companies House identity verification requirements can be satisfied for individuals who are persons with significant control who,...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flinton 4 September (HL Deb col. 918), what is their estimate of the proportion of newly recognised refugees who are...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the system and provision of education, health and care plans for pupils.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to create an AI Growth Zone in Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent findings of the Internet Watch Foundation about AI chatbots that enable users to simulate sexual scenarios with...