Written answers

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • UK Trade with EU: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with the European Commission on mitigating the potential impact of proposed EU steel import quotas on UK...

    • Trade Agreements: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission on (a) employment and (b) economic...

      Energy Intensive Industries: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including fish processing in the Energy Intensive Industries scheme.

      Department for Business and Trade: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that critical services continue to run in the event of a major internet outage.

      British Business Bank: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what performance indicators his Department uses to measure the extent to which the British Business Bank has reduced the scale-up financing...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 76822 on Jeffrey Epstein, what records Integrated Corporate Services holds of...

      Sanitary Products: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that menstrual products are subject to the (a) the UK Medical Devices Regulations 2002, (b) UK...

      Department for Business and Trade: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in his Department is made by a British manufacturer.

      Stellantis: Luton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the number of Stellantis Luton workers who have not yet found alternative employment as of 1 September 2025.

      Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £10 billion investment pledged by private firms at the Regional Investment Summit on 21 October 2025 is new investment;...

      Motability: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Motability Operations on encouraging the sourcing of UK-manufactured vehicles.

      Companies: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the fraudulent registration of companies using private residential addresses through Companies...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Reasonable Adjustments: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of workplace (a) guidance and (b) protections for employees experiencing menopausal symptoms; and...

    • Employment: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase levels of employment in North Shropshire constituency.

      Unemployment: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mental health on trends in the number of people who are not in education,...

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have a Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c)...

      Occupational Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80145 on Occupational Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of social factors on trends in the number of people who are not in education,...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department uses, other than the Labour Market Force survey, to estimate the population of people who are not in education,...

      Statutory Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to monitor the potential impact of the April 2025 Statutory Sick Pay reforms on low-paid workers.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing levels of funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on the number of...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) local and (b) regional factors on trends in the number of people who...

      Carers: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of supporting unpaid carers into employment on the economy.

      Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many habitual residence tests related to Universal Credit assessments have been granted in each of the last five years.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last 5 years.

      Employment Schemes: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers have been supported into work through his Department's employment support programmes in the last 12 months.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with local newspaper companies on the potential impact of Recommendation 4 of the Licensing policy sprint:...

    • Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and Responsible Technology Adoption Unit: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78098 on Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and Responsible Technology...

      Charities: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to provide funding for charities supporting young people that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the (a) Youth...

      Tickets: Touting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) she and (b) Ministers have had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and (b) other Cabinet...

      Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the illegal betting market on revenues collected by HMRC.

      Video Games: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the risk of skin gambling on young people.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dental Services: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) communications and (b) public advertising relating to NHS (i) dentistry and (ii) oral health...

    • Dental Services: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the change in the number of dental appointments available in the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board area in...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pharmacy closures on neighbouring community pharmacies.

      Prostate Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has provided to prostate cancer public awareness campaigns in each of the last five years.

      Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the MS Society’s report entitled A Different Path: Rethinking MS hospital care, published in September 2025, what...

      Ophthalmic Services: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional inequalities in access to eye care services.

      Blood Cancers: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England will include (a) targets to improve the early diagnosis of (i) myeloma and (ii)...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding allocated to dentistry was clawed back by NHS England for each ICB area in 2024-5.

      Smoke and Chimney Gases: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the UK Health Security Agency has made of the number of people who died from wildfire smoke in each of the last ten years.

      Urinary Tract Infections: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS treatment protocols for chronic urinary tract infections.

      NHS: Defence Medical Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made in rebuilding...

      Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives,...

      Neighbourhood Health Centres

      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,...

      Anaemia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to research on aplastic anaemia in each of the last five years.

      Polio: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) polio survivors with post-polio syndrome and (b) other polio survivors have equitable...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve long-term quality of life for people (a) living with and (b) beyond cancer under the National Cancer Plan.

      Neighbourhood Health Centres: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential challenges of working with private finance companies to help deliver...

      Cancer: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a young cancer patients travel fund.

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) timely and (b) consistent diagnosis and (c) treatment for people living with postural...

      Dental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline data his Department holds on the number of hospital tooth extractions among 5-9 year olds in (a) Milton Keynes and (b)...

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable regional access to services for people with postural tachycardia syndrome.

      NHS Devon: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of planned changes to funding for NHS services in Devon on (a) health inequalities...

      General Practitioners: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs per head of population in Bedfordshire by 2035, in the context of the 10 Year Health Plan.

      Anaemia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has been of the (a) long-term health outcomes and (b) quality of life of patients who have undergone...

      Hospitals: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 6 May 2025, Official Report, column 540 and his letter to the hon. Member for Sleaford and...

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in England in (a) 2020...

      Adrenaline Auto-injectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of EpiPens in (a) schools, (b) shopping centres, (c) sports...

      Community Hospitals: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the seasonality of demand patterns for community hospital beds for elderly people in the last...

      Migraines: Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with migraines receive effective support in primary care settings.

      Healthwatch: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing Healthwatch organisations on the transparency of patient...

      Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Enhertu for the treatment of (a) HER2-positive and (b) HER2-low breast...

      AJM Healthcare: Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) provision of NHS wheelchairs by AJM Healthcare.

      Healthy Start Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of families are eligible to participate in the Healthy Start scheme.

      NRS Healthcare: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) due diligence and (b) risk management measures his Department undertook when it became aware of the likely winding up of NRS...

      NRS Healthcare: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to keep local authorities informed on the developing situation on the winding up of NRS Healthcare...

      NRS Healthcare: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help mitigate the potential impacts of the insolvency of NRS Healthcare Limited on (a) the supply of medical...

      Nursing and Midwifery Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the last 12 months.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 23 October 2025 on Impact of NHS workforce levels on...

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 10 on page 22 of the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025, what steps his Department is taking...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the third-party data entry of NHS patient data is processed securely.

      North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what assessment his Department has made of...

      Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding allocated by his Department for research and innovation for (a) less...

      Hospitals: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 905924 on Health Services: Rehabilitation, what the percentage numbers were for...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the availability of pancreatic cancer drugs.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last 5 years.

    • Affordable Housing: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving access to low-interest loans for councils delivering affordable homes via the Public...

      Cost of Living

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to allocate funding to support people with the cost of living in the Autumn Budget 2025.

      Cryptoassets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing legislation to adopt a composite no gain, no loss framework to align the tax treatment of crypto-asset lending and...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of re-joining the EU Customs Union on economic growth.

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of leaving the European Union on economic growth.

      Taxation: Electronic Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis the (a) Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and (b) other remaining parts of the Making Tax Digital programme will deliver adequate...

      Credit Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of credit unions in (a) providing affordable credit and (b) promoting financial resilience, in...

      Russia: Oil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will have discussions with her international allied counterparts to reduce the level of the Oil Price Cap applicable to Russian exports.

      Financial Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish the National Financial Inclusion Strategy; and what (a) themes and (b) policy measures it will include to (i) address...

      Credit Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made in reviewing responses to the call for evidence on reforming the credit union common bond in Great Britain; and when she plans...

      Drugs: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether medicines provided free under Early Access Medicines Scheme programmes are liable for output VAT.

      Drugs: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission guidance from HM Revenue and Customs clarifying whether medicines supplied under the Early Access Medicines Scheme fall outside the...

      Self-Assessment: Fines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 on Self-assessment: Fines, if he will set out for (a) late-filing of Self Assessment forms and...

      Drugs: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps with HM Revenue and Customs to help ensure that a(a) medicines and (b) treatments provided under the Early Access to Medicines...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Western Sahara: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has considered the findings of the UN Secretary-General’s report to the UN Security Council...

    • Chinese Embassy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74189 on Chinese Embassy, if he will publish (a) that...

      Yemen: Internally Displaced People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with (a) international partners and (b) UN agencies to help tackle the (i)...

      Algeria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the (a) (i) targeting and (ii) arrests of...

      Israel: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) comply with the ICJ Advisory Opinion entitled Legal Consequences...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question HL10630, on Lord Mandelson, what role her Department played...

      China and North Korea: Inter Mediate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Inter-Mediate has received funding from the Government for work on (a) China and (b) North Korea.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the letter of 16 May 2025 from FCDO staff to the former Foreign Secretary on HM Government's...

      Western Sahara: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United Nation Secretary-General’s report to the Security Council entitled Situation...

      Egypt: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterparts on the potential impact of the inclusion of...

      Western Sahara: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July to Question 61880 on Western Sahara: Trade Agreements, what discussions she has...

      Mehran Shamloui

      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 Iran’s recent Supreme...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what volume of UK aid has been successfully delivered to Gaza in the last six months.

      Yemen: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance funding she plans to provide to Yemen in each of the next five years.

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      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 attack on the Ahmadiyya Muslim...

      Occupied Territories: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel on the release of medical personnel detained in Gaza...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent information her Department holds on the restrictions on (a) medicines and (b) medical equipment put in...

      Israel: Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) Shadi Khoury and (b) other Palestinian (i) children and (ii)...

      Afghanistan: Women's Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on women and girls' rights in Afghanistan.

      Punjab: Human Rights

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

      Islamic State: Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support (a) the Iraqi Security Forces, (b) the Kurdish Peshmerga, (c) the Syrian...

      Iran: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of threat from Iran.

      Iraq: Children and Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with his counterpart in Iraq on the rights of (a) women and (b) children in...

      Afghanistan: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent nationwide internet blackouts in Afghanistan.

      St Helena: State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 20 October 2025 to Questions (a) 81257 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and (b) 81258 on...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that armed groups...

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of the armed attack on the Ahmadiyya...

      Hakop Gochumyan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Iranian authorities on Hakop Gochumyan; and what steps she is taking...

      Iran: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to (a) help stop executions and (b) promote the democratic movement...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterparts on recent reports of six Baha’i women...

      Palestine: Recognition of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to transparency data on FCDO ministerial meetings, April to June 2025, published on 25 September...

      India: Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support dialogue between India and Pakistan.

      Palestine: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department plans to take to support the rebuilding of the Palestinian economy.

      Hamas: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on...

      BBC World Service: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66929 on BBC World Service, whether any (a) specific programmes...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Syrian counterpart on recent clashes between the Syrian Army and the Syrian...

      Israel: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Israeli counterpart on the Knesset Bill entitled Application of...

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterparts on the attack on the Ahmadiyya community at...

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s human rights...

      Cyprus: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department will provide travel support to elderly British residents seeking to visit (a) family and...

      Afghanistan: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether ODA spending for Afghanistan will be ringfenced in the upcoming spending decisions.

      British Overseas Territories: Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of UK Overseas Territories on progress made on adopting...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with the government of Israel on removing its new registration requirements for...

      Palestine: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled UK-Occupied Palestinian Territories development...

      Israel: Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on the implementation of the International Court of...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      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 reports that Israeli naval units...

      Palestine: Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk of state sponsored terrorism from Palestine.

      Russia: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will condemn recent comments made by the Kremlin on (a) Mikhail Khodorkovsky and (b) other dissident...

      Pakistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on levels of religious freedom in that country.

      Pakistan: Intimidation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of state actors in Pakistan targeting UK residents with...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available to young people up to the age of 25 with education, health and care plans who...

    • Recycling: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help children and young people understand the circular economy.

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question (a) 74612 and (b) 74613, tabled on 3 September 2025.

      Schools: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions on levels of redundancies in...

      Unpaid Work: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing supported internship funding arrangements for young people aged...

      Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional intervention funding for the provision of education re-engagement...

      Students: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of funding for non-specialist spelling and grammar software, on university...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing in year growth funding to schools affected by additional starts relating to...

      Students: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions prior to its decision to withdraw funding for non-specialist spelling...

      Department for Education: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.

      Special Educational Needs: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of young people with education, health and care plans who are not in employment, education or training.

      Skilled Workers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of higher education institutions to reducing (a) national and (b) regional skills...

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available at age 18 to young people who were in care during early childhood before being (a)...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2025 to Question 73118 on Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: ICT, whether any (a) personal and (b)...

    • Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of levels of access to legal aid in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency; and what steps his Department...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2025 to Question 73115 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data Protection, whether (a) financial penalties and...

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish a response to the Regulation of the debt enforcement sector consultation.

      Solicitors: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help support smaller solicitors' practices in rural areas to (a) prevent their closure and (b) maintain local choice.

      Occupation Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many occupation orders have been issued against joint tenants in the last 12 months for which data is available.

      Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to legislate to protect the rights of children to communicate with (a) grandparents and (b) others members of extended...

      Mental Capacity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria for parental involvement in decision-making for young people who lack mental capacity after...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Travellers: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the style guide entitled Writing about ethnicity, updated in October 2024, for what reason references to travellers were capitalised.

    • Public Sector: Racial Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government collects data on complaints of racial discrimination made by white British employees in the public sector.

      Public Bodies: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department provides guidance to public bodies on ensuring that positive action does not result in unlawful discrimination against white...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the defence capabilities of the Armed Forces in response to China's (a) Dongfeng-5C intercontinental...

    • Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) legal costs and (b) other support provided to Soldier F relating to the...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, if he will...

      Armed Forces: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 on the basis that they needed dental care or...

      Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the reasons for passengers travelling on the Chinook Mk2 aircraft involved in the Mull of Kintyre crash in 1994.

      Armed Forces: Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for Regular Officers who...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the completion of the review of medical entry standards; and what interim (a) guidance and (b) appeal mechanisms are...

      Marines: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he his taking to encourage more women to become commandos.

      Armed Forces: Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many candidates applying to join the armed forces were turned down on the basis of poor dental health in each of the last 10 years.

      Armed Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce holdover wait times for trainees.

      India: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indian counterpart on the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

      Reserve Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review 2025, if he will set out (a) a timeline and (b) interim milestones for increasing the number of active...

      RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the time on wing was for the engines damaged by Palestine Action at Brize Norton.

      National Armaments Director: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42382 on National Armaments Director: Standards, what steps his Department will take to assess the...

      RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether engines damaged by Palestine Action at Brize Norton were removed from the aircraft following the incident.

      Veterans: Runcorn and Helsby

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans to access (a) housing, (b) healthcare services and (c) employment support in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

      Gaza: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any military officers have been sent to Israel for the purposes of monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza.

      Poland and Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has contingency plans in place to respond to mass drone incursions, in the context of drone incursions in Ukraine and Poland.

      Defence: Satellites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) NATO allies and (b) his European counterparts on plans to develop a defence space shield to protect British (a)...

      Defence Growth Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October 2025 to Question 64587 on Defence Growth Board, on which dates the Defence Growth Board has met since 3 April 2025;...

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77029 on Israel: Military Aid, following the ceasefire in Gaza, when he will review his decision...

      Armed Forces: Oxygen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve systems for delivering oxygen to battlefield trauma casualties without making use of pressurised cylinders; and what...

      Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with UK-based businesses in the latest period for which data is available.

      Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with small and medium sized enterprises in the latest period for which data is available.

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Energy and Capability Resilience Centre of Excellence.

      Defence: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans...

      Defence: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) divest public funds from fossil fuels and (b) support community-owned renewable energy...

    • Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that lower wholesale costs of renewable generation are reflected in consumer...

      Carbon Budgets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised Carbon Budget Delivery Plan on the international commitment to...

      Mingyang Smart Energy and Octopus Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Octopus Energy partnership with Ming Yang on national security.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures his Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Belém Action Mechanism.

      Renewable Energy: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to formalise alternative routes to smart export guarantee eligibility for renewable energy...

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce reliance on Chinese-made components in UK energy infrastructure.

      Climate Change Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Climate Change Committee is subject to (a) the Civil Service Code and (b) guidance from the (i) Cabinet Office and (ii)...

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective coordination between energy infrastructure projects.

      Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the price disparity between electricity and gas.

      Biomethane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of biomethane in the UK’s transition to (a) a clean power...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department will provide to the devolved administrations to help support the cost of meeting energy bills during...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Buildings: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new buildings include (a) insulation, (b) green roofs, (c) passive cooling...

    • Elections: Campaigns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 70571 on Elections: Campaigns, whether the new imprint...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department held discussions with representatives of political parties prior to the publication of the...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77556 on Electoral Register, what user research he has...

      Voting Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of early voting pilots on turnout.

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Fire and Rescue Authorities successfully required (a) freeholders, (b) management companies and (c) managing...

      Henham Strategy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had meetings with Henham Strategy since 4 July 2024.

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing council tax into an annual property...

      Councillors: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to consider the potential merits of a statutory code of conduct for local government councillors.

      Council Tax: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will reform the current council tax system to reduce localised disparities in property valuations.

      Local Government: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the annual cost will be of the draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Fair Deal) Regulations 2026.

      Local Government: Journalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the access of journalists to council proceedings.

      Parish and Town Councils: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability at parish council level.

      Temperature: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to local government funding on the...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Global Switch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the cyber-security of services provided to the Government by Global Switch,...

    • Amazon Web Services: Outages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what government services faced disruption as a result of the Amazon Web Services outage on Monday 20 October; and what...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve broadband (a) speed and (b) quality in underserved areas; and how his Department...

      Government Digital Service: Outages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the resilience of Government Digital Services to outages.

      Personal Records: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the personal data of UK citizens held by UK companies but stored on US-based...

      Government Digital Service: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures the Government Digital Service has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major...

      Electronic Government: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the security of A2P messaging used for two-factor authentication by gov.uk...

      Broadband and Mobile Phones: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of the level of pricing transparency of fixed term mobile and broadband...

      Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking through the Building Digital UK programme to improve broadband access in rural areas; and...

      Science: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80133 on Science: Research, when she plans to take steps with the...

      Artificial Intelligence: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the UK is a global hub for (a) relocation and (b) investment by generative...

      Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the number of people who have been unable to verify their identity using the Gov.uk One Login...

      Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the ContractFinder entry entitled Disinformation Analysis Software awarded to Storyzy, award date 1 July...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Service: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking reduce the level of unused floorspace in civil service buildings.

    • Civil Service: Trade Unions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that data relating to new civil service starters that is shared between Departments is based on formal trade union...

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question HL9153 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what date was the last communication...

      Peers and Members: Social Class

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the Office for National Statistics’ National Statistics Socio-economic classification of (a) Members of Parliament and (b) peers in...

      Care Workers: Living Wage

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of care workers working for less than the National Living Wage in Fylde constituency.

      Cabinet Office: Bloom Procurement Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the award of Contract_17123 for the Test, Learn and Grow Strategic Delivery Partner, what portion of the contract is retained by...

      Cabinet Office: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.

      Vetting: Reviews

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Report on Iran, published on 4 September 2025, what...

      Official Cars: Manufacturing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Government Car Service cars were manufactured in the UK.

      Emergencies: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve public preparedness for emergencies.

      Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 78005 on Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, tabled on 10 October 2025 by the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood.

      Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, was China officially designated as a threat to national security by the UK Government when (a) the alleged offences of Christopher Berry and Chris Cash...

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much council tax was paid by his Department on the Deputy Prime Minister’s flat in Admiralty House in each month since 4 July 2024.

  • Attorney General

    • Espionage: China

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General held discussions with the (a) CPS and (b) Director of Public Prosecutions on the available evidence prior to the decision not to proceed...

    • European Convention on Human Rights: Reform

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether the law officers plans to seek to negotiate reforms of the European Convention of Human Rights at Council of Europe level.

  • Home Office

    • Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in...

    • Stalking: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the independent review of stalking laws will engage with (a) survivors, (b) survivor organisations and (c) experts.

      Hate Crime: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a review into the equality of protections for white British victims of hate crimes.

      Crime: World Heritage Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of legislating to ensure that all crimes committed (a) on and (b) against a...

      Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department was first alerted to the possibility of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from the fixture against Aston Villa on 6...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a single firearms licensing authority for England and Wales.

      Metals: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making training on the theft of heritage metal a mandatory requirement for acquiring...

      Sir David Amess

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will meet with the family of Sir David Amess to discuss the potential merits of a public inquiry into his murder; and what...

      Ali Harbi Ali

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 69736 on Counter-terrorism, if she will take steps to ensure that the senior figure...

      Prisoners' Release: Middle East

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) the Border Force and (b) UK national security agencies are aware of the identities of high-risk...

      Espionage: Members

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect parliamentarians from espionage carried out by foreign intelligence services.

      Security Guards: Licensing and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) (a) licensing and (b) training...

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Prevent learning review, whether her Department plans to change to the definition Islamic terrorism to...

      Synagogues: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the UK Government's recognition of a Palestinian State and (b) Jihadi...

      Refugees: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 81590 on Medical Treatments: Gaza, how many (a) children and (b) dependants have...

      Hate Crime: Religious Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protective security measures for (a) churches and (b) other places of worship which have...

      Refugees: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who have entered the UK under the Gaza medical evacuation scheme have recourse to non-medical public funds.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Recycling

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

    • Peatlands: Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the evidence used by his Department to inform its policy on burning on peatlands.

      Sewage: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Reed: Government to cut sewage pollution in half by 2030,...

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to create a national inventory to (a) capture and (b) report sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

      Chemicals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to produce a chemicals strategy.

      Tree Planting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Trees for Climate project.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has prepared an impact assessments on the decisions to (a) merge Ofwat and the Drinking Inspectorate...

      Nature Conservation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK government gathers business and environment leaders in support...

      Recycling: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure funds raised through Extended Producer Responsibility are used by local...

      Waste Disposal: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the digital waste tracking service to tackle waste crime.

      Waste Disposal: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for mandating digital waste tracking for (a) facilities with an environmental permit from 2026...

      Fish: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure Fisheries Management Plans deliver sustainable fisheries management.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the fixed quota allocation system for distributing the catch quotas.

      Countryside: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce antisocial behaviour from visitors to countryside areas.

      Plastics: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review plastic waste exports to promote domestic recycling.

      Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the National Fire Chief's Council consultation response to her Department’s policy on (a)...

      Seafood: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting an EU-style carding system to (a) warn and (b) sanction...

      Seafood: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to update the catch certificate system for seafood imports to mirror upcoming changes being...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a national chemicals regulator.

      Waste Disposal: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has allocated funding to expand the digital waste tracking service beyond sites holding an...

      Waste Disposal: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle organised crime in the waste sector.

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Resources and waste strategy for England, published on 18 December...

      Agriculture: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support innovation in the agricultural sector.

      Pigs: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of phasing out of the use of farrowing crates for pigs.

      Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bring forward proposals to strengthen the Hunting Act 2004 by...

      Livestock: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward a public consultation on (a) banning the use of cages and (b) close...

      Hill Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure land management schemes are designed to support hill and upland farming.

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the outcomes of the 2025 Quota application mechanism trial; and whether she plans to expand...

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the percentage of UK fixed quota allocation units that are held by non-UK entities.

      Fisheries: Quotas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that fishing quotas are distributed in ways that incentivise (a) lower impact...

      Fishing Vessels: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she plans to introduce mandatory Remote Electronic Monitoring for (a) over 24m pelagics vessles, (b) over 10m demersal...

      Fishing Vessels: Territorial Waters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the devolved Administrations on protocols for mandatory Remote Electronic Monitoring for...

      Fishing Vessels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to publish full vessel ownership, license, quota, subsidy, and sanctions information for...

      Seafood: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to improve the traceability of UK-caught (a) fish and (b) seafood.

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to align fisheries management policies with the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency.

      Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed UK/EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on the...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to (a) protect fishing populations and (b) support fishing communities.

      Rural Areas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will allocate funding to support rural communities with (a) infrastructure and (b) service delivery costs in the...

      Farmers: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will allocate funding to support mental health services for farmers in the Autumn Budget 2025.

      Fisheries: Territorial Waters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen enforcement capacity in UK territorial waters.

  • Wales Office

    • Cost of Living: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal steps to reduce the cost of living in Wales.

    • Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential for the development of offshore wind in Wales.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.

      Clean Energy: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.

      United Kingdom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on strengthening the Union.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that critical services continue to run in the event of a major internet outage.

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether future revenues generated from Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate buy-out penalties will be spent on aviation sector decarbonisation.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 82705 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, whether the right to anonymity is included in the...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Electoral Register

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 76017 on...

    • Voting Methods

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the security of the...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Election Commission has issued to Electoral...

      Absent Voting

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to local authorities...

      Electoral Systems

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the Government on...

      Ballot Papers

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the number of spoilt...

  • Home Office

    • Migrants: Organised Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 26 September (HL10489), what estimate they have made of the cost of collecting, collating and...

    • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the 'one in, one out' scheme agreed with the government of France in deterring asylum seekers from entering...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many hotels in Wales they have used to accommodate asylum seekers (1) previously, and (2) currently.

      Police and Crime Commissioners: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was their total expenditure on police and crime commissioners for financial year 2024–25 and for each of the preceding 10 financial years.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Community Relations: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Equality and Social Justice Committee of Senedd Cymru Co-operation over Conflict: Wales must act published...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Listed Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of advice issued by Historic England and the Twentieth Century Society relating to the listing of (1) the principal surviving buildings...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Labour Force Survey

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve the coverage, accuracy and reliability of the Labour Force Survey, and what progress they have made in those improvements.

    • Office for National Statistics: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance data accuracy and accountability in the Office for National Statistics.

  • Department for Education

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • National Insurance: Foreign Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 October (HL10487), what change in position there has been since the same information...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fly-tipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the duties of a local authority for clearing, or paying to clear, waste illegally placed by third parties (1) within 10 metres of a public highway for...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Phones: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Citizens Advice The real cost of hidden deals, published on 26 September, in particular the finding that...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the core education offer for prisoners does not include a distinct reading curriculum.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Football: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not provided additional funding to the Northern Ireland Football Fund, on the same basis as support for the redevelopment of Casement Park, to ensure...

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