Written answers

Monday, 3 November 2025

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Personal Independence Payment: Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in each of the last five years by (a) primary disabling condition and...

    • Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that migration from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit does not adversely impact disabled...

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of family members claiming Carer’s Allowance on the finances of the disabled people...

      English Language: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding her Department has provided for the provision of English for Speakers of Other Language courses in each of the last five years.

      Jobcentres: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold to Jobcentres was in the last year.

      Employment Schemes: Young Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to work with the (a) Department of Health and Social Care, (b) Department of Education, (c) Carers Trust and (d)...

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51603, if he will provide an update on when the Pathways to Work White Paper will be published.

      Women against State Pension Inequality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to meet with representatives of the WASPI campaign.

      Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uprating temporary accommodation subsidy rates to 90 per cent of 2024 Local Housing...

      Personal Independence Payment: Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

      Social Security Benefits: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) application and (b) appeal processes for disability benefits are accessible to (i)...

      Young People: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether careers in the armed forces will be included in the Youth Guarantee.

      Personal Independence Payment: Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority, (c) Greater...

      Further Education: Student Wastage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of young people who had dropped out of further education were trying to find work or...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chemical substances have received EU Harmonised Classification and GB Mandatory Classification since 1 January 2021 by (a) chemical...

      Women against State Pension Inequality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84146 on Women against State Pension Inequality, whether he plans to meet with...

      Biocidal Products: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which active substances used in biocidal products are approved for use in the UK and not approved in the EU by (a) name of active substance,...

      Personal Independence Payment: Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had (a) an award with a mobility component, (b) a mobility component (i) removed and (ii) reduced following a (A)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent UK aid reductions on the delivery of (a)...

    • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 67366 on Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,...

      Fleming Fund: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Fleming Fund on global health.

      Armed Conflict: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69086 on Armed Conflict: Children, whether her Department...

      Sub-Saharan Africa: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help support Christians in sub-Saharan Africa affected by (a) religious...

      Nigeria: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) Fulani militants, (b) Boko Haram and (c) other Islamist...

      UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK opposed advancing discussions on a new optional protocol on free education at the...

      Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will maintain its contribution to the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to...

      Nigeria: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help protect Nigerian Christians.

      Development Aid: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason her Department reduced ODA spending on global health from £974.9 million in 2024–25 to...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the conflict in Sudan on children.

      Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to humanitarian organisations operating in conflict-affected areas of...

      Las Libres and Safe Abortion Action Fund: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether overseas aid provided to the Safe Abortion Action Fund has been given to Las Libres since 2022.

      Development Aid: Drug Resistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 66919 on Development Aid: Drug Resistance, whether he plans to...

      Jamaica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide consular support to UK nationals in Jamaica who are impacted by...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether payments to Mauritius will be accounted for as day-to-day spending.

      Civil Servants: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74773 on Civil Servants: Resignations, whether any civil...

      Y Nuen Ayun

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Vietnam on the arrest of Montagnard Pastor Y Nuen Ayun...

      China: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on reports of attacks against Christian...

      Pacific Islands: Development Aid and Diplomatic Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) diplomatic and (b) development cooperation with Pacific Island...

      Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) civilian conflict resolution and (b) peacebuilding funding.

      Bangladesh: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with partners to increase access to education for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

      Migration and Conflict Directorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the Migration and Conflict Directorate in (a)...

      Myanmar: Forced Labour and Human Trafficking

      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 trends in levels of people...

      Vietnam: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Vietnamese counterpart on reports of attacks against (a) Khmer Krom...

      Myanmar: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to support the (a) mandate and (b) recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on...

      Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out the technical assistance her Department will provide to Mauritius for the Marine Protected...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the Government of Mauritius on the potential presence of third...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a representative of the government of Mauritius enquired with her Department about visiting the Chagos...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her (a) Indian and (b) Chinese counterparts on comments by the...

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of suspending arms export licences to Israel.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Israeli...

      Somayeh Rashidi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of her policies of the death of Somayeh Rashidi in Iran...

      UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the call for the renewal of the United...

      Gaza: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to help decontaminate agricultural land in Gaza.

      Diplomatic Relations: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to establish the College of British Diplomacy.

      Afghanistan: Hazara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on measures to provide support to the Hazara...

      Gaza: Chevening Scholarships Programme and Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on increasing the number of evacuation days for...

      Gaza: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) financial institutions and (b) private corporations attended the Wilton Park conference on the...

      USA: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US has had decisions with her Department on US strategic objectives in tackling drug smuggling in (a)...

      National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department applies in classifying a country as (a) posing a threat to and (b) constituting an...

      Efrén Antonio Vílchez López

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nicaraguan counterpart on the imprisonment of Efrén Antonio...

      Gaza: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) Dr Abu Safiya and (b) other Gazan healthcare workers who...

      Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on the destruction of two Ahmadiyya places of...

  • Department for Transport

    • Vehicle Number Plates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people with criminal convictions are on the register of number plate suppliers.

    • Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent taxi drivers being licensed in one authority and operating in another.

      Taxis: Licensing and Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress she has made on...

      South Western Railway: Personnel Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2025 to Question 76344 on South Western Railway: Personnel Management, which organisation provided payroll...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78691 on Railways: Concessions, whether Great British Railways plans to use ticket pricing to...

      Driving Tests: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the (a) findings of and (b) next steps from its consultation entitled Improving car driving test booking rules,...

      Whitchurch Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 67160 on Whitchurch Station: Access and with reference to the announcement on railway stations...

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 82468 on Unmanned Air Systems, if her Department will publish the (a) terms of reference, (b)...

      Aviation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people held pilot licences issued by the Civil Aviation Authority permitting them to fly commercial passenger flights on (a) UK-registered...

      Roads: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to raise awareness among motorists of their responsibilities when passing horses on public roads.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road incidents involving horses have been reported in each of the last five years; and how many of those incidents resulted in (a) injury and...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric charging points have been established through Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51813 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether her Department has had recent discussions with...

      Driving Tests: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting the resale of driving tests on (a) levels of access to and (b) the cost of driving...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the causes of the decline in the number of houses delivered in London this year.

    • Pride in Place Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of lowering the population thresholds of the Pride in Place...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74712 on Local Government: Empty Property, what assessment her...

      Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Renters’ Rights Bill on the number of...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the projected house building completion targets are in (a) 2025, (b) 2026, (c) 2027, (d) 2028 and (e) 2029 in the...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new house builds have been (a) started and (b) completed since 5 July 2024.

      Housing: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance on the proportion of new build homes that must be fully accessible to (a) people with...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 75980, on MHCLG: Travel, if he will breakdown the requested...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been completed in London in the first half of 2025.

      New Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's report entitled Initial government response - September 2025, published on 28...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77558 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Housing: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of average house...

      Affordable Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 78195 on Housing: Greater London, whether his Department has had...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to prioritise the release of surplus public land to (a) councils and (b) housing...

      Housing: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve (a) sewage lines and (b) other housing infrastructure.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75613 on Central Government: Supply Estimates, whether his...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received the remaining unredacted internal drawings for the proposed development of the...

      Public Spaces: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Manifesto Club...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68415 on Political Parties: Finance, whether he plans to bring...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 76608 on Local Government: Elections, whether the information...

      Allotments: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the statutory guidance entitled Allotment disposal guidance: safeguards and alternatives, published on 30...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make any changes to the existing bespoke distribution method for the Recovery Grant.

      A1331: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on allocating funding for the proposed A1331 link road.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 84368 on UK Prosperity Fund, what steps he is taking to support...

      Unitary Councils: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for (a) decision on and (b) implementation of unitarisation of councils in Surrey; and...

      Housing: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2025, to Question 75442, on Housing: Portsmouth, if he will make an assessment...

      Freehold: Pension Funds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of pension schemes that have an exposure to...

      Housing: Liability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that all potential liabilities associated with unadopted assets in the...

      Property Management Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to introduce regulation of (a) development and (b) residential management...

      Energy: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 65935 on Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates,...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the letter sent to the Rule 6 participants on 16 October 2025 announcing the delay in the target...

      Private Rented Housing: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to protect renters' rights in Slough constituency.

      Housing Estates: Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to protect residential estates that are on unadopted road in the event of inadequate...

      Private Rented Housing: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help families in lower socio-economic groups who are unable to afford private...

      Empty Property: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provides to the Northern Ireland Executive to help make derelict properties (a) safe and...

      Crown Lands and Estates: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 54 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's housing targets are as a proportion of the population in (a) Dorset and (b) West Dorset constituency.

      Gardens and Recreation Spaces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to recognise (a) private and (b) communal gardens as a part of green infrastructure in the delivery...

      Permitted Development Rights: Multiple Occupation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76143, on Planning Permission: Multiple Occupation, what...

      Bungalows: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support the construction of new build bungalows.

      Furniture: Poverty

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

      Disinformation and Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 73798 on Disinformation and Radicalism, if he will publish the...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of introducing loan guarantees for joint ventures between...

      Council Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of new council houses that have been built in Greater Manchester...

      East End Homes: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77538 on East End Homes: Finance, what recent assessment the...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 66180 on Housing: Finance, whether he plans to publish a regional...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor the implementation of the Decent Homes Standard in relation to (a)...

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the estimated value of the 2026-2036 Affordable Homes Programme after discounting for (a) the GDP...

      Woking Borough Council: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with Woking Borough Council on the steps it has taken following his...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Disciplinary Proceedings

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

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the UK's potential financial exposure to Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims.

    • Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on including Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in trade agreements under negotiation; and whether such...

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on trade deals.

      Trade Agreements: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to restart negotiations for a free trade agreement between the UK and Canada.

      Trade Agreements: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to allow businesses to (a) engage with and (b) support the process of drafting a free trade agreement...

      Overseas Trade: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade between the UK and India.

      Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in UK trade and investment agreements.

      Imports: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 83308 on Export Controls: Israel, whether his Department has considered introducing a...

      Manufacturing Industries: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement on manufacturing output in the North East.

      Overseas Trade: West Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) review or (b) update his Department's guidance to UK businesses on trade with entities based in the West Bank...

      Exports: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK technology companies working with Israeli companies in the (a) defence and (b) surveillance sectors...

      Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) pubs and (b) other hospitality businesses extending their Bounce Back Loans for...

      Clean Energy: Japan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-Japan Investment Memorandum of Cooperation on the UK’s clean...

      Investment: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on (a) the UK- Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership and (b)...

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential economic merits of a UK-EU mutual recognition of conformity assessments agreement.

      Small Businesses: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized (a) biotechnology and (b) pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical...

      Trade Agreements: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expiry of tariff free quotas under the former UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement...

      Biofuels: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK–US trade deal on bioethanol imports on the UK’s...

      UK Trade with EU: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to secure UK-specific country quotas for steel exports under the European Commission’s proposed...

      Events Industry and Logistics: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to UK companies in the (a) events and (b) logistics sectors affected by EU visa and travel...

      Overseas Trade: Germany

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67823 on Overseas Trade: Germany, what assessment his Department has made of the potential...

      Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he...

      Retail Trade: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the change in the number of jobs in the retail industry between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; and what assessment he has made of the...

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he...

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he...

      Small Businesses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what conversations his Department has had with relevant stakeholders to improve access to finance for small and medium businesses in (a)...

      Small Businesses: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of small and medium sized businesses that have secured angel investment in the last 12...

      Small Businesses: Broxtowe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small business owners in Broxtowe constituency.

      Insolvency Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average time taken was for the Insolvency Service to investigate civil offences in the latest period for which data is available.

      Post Office: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) engage with and (b) educate postmasters on the practical implications of the potential...

      Business: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on supporting businesses to create well-paid jobs in (a) Hexham...

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of small and medium businesses in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, case reference BS35944, dated (a) 15 July 2025 and (b)...

    • Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed right-to-work verification system will enable the Government to monitor which employers have performed digital ID checks.

      EU Countries: Visas

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on securing exemptions from the Schengen 90/180-day rule for UK (a) road haulage and (b)...

      Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 3 of the Government Communication Service document entitled SAFE Framework: the 4 principles for HMG brand safety, updated on...

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on protecting people from cyber threats.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic.

      National Security Adviser: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 October 2025, Official Report, column 67 which (a) minister and (b) civil servant gave the Deputy National...

      Immigration: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to (a) update or (b) consolidate the legal framework governing the rights of Irish citizens in the UK, including the (i)...

      Public Appointments: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 3 September 2025 to Questions (a) 70458 on Government Departments: Directors and (b) 71225 on Public Appointments: Political...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department will engage in public consultation prior to the rollout of the digital ID system.

  • Department for Education

    • Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has made to (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Education on (i) uprating the level of...

    • Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) increasing funding for the Music and Dance Scheme and (b) committing to a...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to local authorities to meet the ongoing costs of SEND provision until the announcement of reforms in 2026.

      Undocumented Migrants: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on obtaining parental consent before children participate in classroom sessions involving external...

      Erasmus+ Programme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans his Department has in place to support schools during the transition period from the Turing Scheme to Erasmus+.

      Turing Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to simplify the process for Turing Scheme applications for schools.

      Turing Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools in disadvantaged areas with applications to the Turing scheme; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Universities: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to universities on admissions based on the socio-economic background of the applicant.

      Turing Scheme: Educational Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the risk of schools in disadvantaged areas excluding pupils from Turing Scheme-funded excursions due to the cap on...

      Special Educational Needs: Dorking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the delivery of Betchwood Vale Academy.

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to (a) the levy on higher education provider income from international students proposed in her Department's white paper entitled...

      Turing Scheme: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Turing grants to schools take into consideration the additional costs of (a) travel, (b) appropriate (i)...

      Offences against Children: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress she has made on...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Motor Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on introducing tougher sentences for repeat (a) motorbike and (b) car theft offenders.

    • Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide the prison population figures by (a) offence type and (b) sentence length in the most recent period for which data is available.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from custody in error remain at large since 4 July 2024.

      Prisons: Welsh Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of adherence to the Welsh Language Act 1993 in prisons in Wales.

      Prison Officers: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that foreign-born prison officers undergo appropriate (a) vetting and (b) background checks before appointment.

      Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the operation to (a) locate and (b) re-apprehend Hadush Kebatu following his release...

      Prison Officers: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been subject to (a) disciplinary action and (b) dismissal for misconduct in the last year by the nationality of those officers.

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are of (a) UK and (b) non-UK nationality by country of nationality.

      Prison Officers: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for engaging in inappropriate or sexual relationships with...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) were outstanding on 30 September (a) 2025, (b) 2024 and (c) 2023.

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason is the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) at Taylor House Tribunal Hearing Centre on Rosebery Avenue, London, is restricted...

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make his policy that witnesses giving evidence at hearings of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) should do so under oath.

      Probate: Time Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review regulations on time limits for executors of wills to apply for probate.

      National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, what progress his Department has made...

  • Home Office

    • Resettlement: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans were evacuated from Pakistan under the (a) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and (b) Afghan Relocations and Assistance...

    • Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 84157 on Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland, what information her Department holds...

      Undocumented Workers: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of September 2025, published on...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to track people crossing the Channel who might pose a security risk.

      Immigration: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions of the Home Office with a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have been made in each of...

      Asylum: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of moving asylum seekers housed in hotels into disused military bases.

      Visas: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the eVisa system since its rollout; and whether any complaints have been...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken in Certificate of Sponsorship allocations for Skilled Worker visa holders in...

      British Nationality: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their UK citizenship reinstated following a successful appeal since 26 February 2025.

  • Treasury

    • Child Benefit: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that HMRC’s fraud detection systems do not incorrectly suspend child benefit payments for claimants...

    • General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of General Practice partners who do not pay employers’ National Insurance contributions due to the...

      Budget November 2025: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the Autumn Budget 2025.

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on a formal review of Wales’s fiscal framework.

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on (a) Wales’s comparability factor for transport and (b) the impact of that...

      Technology: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her comments at at the JP Morgan Tech Stars conference on 7 October 2025, which development she was referring to in the context of the...

      UK Research and Innovation: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of UK Research and Innovation funding allocated to Wales.

      Employers' Contributions: Stratford-on-Avon

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on SMEs in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

      Remote Working and Self-employed: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the flat rate of simplified expenses for people who (a) are self-employed and (b) work from home.

      Social Security Benefits and Taxation: Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for National Statistics has provided (a) data, (b) technical support and (c) modelling assistance her Department in connection with...

      Tax Collection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of uncollected tax in each of the last five financial years.

      Sutton Place

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on granting a licence to allow (a) renovations and (b) other...

      Contactless Payments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 77468 on Contactless Payments, if she will have discussions with the FCA on extending the closing...

      Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on the risk that OBR productivity growth forecasts would be revised down before...

      Financial Conduct Authority: Complaints

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Financial Conduct Authority responds in full to complainants against companies it has given...

      Dance and Music: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) removal of the VAT exemption and (b) increase in (i) business rates, (ii) the minimum wage...

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage retail businesses to return to the high street through changes to business rates.

      Small Businesses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) guidance, (b) funding, (c) accounting assistance and (d) other support her Department is providing to small businesses that become VAT-registered.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pharmacy: Syringes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pharmacies in England provide (a) supervised needle exchange programmes and (b) other substance misuse services.

    • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's planned timetable is for the (a) commencement and (b) publication of its health...

      Hypertension: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the identification of people with undiagnosed hypertension.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on the risk of vapers returning to...

      Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase (a) awareness and (b) understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome among (i) GPs and (ii)...

      Psilocybin: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received evidence on the potential clinical use of psilocybin under controlled conditions to treat serious psychiatric...

      Diabetes: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure more widespread availability of the drug 2-HDP.

      ADHD Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63715 on ADHD taskforce, when he expects the final report of the independent ADHD...

      Medical Equipment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department made of the potential barriers that prevent disabled people from accessing lifesaving medical equipment.

      Life Sciences: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the establishment of Commercial Research Delivery Centres.

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the number of specialist training posts for UK doctors and (b) remove barriers to practice for...

      Bereavement Counselling: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the National Bereavement Care Pathway training mandatory for...

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS staff receive adequate training to (a) ask menopause questions and (b) support affected...

      Anaesthetics: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of funded anaesthetic specialty training places over the next three years.

      Hysteroscopy: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69778 on Hysteroscopy: Correspondence, whether he has had recent discussions with...

      Cancer: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients died from cancer within three months of diagnosis in each of the last five years.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of funded women's health nursing training posts.

      Hospitals: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts on providing meals for parents when their child is in hospital overnight.

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients accessed specialist weight management services operated by private providers through the Right to Choose pathway in the...

      Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the readiness of integrated care boards to assume responsibility for commissioning vaccination and...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children and young people in inpatient mental health settings have access to (a)...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the availability of community-based mental health support in order to reduce the level of reliance on...

      Suicide: Bereavement Counselling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Suicide prevention in England: 5-year cross-sector strategy, published on 11...

      Mental Health Services: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of mental health services in Greater Manchester.

      Sodium Valproate: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on providing financial compensation to people affected by in-utero exposure to sodium valproate.

      Doctors and Nurses: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nurses and midwives accused of sexual misconduct were placed under interim suspension by the NMC between 2019 and 2024.

      Department of Health and Social Care: PPE Medpro

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking against PPE Medpro after their failure to repay £122m of public money by the 4pm deadline on 15...

      Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing the rate of (a) stillbirths and (b) (i) neonatal and (ii) maternal deaths in England by...

      NHS: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure capital investment in NHS (a) estate and (b) infrastructure supports improvements in climate resilience.

      Ultrasonics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for urgent pelvic ultrasounds.

      Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to racial disparities in maternity care.

      Maternity Services: Carbon Emissions

      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 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists'...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the sufficiency of the supply of covid-19 vaccines during winter 2025/26 and (b) whether there will be...

      Huntington's Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for people with Huntington's disease.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eligible women have not had a breast cancer screening in (a) England and (b) Surrey for which the latest data is available.

      Hospitals: Children's Play

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle ensure that children have access to health play services in (a) children's hospitals and...

      Cancer: Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients are waiting for radiotherapy treatment in (a) England and (b) Surrey for which the latest data is available.

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce incidences of the misdiagnosis of patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

      Chloe Burgess

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to respond to the coroner's Prevention of Future Death report...

      Infant Mortality: Mothers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of women who suffered baby loss between 2020 and 2025.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (a) his Department, (b) Integrated Care Boards, (c) hospitals and (d) NHS...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prioritise the safety of women and girls in grassroots sport.

    • Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Office for Statistics Regulation's review, published on 11 September 2024, of the Office for Health Improvement...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review regulations under the Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

    • Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to stocking density regulations on production levels in...

      Agriculture and Animal Welfare: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent appointments to the Food Strategy Advisory Board on (a)...

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made towards the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on the treatment of historic (a) glass and (b) plastic bottles distributed prior to...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the viability of small and...

      Chemicals: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will create new regulatory protections from hazardous chemicals similar to those of the EU in the revised...

      Floods: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of properties ceded to the Flood Re scheme since 2023 are not classified as at risk of flooding...

      Pigs: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with animal welfare groups about the welfare implications of the use of farrowing crates...

      Coastal Areas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase funding for coastal clean-up and restoration projects.

      Sewage: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of untreated sewage discharge into coastal waters in Lancashire were reported in each of the last five years.

      Water: South Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in improving water quality in South Shropshire constituency.

      Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the ongoing Natural Environment...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the (a) full results and (b) evaluation reports from all Environment Land Management...

      Environmental Land Management Schemes: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what engagement her Department has had with (a) farming and (b) land management representatives in Buckinghamshire on the...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to measure the environmental impact delivered by extended Countryside Stewardship...

      Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83644 on Farmers: Mental Health, if she will commission research to...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

      Rural Areas: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary...

      Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a horticulture strategy.

      Housing: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to environmental permitting on the...

      Weedkillers: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to hold discussions with the devolved Administrations on supporting local authorities to transition away...

      Pesticides: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of pesticide use in (a) urban and (b) public spaces...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water bodies are classified as failing to meet good ecological status for which the latest data is available; and...

      Pesticides: Public Places

      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 phasing out of pesticide use in public...

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that water companies are penalised for (a) repeated illegal sewage discharges...

      Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the areas expected to be at risk of major flooding by 2050; and whether her...

      Water Charges: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is considering proposals to introduce a national social tariff on water bills.

      River Wye: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the River Wye Diffuse Water Pollution Plan.

      Water Companies: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Waveney Valley of 21 July 2025, Official Report, col 579, on what...

      Water: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) strengthening, (b) publicising and (c) enforcing the...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of water quality breaches have been reported by water suppliers in Lancashire in the last 12 months.

      Flood Control: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release titled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published on 4...

      Flood Control: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect homes and businesses in North Shropshire from flooding this winter.

      Peatlands: Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the threshold is for Natural England to investigate reported burns on deep peat.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support alternative network providers to deploy broadband in rural areas.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support service personnel with SEND children.

    • EU Countries: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what nations form the European Carrier Group Initiative.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79715 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, what conditions must be met in order for FASGW (Light) to...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to compensate British servicemen who took part in sampling missions through Soviet mushroom clouds in 1961 and 1962.

  • Wales Office

    • Welsh Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment has she made of the extent to which Welsh language rights are fully respected in (a) government and (b) crown bodies operating in Wales.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the new Contract for Difference awarded to Drax Power Station...

    • Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will confirm that holiday lets will have the same Energy Performance Certificate requirements as (a) Hotels and (b) bed and...

      Small Modular Reactors: Newcleo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a lessons learned review relating to the decision of Newcleo not to pursue its investment in nuclear reactors in...

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has received on the development of compressed air energy storage.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Plan for wind developers to pay for skilled job training, published on 23...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department plans to provide to (a) transport and (b) storage companies to help support their carbon capture,...

  • Scotland Office

    • Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish fishing sector on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund since 5cc Memb September 2025.

    • Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth...

      Seismic Monitoring: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the Eskdalemuir Seismological Array.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62348o n EHRC: Public Appointments, whether he will announce to appointment on conclusion of the...

    • Equality and Human Rights Commission: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62348 on EHRC: Public Appointments, what interests of regulated appointees by the Governance Code...

      COE Commissioner for Human Rights

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to respond to the submission by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights to her and to parliamentary...

      Women and Equalities: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to Question 74810 on Members: Correspondence, tabled on 3 September 2025.

      Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has undertaken a human rights impact assessment of the draft guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission entitled Code of...

      Cabinet Office: Women

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Supreme Court judgment.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 16 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot.

  • Home Office

    • Offences against Children: Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government which four councils will be required to have government-backed local inquiries into grooming gangs, in addition to Oldham.

    • Shoplifting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions there have been between police forces in England and Wales and retailers about levels of shop theft in town centres; and whether there are any...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many citizenship applications were made on behalf of children under the age of 18, and how many of those applications were successful, in the latest...

      Migrant Workers: Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the proposal to increase the minimum required period to apply for indefinite leave to remain from three to five years, what steps they are taking to...

      Asylum: Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) landlords, and (2) private landlords, have offered properties for use under asylum seeker accommodation schemes in each of the past five years, broken...

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of teenagers with 'child in need' status in England over the past decade and the drivers of this trend.

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that early help and family support services are equipped to meet the increasing needs of teenagers identified as children in need.

      Children in Care and Care Leavers: Supported Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that supported lodgings are fully integrated into the new Regional Care Cooperatives, and recognised as a core part of local...

      Dyscalculia: Educational Psychology

      To ask His Majesty's Government why educational psychologists are not required to learn about dyscalculia as part of their training, but they are required to learn about dyslexia.

      International Baccalaureate: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs savings achieved by the withdrawal of funding from state schools for the International Baccalaureate, and over what...

      Music: GCE A-level and GCSE

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of state-funded schools had no applications for (1) GCSE music, and (2) A level music, in 2024.

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK conservatoires of the proposal to introduce a levy on fees that higher education institutions charge overseas...

      Barnsley College: Northern College Barnsley

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to the leadership of Barnsley College in respect of the proposed merger with the Northern College on (1) retaining the ethos and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Climate Change: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the concerns of the UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders about the treatment of environmental defenders in the UK.

    • Lighting: Pollution Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is responsible for issues involving light pollution.

      Aluminium: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of exporting aluminium scrap to Asia, compared to recycling it domestically; what implications that...

      UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the European Commission in the past year to review the implementation of Article 391 of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation...

      Nutrients

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of micronutrient deficiencies in the English diet, including minerals; and what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with...

  • Department for Transport

    • Buses: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the buses purchased with government assistance under the Bus Service Improvement Plans are purchased from (1) UK manufacturers, and (2) China.

    • Aviation: Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to raise the issue of mutual recognition of professional aviation qualifications, including pilot and engineer licences, at the next meeting of...

      Air Routes: Newquay

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status of the proposed public service obligation grant for a Newquay to London air service, which companies have submitted bids, and when they expect a...

      Aviation: UK Relations with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a level playing field for UK airlines and aviation businesses under current and future air services arrangements with EU...

      Aviation: Alternative Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what incentives are available for UK businesses to produce net-zero air fuel.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • State Visits: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the recent state visit by the President of the United States of America on business in the UK, in...

    • Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had directly with companies in Northern Ireland to ensure they are directly represented in trade negotiations between the UK and Israel.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to appoint a special envoy on arbitrary detentions.

    • Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid and Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar by the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission,...

      Myanmar: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will call for an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly to address Myanmar.

      Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Myanmar following the earthquake on 28 March, the continuing conflict, and the cuts in US and other...

      Myanmar: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to encourage the international community to ensure that the forthcoming elections in Myanmar will be free and fair.

      Myanmar: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide financial and technical support to the National Unity Government, ethnic minorities and civil society in Myanmar, including...

      Myanmar: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the environmental situation in Myanmar on human rights in that country; and what assessment they have made of the...

      Commonwealth: Palestine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the potential benefits of the Commonwealth officially recognising Palestine as a state, and what consideration they have...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Electoral Systems

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to carry out voting system trials in the May 2026 local elections; and if so, which voting systems they will trial, and in which local...

    • Housing Estates: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to incentivise housing developers to speed up to allow local authorities to adopt new housing estates.

      Housing Estates: Floods

      To ask His Majesty's Government in which cases work on new estates being built on flood plains has been held up by a lack of inspection partners.

      Planning: Salisbury

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 22 October (HL10990), whether "the settings of Heritage Assets" may include views from a...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many local authorities will not be able to deliver a five-year housing land supply in their local plan following the decision to increase mandatory housing...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Aarhus Convention

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to bring the UK into compliance with the Aarhus Convention, and when they plan for that compliance to be achieved.

    • Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider undertaking a review in relation to concerns of senior lawyers that family courts are "not safe" for victims of domestic violence.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Exports

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the export potential of the UK hydrogen and fuel cell technology sector by 2030, and what steps they are taking to support UK...

    • Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the strength of UK supply chains for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and what plans they have to reduce the UK’s...

      Energy: Private Rented Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of qualified tradespeople to meet proposals for the energy efficiency requirements of private rented housing.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are introducing to improve accountability, transparency and consumer protection in publicly funded energy efficiency schemes, in the...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to strengthen oversight and governance in future energy efficiency programmes.

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Audit Office report Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation, published on 14 October (HC 1334), what...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure that all properties affected by defects under the Great British Insulation Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation scheme are...

      Renewable Energy: National Grid

      To ask His Majesty's Government by what date they expect the National Grid to have sufficiently updated capacity to use or store the power available from renewable sources.

      Solar Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the solar panels imported over the last three years were made in China; and whether they have plans to increase the proportion of solar panels...

      Wind Power: Components

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the blades used for wind turbines imported into the UK over the last three years have been made in (1) China, and (2) the rest of the world.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government which components of the supply chain for nuclear power stations will be manufactured in the UK, and which components will be brought in from abroad.

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector Debt

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s fiscal framework remains sustainable following the International Monetary Fund's warning that public debt may...

    • Pension Funds: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform the pensions system to increase investment.

      Pension Funds: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the potential of the Sterling 20 investment initiative to support infrastructure and high-growth sectors, and what role will the Treasury play in...

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