Written answers

Friday, 28 November 2025

  • Department for Education

    • Education: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to break down the barriers to opportunity in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

    • Schools: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure school closures due to extreme weather do not affect educational outcomes.

      Special Educational Needs: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcome of the joint Ofsted and CQC Area SEND Inspection published...

      Academies: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of allowing academy trusts to prioritise feeder schools within their own trust in their...

      Pupils: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on support for pupils living with ME.

      First Aid: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all school children receive adequate first aid training.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken research on the main causal factors of trends in the number of young children presenting with special needs.

      Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the performance of Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) advisors will be measured against specific metrics set by her...

      School Libraries: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in a) Norfolk and b) North West Norfolk constituency do not have a school library.

      Digital Technology and Media: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that schools and teachers are well supported to deliver effective media and digital literacy...

      Pupils: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of local authority provision for children who miss substantial periods of school due to cancer treatment.

      Outdoor Education: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East regarding the potential merits of outdoor education for children.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Hospitality Industry: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and...

    • Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a tourism tax.

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in the level of demand for and (b) the adequacy of older people’s...

      Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make public toilet provision a statutory duty for local authorities.

      Community Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many community assets were registered by local authorities for each year since 2015.

      Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning property management companies from charging...

      Private Rented Housing: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making unique property reference numbers a...

      Local Government: Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provision in the English Devolution and...

      Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timeline is for publishing the final Local Government Outcomes Framework.

      Social Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many properties with EPC ratings of (a) F and (b) G rating are let by (i) Local Authorities and (ii) Housing...

      Tenancy Agreements: Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the importance of initiatives such as furnished tenancies to reduce...

      Housing: Bricks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce requirements for the installation of swift bricks in new housing developments.

      Social Rented Housing: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help protect social tenants not in receipt of housing benefit from increases in...

      Property Management Companies: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of estate management companies’ responsibilities in...

      Social Rented Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of lowering affordable housing requirements on levels of social...

      Construction: Materials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on including locally manufactured materials such as natural...

      Social Rented Housing: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) how many new social houses have been built in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has considered the impact of furniture poverty on homelessness; and what steps they are taking...

      Sheltered Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the long-term housing strategy will include steps to grow the Integrated Retirement Community sector.

      Construction: Stone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential energy-efficiency benefits derived from using natural stone...

      Building Regulations: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of clarifying whether regulation 25A of the Building...

      Buildings: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the adaptation of existing buildings to support better disability access.

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government paid a second homes council tax premium in (a) March and (b) April 2025 for the then Deputy...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 69291 on Members: Correspondence, if he will (a) assign the...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadcasting: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any services currently broadcast wholly or mainly in Cornwall meet the criteria set out in The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting...

    • Sports: Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions have taken place with broadcasters on improving access to live sports coverage for people without subscription...

      Arts: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase participation in creative apprenticeships in the North East.

      Video Games: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase digital skills within the video-games sector.

      Internet: Misleading Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle misleading advertising online.

      Local Press: Licensing Laws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Government's consultation on alcohol licensing reform on local...

      Licensed Premises: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to reform the alcohol licensing system to remove a...

      Broadcasting Programmes: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on the application of impartiality requirements in current-affairs programming outside...

      Culture: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to (a) arts and (b) culture in (i) Surrey Heath constituency and (ii) Surrey.

      Independent Football Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has responded to the Commissioner for Public Appointment's decision notice on the Independent Football Regulator...

      Television: Streaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to bring channels which stream online under an Ofcom licence under Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Consultation and Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by her Department...

    • Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has made an assessment of the adequacy of information security of the One Login...

      Public Sector: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59879 on Cybersecurity: Public Sector, what recent progress she has made...

      Mobile Phones: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing device-level protections to prevent children...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of...

      O2: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 87855, whether her Department has had discussions with Ofcom on price...

      Research: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office's policy paper entitled National security strategy 2025: security for the British people...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Ofcom of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on children’s exposure to...

      Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with his international counterparts to encourage sustainable uses of space.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the NSPCC's report, Tools to Combat Online Harms, published in November 2025.

      Internet: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what conversations her Department has had with Ofcom regarding the use of powers under section 121 of the Online Safety Act...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 71941, on DSIT: Remote Working, and of 10 October 2025, to Question...

      Digital Technology: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of digital inclusion of...

      Universities: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with the university sector on research and development in universities; and what support...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department will publish its response to its recent consultation on Copyright and AI.

      Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of introducing new measures on governing the influence of agentic AI tools.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what transparency conditions are currently required when government departments procure AI systems from private companies;...

      Project Gigabit: Hexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the rollout of Project Gigabit in the Hexham constituency.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria determined the order in which asylum accommodation hotels were prioritised for contract termination since 2023.

    • Asylum: British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of offering fast track UK citizenship to asylum seekers who report (i) the preparation of acts of...

      Migrants: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has been (a) informed of, (b) consulted on and (c) involved in EU-funded projects for migrant (i) accommodation and...

      Fraud: Overseas Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Crime Agency is taking to investigate organised financial crime networks coordinating fraud schemes involving...

      Discretionary Trusts: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of cases of trustee mismanagement of asset protection trusts that were investigated...

      Voyeurism: Prosucutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions for people arrested for upskirting.

      Trespass: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on trends in reported incidents involving trespassers attempting to enter residential...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Property Management Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces about the handling of antisocial behaviour cases where responsibility is deferred...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of sharing information between Border Force and Kent Police on HGV drivers that...

      Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data the Police National Computer holds on the number of offences committed in the last 12 months, by where the offender was born.

      Agricultural Machinery: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations the Department is having with relevant stakeholders in the North East regarding steps to reduce farm theft in rural areas.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the future viability of the Community Speedwatch Scheme.

      Tools: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of tool thefts in England have been made in each year since 2015.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mobile phones were stolen in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many of those were recovered.

      Neighbourhood Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department are taking to increase visible policing on streets.

      Weapons: Self-defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of permitting self-defence weapons on personal safety.

      Agricultural Machinery: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data the Department holds on the theft of agricultural equipment in the last (i) 5 years, (ii) 10 years in (a) Hexham constituency, (b)...

      Police: Forensic Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of police force forensic analysis capacity and completion times in England.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent the online sale of vapes containing illegal drugs.

      Police Federation of England and Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Police Federation; and when she next plans to meet the Police Federation.

      Knives: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring shops to hide knives for sale from public view.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Nato

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

    • Military Alliances: Space

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Operation Olympic Defender.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 70669 on NATO.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the competition for the Battlegroup Small Uncrewed Air System will align with the Defence Drone Strategy's commitment to keep up with relentless...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the competition for the Battlegroup Small Uncrewed Air System on strengthening the British...

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role and responsibilities his Department has for cadet security and protection on Army training camps.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the closure of armed forces recruitment centres on enlistment in those areas.

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he will use to measure the success of Defence Reform.

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed as part of Defence Reform.

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what responsibilities he has for the Crowborough cadets at Crowborough training camp.

      Military Bases: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many break-ins were detected at Royal Air Force bases in the UK in each year since 2022.

      Military Bases: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many break-ins were detected at Royal Navy bases in the UK in each year since 2022.

      Military Bases: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many break-ins were detected at British Army bases in the UK in each year since 2022.

      Military Bases: Trespass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to stop trespass on military training grounds.

      Military Bases: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement of the security review into the defence estate in connection to the security breach at RAF Brize Norton, on 20 June...

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a contracted end date for staff employed as part of Defence Reform.

      Armed Forces: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for non-freezing cold injuries did his department make in 2024/25.

      Veterans: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans in Wiltshire accessed support through Op FORTITUDE in the last 12 months, and what assessment he has made of future needs.

      Veterans Support Centres: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that VALOUR field officers are trained to understand the needs of veterans from underrepresented groups including...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fracking: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his department has undertaken about the potential effects of fracking on house prices and home insurance costs across...

    • Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of electricity costs for residents living in retirement housing in...

      Heating: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review their guidance on electricity usage assumptions for households with higher reliance on...

      Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of tidal stream technologies to his Department's clean energy targets.

      Climate Change Convention: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the COP30 climate summit.

      Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his department makes of the number of retrofits underway.

      Drax Power Station: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the import costs of biomass sourcing of the fuel for the Drax power station.

      Power Stations: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the biomass burned in large-scale biomass power stations was sourced from old growth or primary forest in 2024.

      Renewable Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the national security implications of foreign-state-linked companies supplying...

      Renewable Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the national security considerations relevant to renewable...

      Energy: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department provides to developers on national security considerations when selecting suppliers for critical...

      Wind Power: Foreign Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of dependence on overseas suppliers for wind turbine components and its...

      Renewable Energy: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to (a) Greater Manchester (b) Oldham for the installation of retrofit renewable energy.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Buildings: Stone

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen supply chain resilience by supporting the use of British natural stone in public building projects.

    • Senior Civil Servants: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39926 on Senior Civil Servants: Pay, when he plans to publish the next list of senior officials...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled the approvals process for the creation of new arm's-length bodies, published on 15 March 2018, whether the...

      Ministers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost is of The Ministers’ Etc. Pension Scheme (Amendment) 2025, dated 6 November 2025.

      Buildings: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how compliance with his Department’s Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method tenancy standard will be monitored and enforced.

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 125 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the £30 million Capital...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assurance mechanisms will be introduced as part of the transition from MyCSP to Capita to ensure that delays experienced under the current...

      Official Residences: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) ratings are for 10 Downing Street, 11 Downing Street, and Admiralty...

      Digital Technology: Identity Cards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85830 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether people will be subject to any sanction if...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone operators work on the Universal Credit helpline by the nationality of those operators.

    • Clothing: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) clothes banks and (b) clothes bank users in each year since 2015.

      Asylum: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns...

      Employment: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure flexibility in the workplace for people living with fluctuating conditions like multiple...

      Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amount of the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases being less...

      Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for staff being made redundant by the closure of the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.

      Employment: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and accessibility of advice and support available for employers of people with...

      Motability: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people use the Motability scheme in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an armed forces pension is treated as unearned income for the purpose of calculating Universal Credit.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the value of hydrogen and fuel cell exports reaches the target set out in the Industrial Strategy.

    • Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, with reference to the target to reduce...

      Small Businesses: Stone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to small British manufacturers of natural stone products to help increase their role in the sustainable...

      ExxonMobil: Fife

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what access the UK government has had to the business accounts of ExxonMobil at Mossmorran.

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets the Government has set for the British Business Bank in respect of i) the number of smaller businesses to receive finance, ii)...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high soil moisture deficit levels on rail infrastructure stability, earthwork...

    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Question 88884, how much income has been collected by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency by providing vehicle registered keeper...

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to chapter 7 and recommendation 11 of Baroness Casey's independent report entitled National audit on group-based child sexual...

      Level Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on a) the average barrier down-time at each public highway level crossing in England, b) the five crossings...

      Level Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of i) timetable planning, ii) signalling and iii) freight pathing margins on barrier down-times...

      Level Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators her Department uses to assess level-crossing down-time; whether she plans to introduce maximum permitted barrier down-time...

      Railway Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 90060 on Railway Network: Environment Protection, whether she plans to make changes to the size...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88882 on Great British Railways, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of...

      Railways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 90058 on Railways: Safety, how the ORR’s railway safety enforcement regime will change...

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89316 on Railways: East of England, whether there are civil servants in her Department working...

      Level Crossings: Tilbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local communities affected by waiting times at level crossings, including East Tilbury, are consulted when...

      Roads: Berkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to support local councils to ensure timely road repairs in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.

      Aviation: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include steps to increase access to careers (a) as pilots (b) in aviation generally.

      Aviation: Montserrat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve air safety standards in Montserrat.

      Railways: Casualties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many casualties there have been on railways in every year since 2010 in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to improve road safety in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

      Department of Transport: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) the Department and (b) its...

      Freight: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the road haulage industry in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Driving Tests: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help prevent companies adding premiums to third party booking of driving tests.

      Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Network Rail to prevent high soil moisture deficit levels affecting (a) track stability, (b) lineside earthworks and (c)...

      Roads: Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the cost of non completed strategic road network...

      Driving Tests: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the national average car driving test waiting time is in weeks in October 2025.

      Aviation: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to help reduce flight delays at regional airports.

      Driving Under Influence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2025, to Question 77642, on Driving under Influence: Scotland, whether research has been commissioned or produced...

      Aviation: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the forthcoming closure of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People, what steps her Department is taking to ensure...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests a full-time driving examiner can conduct per year, allowing for annual leave.

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme on the (a) economy and (b) environment.

      Freight: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88363 on Freight: Fuels Excise Duties, whether her Department holds data on the relative...

      Restoring Your Railway Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025, to Question 82997, on Restoring Your Railway Fund, how much central government money was written off as a...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to SME hauliers of prices set by major lorry manufacturers.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Employment: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of promoting the document entitled BS 30480 Suicide and the workplace: Intervention,...

    • Refugees: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has been the cost to the public purse of the Gaza medical evacuation scheme for children.

      Social Services: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission in (a) identifying and (b) responding to poor standards...

      NHS: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was paid in compensation by the NHS by the reason for that compensation in each of the last ten years.

      Patients: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of incidence of hospital-acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in (a) acute hospitals...

      Health: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the NHS workforce of financial pressures faced by higher education institutions...

      Surgery: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of surgical staff.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have waited longer than 24 hours for treatment in A&E in the last 12 months.

      National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the members are of the national maternity and neonatal taskforce.

      National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the national maternity and neonatal taskforce has met.

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of telemedicine for first-trimester abortions on the number of...

      NHS England: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England restructuring on (a) disabled, (b) neurodiverse, (c) female and...

      NHS: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Further to his Department’s press release entitled Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform, published on...

      NHS: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with ICBs on minimum waiting times for NHS services.

      NHS: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timeline for when the NHS app will be made British Sign Language accessible.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to ensure continuity of funding for Early Support Hubs beyond March 2026; and how will they be integrated...

      Glyphosate: Sanitary Products

      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 Women’s Environmental Network's report entitled...

      NHS England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many instances of patient neglect by NHS employees have been reported in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency in every year since...

      Dorset County Hospital and Community Health Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Dorset County Hospital and (b) associated community services have adequate (i) staffing and...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community diagnostic centres in reducing pressure on hospitals.

      Integrated Care Systems: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) additional funding and (b) operational support his Department will provide to Integrated Care Systems in (i) rural areas and...

      Ultrasonics: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) prevalence and (b) use of private ultrasound clinics.

      Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of access to ear wax removal services for patients in Newbury constituency.

      Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 87400 on Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups, whether he will make an...

      Doctors: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many job vacancies there were for (a) Foundation Year 1 doctors, (b) Foundation Year 2 doctors and (c) specialty training posts in...

      Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the maintenance costs for the site that was formally the Queen...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his department is making available for trusts to help reduce bed occupancy to the RCEM recommended level of 85% occupancy.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) monitor and (b) mitigate the potential impact of the NHS England restructuring on the mental health of...

      Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals currently exposed to hazardous...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what current unbudgeted pressures his Department is aware of within its spending plans.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether their Department has run any (a) recruitment and (b) internship schemes aimed to increase the number of people from...

      Maternity Services: Fathers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS (a) maternity wards and (b) perinatal services treat fathers as active...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department (a) did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period and (b) had their...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Performance Appraisal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many performance reviews were undertaken for staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; in how...

      Neurology: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce wait times to see a neurologist.

      NHS: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform,...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 15 of the six-monthly update on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on...

    • North Korea: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her South Korean counterpart on issues relating to the prospects for unification...

      Sheikh Hasina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations she has had with her counterpart in Bangladesh following the International Crimes Tribunal...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Japanese counterparts concerning the proposed new Embassy of the People's...

      Freedom of Religion: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the treatment of Christians in North Korea; and what steps the...

      Carlos Correa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Venezuelan Government concerning the journalist Carlos Correa.

      Development Aid: Gender Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of bilateral programme funding had a gender equality policy marker in the last two years for which...

  • Treasury

    • Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of UK spirits duty rates for the on-trade compared to equivalent rates in (a) Ireland, (b) France, (c) Germany, and...

    • Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of a 5 pence per litre rise in fuel duty on (a) GDP and (b) levels of employment in the logistics sector.

      Agriculture and Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to WPQ 80434 answered on 17 October 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposals on the (a) minimum share rule, (b)...

      Inheritance Tax: Probate

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the current six‑month deadline for the payment of Inheritance Tax in cases of...

      Cost of Living: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the cost-of-living pressures facing working people in Greater Manchester.

      Cost of Living: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the disparity between wage growth and increases in living costs in Greater Manchester.

      Utilities: Older People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support older people with the cost of utility bills.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Armed Forces: Ukraine

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to military chaplaincy training in Ukraine.

    • Church of England: CCTV

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church makes funding available for the installation of CCTV cameras at pastoral buildings that are not...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Retail Trade: Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of SumUp's UK Business Confidence Report 2025, and of the implications of those findings for policies relating to...

    • Metals: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the domestic metal-recycling base to secure the feedstock required for a decarbonised steel industry, and to reduce reliance...

      Metals: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure parity of treatment between metal recyclers and steel producers in relation to energy pricing and the proposed carbon border...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Access to Work Programme: Waiting Lists

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any people with disabilities applying to the Access for Work scheme have been waiting nine months or more for their assessment; why the time needed for an...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with technology companies and child safety agencies on regulatory frameworks for detecting child protection risks in artificial...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum applications have been (1) made, and (2) accepted over the last 10 years, in total and in each of those years.

  • Department for Transport

    • Great British Railways: Retail Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have taken to ensure that Great British Railways will treat all its retail market participants, including the Great British Railways retailing...

    • Active Travel: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the stability of funding for national active travel programmes.

      Roads: Schools

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they intend to implement to support schools in educating children about road safety and in reducing the number of road traffic accidents involving...

      Abnormal Loads: North East

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many abnormal load movement notifications were received by National Highways Yorkshire and North East in each of the past five years for which figures are...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to local planning authority agendas with regard to house building upon companies directly...

    • Local Government Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of any overspend by local authorities in England in this financial year; and how much has been allocated to cover that overspend in...

      High Rise Flats: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to their Research and Analysis Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - June 2025, updated on 2 October, what are the reasons for...

      Flats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what latest estimate they have made of the number of dwellings in mid-rise residential buildings in England.

      Veterans: Sleeping Rough

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable accurate data capture on the number of rough sleeping veterans.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the NHS Federated Data Platform uptake and benefits, updated on 30 October, how many of the 563,239 people removed from the waiting list were...

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