To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the speed and efficiency of vaccine rollout when new vaccines receive NHS approval.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of hospitals delivering specialist multi-disciplinary teams for patients...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients in (1) Lincolnshire and (2) England have waited for (a) 90 and (b) 150 days for brain tumour...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of community diagnostic hubs in South Shropshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the full modelling and cost-effectiveness analyses underpinning the JCVI’s advice on COVID-19 vaccination...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional variations in the proportion of NHS Continuing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to (a) the NHS and (b) the public purse of the resident doctor strikes in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 August 2025 to Question 67474 on NHS England: Redundancy, when his Department will provide an update on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations his Department has received from Integrated Care Boards on (a) the abolition of NHS England and (b) subsequent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital wards are not in active use in England; and what the patient capacity is of those wards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of redundancy packages for staff following the abolition of NHS England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of written parliamentary questions which receive answers within the usual time period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a formal impact assessment on the abolition of NHS England to include assessment of (a) patient safety risks during...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publication of a formal impact assessment on the abolition of NHS England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients with pulmonary fibrosis in Lincolnshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the quality of stay for fathers in the maternity ward.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of introducing further (a) professional or (b) regulatory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that neonatal services are fully incorporated into the scope of the National maternity and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with families who have experienced baby loss on their experience of (a) maternity services and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs set up since July 2024 are run by private contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for joint replacement surgery in South Bolton and Walkden constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to expand training and retention of allied health professionals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how a) treatment plans b) payment plans are determined based on the patient’s status of i) British Citizen ii) Citizen of a British...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expedite the roll-out of surgical hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on reducing waits for elective procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the average number of lost work days for (a) public sector employees (b) private sector employees (c) self...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of ambulance response times in rural and semi-urban areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS Trusts with energy and estate maintenance costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 73327 on Alan Milburn, if he will list which other areas of health policy Mr...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the projected slippage is against efficiency plans across integrated care systems in the current financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of care being delivered in (a) temporary and (B) non-purpose built environments on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance call-outs have been recorded for (a) violent or assault-related injuries and (b) injuries sustained during a burglary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of accident and emergency capacity pressures on patient safety at Basildon Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that individuals who have signed an S1 certificate and reside abroad are correctly recorded as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of renegotiating current private finance debt to fund neighbourhood health centres...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has his department identified as the drivers of the recent trend in specialised commissioning high cost devices as noted in the NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent data he holds on Accident and Emergency attendance levels at Basildon Hospital and associated patient safety indicators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with (a) Meta, (b) TikTok and (c) other social media platforms on regulating the (i) promotion and (ii) marketing of (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many BSL-interpreters were provided at the outset for patients seeking healthcare treatment in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that there is a single, simple and comprehensive scheme providing up-front support with the running costs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of collecting data on the number of attempted suicides attended by ambulance staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the RNID report entitled Still Ignored: the fight for accessible...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the MHRA allows an AAI prescribed to someone else to be used on a person having an anaphylactic reaction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing prescriptions for low protein foods with targeted financial support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when people with brain cancer will have access to personalised vaccines as part of their NHS treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to set out (a) where responsibility sits for action to prevent the availability of tan- enhancing products containing Melanotan II and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current strategic approach to ME/CFS research; and whether his Department plans to develop...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the rising legal costs of clinical negligence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in response to research by the UK BioIndustry Association published on 6 November 2025 showing that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of Surrey ICB suspending ADHD and autism assessments for people using providers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider enabling electronic prescribing for cannabis-based products for medicinal use, in line with other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that digital exclusion is not a barrier to accessing primary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified service gaps in the provision of primary care, mental health, dentistry and substance misuse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all risk assessments conducted by his Department into the administration of puberty blockers for under 16 year-olds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the permanent exclusion of people who have used tanning injections is consistent with the current evidence base on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that puberty blockers are not administered to under 16 year old children with a mental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether spare AAIs can be used on someone in an anaphylactic emergency if they do not have a previously diagnosed allergy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment on the potential merits of allowing the use of prescribed medical cannabis within NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enhance digital interoperability between NHS services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing research funding for myalgic encephalomyelitis within NHS services in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve local mental-health crisis support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include provisions relating to the treatment and care of people with eating disorders in the forthcoming modern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Government of Montserrat regarding the requirement that patients accept full financial liability for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater provision of British Sign Language across the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 77546 on NHS: Strikes, whether (a) paid and (b) unpaid trade union facility time...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 77546 on NHS: Strikes, whether NHS staff who are on strike may be paid by another...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his NHS Pay Review Body remit letter: 2026 to 2027, what the expected annual financial impact is of changes to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the rollout of universal thrombectomy services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial action within NHS services in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the per patient funding was in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 for (i) Central Suffolk and North Ipswich ICB and (ii) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training for people performing (a) newborn hearing tests and (b) audiology testing in children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve audiology screening for (a) children and (b) newborns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources i) his department and ii) the NHS is providing to support those wards within the government Pride in Place program in a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve respiratory health and care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent with private sector providers of (a) diagnostic and imaging services (b) elective surgery (c) mental health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to update healthcare professional regulation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how much the NHS budget will need to grow to keep pace with patient need, drug prices, inflation and private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to care for menopause treatment across the country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS England’s recent guidance on physician associates on patient services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of healthcare capacity in West Dorset, particularly regarding primary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds information on the number of NHS cancer treatment centres that have access to medical grade freezers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's plan entitled Cervical cancer elimination by 2040 – plan for England, published on 28 March 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce cases of hyperglycaemia in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessments his Department has made of how to best support patients suffering with overlapping illnesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional cancer survival outcomes; and what steps he is taking to reduce regional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the eligibility criteria for (i) free covid-19 vaccinations and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing specialist support services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand preventative health programmes in communities with high chronic-disease prevalence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department made an assessment of trends in the levels of current waiting times for cancer treatment in NHS Humber and North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the 130,000 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospital admissions made each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 52906 on Department of Health and Social Care: Permanent Secretaries, whether she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New DHSC Permanent Secretary Appointed, published on 22 April 2025, whether the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 74211, on Prime Minister: Recruitment, if he will list the information requested for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many FTE civil servants there were across Government in England by region in each year since 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2025, to Question 84251, on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, whether government departments are...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025, to Question 85508, on Permanent Secretaries: Redundancy Pay, whether the Cabinet Office holds a central list...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's transparency data entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - September 2025 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 30...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 September 2025, to Question 74202, Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how will the Cabinet Office determine the social class of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the IGR Secretariat Annual Report 2023-24, published on 5 November 2025, when will the report for 2024-25 be published.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps is the Government taking to review public sector cloud services procurement practices in light of the Competition and Markets Authority's...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the launch of Community Help Partnerships.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of temporary workers employed across the UK during the Christmas period in the a) postal and b) courier sectors.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 70524, on Civil Servants: media and public speaking, whether the guidance on civil servants...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025, to Question 85199 on Ministers: Redundancy Pay whether Ministers are required to personally sign the waiver.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing the remuneration of direct ministerial appointments, who have a salary which is...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Investment Security Unit has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Planning Inspectorate and (b) Nationally Significant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK “building the factories of the future” as government launches next phase of new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US Los Alamos National nuclear laboratory and Lawrence Livermore national laboratory have played a role in the research, design or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of implementation of the Anglo-French TEUTATES treaty since its inception in 2010; and whether French military personnel are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bi-lateral working groups have been created between AWE and the French counterparts on the development of the Astraea nuclear warhead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department has commissioned an assessment on the compliance of the British use of Epure with Article One of the 1968 Nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to rule out the future (a) leasing and (b) purchase of electric vehicles manufactured by Chinese companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many electric vehicles (a) manufactured by Chinese companies and (b) containing Chinese-made critical components are in use across the defence estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target date for the completion of Defence Reform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many U.K.-US working groups currently exist pursuant to the 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement on Atomic Energy Matters; what subjects do they cover; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring Anduril's YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the order of Type 45 destroyers from 12 ships to 6 on defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the requirements of the Royal Navy's a) Stratus LO (Low Observable) and b) Stratus RS (Rapid Strike) programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has he made in implementing the Land Ground Based Air Defence programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for asbestos related disease his Department made in 2024/25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of planned redundancies of (a) scientists and (b) other staff at the Atomic Weapons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for clinical negligence his Department made in 2024-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to improve housing provision for ex servicemen personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to support good (a) mental and (b) physical health amongst retired veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on changing the relationship between the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a requirement to ensure all venues have (a) toilets accessible to wheelchair users and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living with a (a) form of arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal condition are waiting for a decision on their Access to Work claim.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of HGV Skills Bootcamps in increasing (a) completion rates and (b) job placements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much benefit expenditure was lost to fraud and error in the most recent year for which figures are available by benefit type.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92953 on State Retirement Pensions: Women, if he will make an estimate of the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to establish a process for recognising assistant dogs that meet agreed national standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is His Department's standard response time for resolving official complaints submitted to Access to Work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether government departments meet duties to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 87803 on Access to Work Programme, whether his Department holds data on the (a) number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 17 October 2025 from the Hon. Member for Henley and Thame to the Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms regarding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Disability Unit is taking to embed deaf awareness across Government services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions DWP staff have failed to call Universal Credit customers or their appointees at the agreed appointment time in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory disability pay gap reporting for companies with over fifty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility for the Severe Conditions Criteria in Universal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure employers are supported to provide entry-level roles suitable for young people under the Youth Guarantee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Winter Fuel Payment to anyone with a terminal illness...

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many events gambling companies held in the Houses of Parliament for each year from 2015 to date.

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to improve vehicle egress times at Carriage Gates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92210 on Internet: Outages, what assessment she has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has been informed of any Palantir contracts or U.S. federal agreements referencing UK data-sharing or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if the Prime Minister will appoint a space minister in the Ministry of Defence to lead cross-government space policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an overall timeline for the phase out of animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 906344 on Animal Experiments, whether she plans to enshrine the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his department will a) include sepsis research in its publication of areas of research interest for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of spirits duty on the ability of pubs to compete with off-trade retailers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will conduct and publish a comparative assessment of the (a) fiscal returns from the Energy Profits Levy and (b) value of tax reliefs and investment...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of a complete spirits duty freeze for the on-trade on revenue.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation regarding VAT and the NHS following the First-tier Tribunal's ruling in the case of Isle of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will review the Annual Investment Allowance threshold and take steps to improve the eligibility and uptake of capital allowances...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Inclusion Strategy, published on 5 November, whether the Government plans to develop targets as well as metrics to monitor...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of homes under the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme have been bought by first-time buyers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial services firms requiring mobile phone-based authentication as a condition of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Treasury is taking to increase enforcement of financial sanctions and prevent terrorist financing in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to BBC article entitled Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets, published on 26 October, what steps she is taking to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK has raised for Ukraine through the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets; and how this compares with contributions from the EU and G7...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 89478, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will list each date that she has met...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support she is offering for the building societies, in the context of the government's ambition to double the size of the mutuals sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to ensure banks provide access to affordable credit to people who are financially excluded.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of continued fuel duty freezes on (a0 supporting economic growth and (b) supply chain stability...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the taxation of inherited pensions before transfer into trusts on the long-term...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of fuel duty rates on (a) households that rely on vehicles for work, or in areas with limited public transport,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the level of illegal doorstep lending in England for which the latest data is available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support the growth of the mutual banking and building society sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of retail businesses that only accept cash.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the economy of recent outages of large-scale cloud providers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation her Department has undertaken with vehicle manufacturers and the wider automotive industry on the proposed changes to Employee Car...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of cost pressures for the haulage industry, ahead of the Budget.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to require large investors and pension funds to publish net zero transition plans.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to EU customs arrangements on UK businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments to asylum seekers are delivered via the Asylum Support Payments contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) B2 language and (b) income requirement for BN(O) visa holders will apply to their settlement process.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Border Forces provides guidance on (a) working rights and (b) avoiding exploitation to people arriving on work visas at UK ports.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of sponsors of social care visas whose activities have been flagged by (a) local authorities and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum salary floor as part of the Health and Care visa salary requirements on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department’s proposed refugee and asylum policies on community cohesion.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards her department are considering against instances where AI systems used to determine age produce incorrect results.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 20 November 2025 on Migration: Settlement Pathway, what criteria she is considering to define high...

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which elements of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme are a) sustainable and b) scalable.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November to Question 92336, on Asylum: Republic of Ireland, if she provide the exact date when her Department...

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the Asylum Support Payments contract as part of the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the Immigration Platform Technologies programme, what are the three integrated modern technology services that have been delivered.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took following the approval of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme Delivery Model Assessment final report...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support do the police provide to judges if they experience (a) intimidation and (b) harassment (i) online and (I) in person.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78673 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, if he will publish his Department's engagements...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of experiments using animals that were carried out in Wales in 2024; and whether she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the impact of social media algorithms on levels of extremism in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, following the seizure of the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London, in 2020 by UK authorities, who is currently the legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what legal power the Government seized the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London following his conviction for money...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current estimated waiting time is for an application for security under the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme; and what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the Animal Welfare Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what investigations her Department has made into alternative to the culling of healthy flocks of caged birds in areas of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of funding to national park authorities in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been allocated to the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund in 2025, 2026 and 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect livestock in West Dorset from distress and injury caused by fireworks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of poultry and egg imports from Ukraine on the UK market...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s deforestation regulations are fair and workable for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the (a) development and (b) completion of the 25-year farming roadmap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate skills in local authorities to develop horticulture and parks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the risk of applying a 4% impairment fee on EPR on future impairment rates as a result...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what determination was made to assess the proportionality and fairness of the 4% impairment fee applied under the Extended...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the domestic wine sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the cost to taxpayers of additional household, bulky, and garden waste collection charges...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commit to publishing Minette Batters’ farming profitability review in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) reopen the water management grant for farmers and (b) introduce new support to improve farm...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the drivers of food and non-alcoholic drink price inflation and what steps are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89387 on Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland, with whom...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of market concentration in the veterinary medicines supply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action is being taken to improve food security in South Shropshire constituency and the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department have been assigned to preparations for a EU-UK agreement on a common sanitary and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review (a) the eligibility of virtual fencing technology under existing agricultural support schemes in England,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of solar farms on levels of food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the letter sent by the Moorland Association on 4 July 2025 on concerns that her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that closer alignment with the European Union on a Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Agreement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Scotland's allocation under the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the cultural and social contribution of poultry shows to rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the security of the fertiliser and CO2 supply chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47160 on Food: Import Controls, what additional funding has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90806 on Railways: Contracts, in what circumstances track access rights would be extended; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has taken place on the post covid trends in levels of concessionary bus travel among pensioners and disabled people; and its impact on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of removing the 9:30am restriction on the Disabled Person’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to encourage developers to build roads that meet standards for adoption by the highways authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her department's current estimated cost of completing the Northern Powerhouse rail project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Northern Powerhouse Rail remains designated as an 'England and Wales' project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has she made in re-baselining East-West Rail Connection State 2 and 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Road Safety Strategy on people in the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her Department's policy that 50% of journeys in towns and cities should be walked or cycled by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 92677 on London North Eastern Railway: Fares, how many tickets introduced or sold under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 92685 on Railways: Reform, whether she will request that the Office for Budget Responsibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Chiltern Railways’ decision to adopt driver-only operation on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reports of (a) antisocial behaviour towards, (b) sexual harassment of, (c) sexual assault of and (d) physical assault of train staff were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 92692 on South Western Railway: Rolling Stock, if she will publish in full the modelling and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days were disabled accessible lifts at train stations recorded as being out of use for each year from 2015 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much did train operators pay passengers in compensation for delayed journeys for each year from 2015 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of public satisfaction with recent timetable changes across rail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the ports sector on the potential merits of progressing the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the qualifying journeys, how many claims were (a) made and (b) not made under train operators' delay repay schemes in each of the past three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in (a) Sunderland and (b) neighbouring test centres; and how many additional driving examiners...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for learner drivers seeking to book and take the car theory test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to tackle unauthorised advertising adjacent to motorways in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of car weight trends on wear and tear on highways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her department holds on the number of road traffic collisions involving both electric vehicles and pedestrians.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles publication T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure the recall of diesel vehicles found to use defeat devices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to increase the number of lamppost chargers for electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to mitigate the impact of increases in rail fares on residents in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of an off peak return ticket between Stafford Railway Station and London Euston Railway Station was in each of the last 15 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of an off peak return ticket between Crewe Railway Station and London Euston Railway Station was in each of the last 15 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of a standard class annual rail season ticket from (a) Bletchley and (b) Milton Keynes to London Euston was in 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a rail link to Glasgow International Airport from Glasgow Central Station via Paisley Gilmour St.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90403 on the Electric Car Grant, if she will publish the internal impact assessment produced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing an automatic payment option for clean air zone charges nationwide, similar to the system operating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Interim Settlement: Investment and Management of the Strategic Road Network from April 2025 to March 2026, what the estimated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Departures from Standard have been granted to permit the replacement of life-expired steel barrier with further steel barrier in the last two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on the average price of train journeys for (a) Atherstone to London, (b) Atherstone to Nuneaton, (c) Atherstone to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place with National Highways since July 2024 on the effectiveness of litter removal and general grounds maintenance of its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres of life-expired steel barrier have been replaced with concrete barrier on the Strategic Road Network in each of the last four...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways has included improvement works at Costco, Broadway, Oldham in its capital programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of surface flooding due to inadequate drainage on the M60 motorway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received completed Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports from National Highways since 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to investigate the use of defeat devices in diesel vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 81640 on Parking: Disability, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Kent County...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of parking fines administered by local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the government has carried out a review of the effect of highway one way systems on congestion and pollution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to improve transport accessibility for people with disabilities in smaller stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of ticket sales for season tickets from (a) Leighton Buzzard to Euston, (b) Cambridge to Kings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether road maintenance issues contribute to the pattern of road-traffic collisions in South Basildon and East Thurrock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review its consultation process on Volumetric Concrete Mixers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard class annual rail season ticket from Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of (a) heavy goods vehicle and (b) large goods vehicle driver vacancies; and what steps her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve public transport connectivity in rural communities where residents have no alternative to driving.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps with museums and other institutions to repatriate African ancestral remains to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the All Party-Parliamentary Group on Afrikan-Reparations's report entitled Laying Ancestors to Rest, published in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the All Party-Parliamentary Group on Afrikan-Reparations's report entitled Laying Ancestors to Rest, published in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department had held discussions with museums and other cultural institutions on the potential merits of engaging with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the government is considering a bid to host the 2035 Ryder Cup when it returns to Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students from low socio-economic backgrounds, in rural areas, have access to funds...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the regulatory handling of broadcasters with potential links to proscribed organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the implications for UK consumers of further...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to her US counterpart on legal action threatened by the President of the United States against the BBC.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on levels of remuneration of working class employees.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to remove the Television Licence exemption for people over 75 years old and in receipt of pension credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will confirm the areas who will be an early adopter for Young Futures Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed (a) Embassy and (b) residence redevelopment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic engagement she has had with her European colleagues on helping encourage economic growth in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Question 347 to 349 of Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on reports of recent forced burning of Bibles in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to coordinate with allies, including Japan and the United States, to uphold...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent Islamist rally to declare the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the violent crackdown on protestors in Nepal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Vietnamese counterpart on the recent imprisonment of Kim Som Rinh,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for UK and EU sanctions policy on Russia of the October...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with her Azerbaijani counterpart on reports of harassment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how sanctions against Russia applied under UK human rights, chemical weapons, cyber and hybrid threat regimes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer of 20 November 2025, Official Report, column 851, whether she will make it her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps have been taken alongside the Home Office to prevent UK companies from facilitating evasion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for her policies of the United States’ recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department will undertake a review of Montserrat’s emergency medical evacuation arrangements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to publish the 2025 Joint Ministerial Council Communiqué.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking with UN counterparts to help reduce child casualties from explosive weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to participate in the 22nd Meeting of States Parties to the Antipersonnel Mine Ban...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to meet the newly elected President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2025 to Question 86191, what steps her Department has taken to improve the...

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 recent ADF attack on Byambwe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of sexual violence in the conflict in Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support biodiversity in Colombia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with international financial institutions, including the IMF and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support work to eradicate polio globally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the modelling, estimates or projections for the numbers of offenders that will be immediately eligible for release post the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from or failed to return to open prisons in the past 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025 to question 88988 on Prisoners, how many of the prisoners unlawfully detained following completion of their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within the HM Prison & Probation Service are reliant on a visa for their employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, without further legislation or guidance, what percentage of the 80,000 families affected by the Locked Child Trust Fund issue does the government expect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the report of the UK Law Commission's Criminal Appeals consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Question 58286 on Trade Agreements: USA, if he will publish further detail on the quota system with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the volume of imported products that were manufactured using Russian oil in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) international trade practices and (b) foreign subsidies on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the arrangements that will apply from January 2026 for the import of raw cane sugar; and what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to include mirror clauses in future trade agreements for agricultural products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the export of domestic wine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to reduce the cost of groceries by reducing tariffs on fruit and vegetables not (a) grown and (b) processed in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce economic dependence on the South East of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with OFCOM on a) the business challenges facing Royal Mail and (b) Royal Mail's ability to meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the effectiveness of the working relationship between Ofcom and Royal Mail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his department is taking to help ensure that Royal Mail provide timely and reliable delivery of NHS appointment letters to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs with operating costs in Surrey Heath constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's Future of Post Office Green Paper, what discussions his Department has had with Government bodies on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with EP Group on meeting the terms of Royal Mail's agreements with (a) the Communication Workers Union and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many consultations his Department plans to hold on the Employment Rights Bill prior to its implementation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to hold online marketplaces to account for dangerous products sold through their platforms; and when he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that employers recruiting large numbers of temporary staff over the Christmas period comply with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase interoperability and competitiveness in the domestic cloud market following recent widespread...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support publicans in the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Department has made of the potential merits of limiting the permitted dates for consumer use of fireworks in order to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87864 on Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles, whether he has had discussions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities to the British Business Bank, what metric is to be used to measure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of haulier businesses that have declared insolvency in each year between 2021 and 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering regulatory steps to encourage the fitting of fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment, such as combine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 13 August 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to create firework-free zones.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating improved business travel mobility arrangements with the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89908 on Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution, under what arbitral rules were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department will assess the economic and environmental impacts of exporting aluminium scrap to non-EU countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) private sector employers apply their company sick pay policies consistently and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) safeguard and (b) improve workplace rights for women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of exposure to (a) glyphosate, (b) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Centre for Social Justice's report entitled At what cost? Exploring the impact of forced labour in the UK, published in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what reasonable steps employers will be expected to take to comply with clause 18 of the Employment Rights Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has the Government made of the financial impact on UK small and medium-sized enterprises of the adverse effects on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of UK and EU conformity assessment alignment on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating improved business travel mobility arrangements with the European Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the 120 dB noise limit in protecting animals and vulnerable people from harm.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing measures to stop the underage sale of fireworks online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a regionally adjusted Living Wage for major urban areas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its executive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that proposed changes to the Universal Service Obligation are implemented in a way that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the regulatory framework for postal services, including the oversight of parcel courier...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with EP Group on their compliance with agreements made with the Communication Workers Union on reform of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on doubling the size of the mutuals sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been a) arrested b) charged and c) convicted in relation to (i) underage and (ii) illicit sales of cigarettes each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Trading Standards enforcement officers there were in each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of private enforcement in competition cases in the courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what framework his Department intends to put in place to help small and medium sized enterprises in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department will take to assess the opportunities for businesses in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to benefit from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on regulatory alignment for UK businesses resulting from future Comprehensive and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what specific measures his Department will offer companies located in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to help them navigate any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on how exports made by UAV Tactical Systems Ltd to Israel since October 2023 have been used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what permits his Department has issued to UAV Tactical Systems Ltd for the export of (a) hardware, (b) software and (c) technical support to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to UIN 89916, whether Thurrock's 2026 local elections will be to elect all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to implement Council Tax equalisation as part of proposed funding reforms; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews on rents of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the impact of Sport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to (a) impose penalties on developers who fail to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of trends in the number of battery fires for electric personal mobility vehicles such as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of homes in (a) Surrey and (b) England have been built on land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that undeveloped countryside is not listed as grey belt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resources available to local authorities to pursue...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is to respond to the 2022 report on the maximum 10 percent commission charged on park home...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for establishing a West Midlands mayoral development company for east Birmingham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Recovery Grant on local authorities in areas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 74185 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer given to UIN 89924 on 19 November 2025, whether his Department will require a request from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Minister would be responsible for the planning decision regarding the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he last met with the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss wildfires; and if he will publish the minutes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the inclusion of housing costs in the Indices of Multiple...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department has had recent discussions with FirstPort property management on the adequacy of their service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the inclusion of the Remoteness Adjustment within the Area Cost Adjustment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with the Department of Health and Social Care to reduce the number of people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the use of the Community Recovery Fund in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure accountability for flood risk considerations in the planning process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many NSIP applications for data centres have been approved since January 2020 where the relevant local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with councils in Wessex on a devolution settlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures has the government taken to help ensure that outdoor and indoor markets are sustainable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the arrangements between local planning authorities and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 92498 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, what the evidential basis is that removing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has received feedback from local authorities administering the Warm Homes Grant on the difficulties of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the forthcoming Fuel Finder scheme in addressing significant local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that households in (a) North Cornwall and (b) other rural areas can connect to (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will revoke the ban on North Sea Oil and Gas exploration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will assess the potential merits of providing funding to upgrade local energy networks to support at-home...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress has he made in delivering the Great British Nuclear programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high energy costs on households in rural areas that are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will visit Teesside to hear personally from leaders in the chemical industry on support for the industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of total cash reserves held by (a) schools and (b) colleges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what action is being taken to support SEND transport costs in South Shropshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve early intervention for dyslexic learners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils from primary schools in North Herefordshire can (i) swim 25m (ii) self-rescue as reported through the online reporting tool.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, from when and how frequently she plans to publish estimations of the impact and effectiveness of RISE teams.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what measures the impact and effectiveness of Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams will be assessed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools have adequate (a) training and (b) resources to support children with dyslexia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies educational attainment of boys and girls by (a) ethnicity and (b) social...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been distributed through the Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing Fund grants in each of the last five years and of this amount how much was...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the role and remit of the Office for Life Sciences.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reducing speed limits on roads outside of schools to 20 miles per hour during school arrival and collection times.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of Heathrow Express for wider access to Heathrow as part of Heathrow expansion plans; and when this will...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered the extension of Heathrow Express paths to (1) Reading or (2) Surrey and Hampshire; and what assessment has been made of modal...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have directly, indirectly, or through agents or sub-contractors partially or wholly funded the supply of any cars or light vehicles for West Yorkshire...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to procure electric and battery-powered rolling stock as part of the move to Great British Railways.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the third cycling and walking investment strategy published on 3 November, what assessment they have made of the percentage of walking and cycling...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the demographic groups with the biggest barriers to the objectives laid out in the third cycling and walking investment strategy,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, or plan to take, to control the ownership and use of drones and to minimise their use for illegal purposes.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat posed by motorists using ghost plates, and what steps they plan to take to deal with the threat posed by the use of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce road traffic accidents, casualties and deaths in rural areas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing for the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Services to formulate a single national secure parking standard.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and (2) the outgoing and incoming chairs of ASEAN, namely the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks from Marburg virus, following the Ministry for Health in Ethiopia confirming an outbreak and three deaths in Ethiopia.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings the departmental board of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has had since 4 July 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Georgia regarding free speech, the rule of law and its obligations as a signatory of the European...

To ask His Majesty's Government what communication, if any, they have had with the government of New Zealand concerning reports in October 2024 that officials at its Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to resume trade discussions with Israel.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely costs of the investor-state arbitration being brought against them by Woodhouse Investment Pte; and what assessment...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to bring forward the date of launching the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme so that businesses facing problems with energy costs...

To ask His Majesty's Government what update they can provide on the investigation initiated by the Grocery Code Adjudicator in June against Amazon for alleged breaches of the code regarding...

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings ministers and officials have had with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) about (1) the decision to designate Google as having...

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings ministers and officials have had with representatives of Google about (1) the decision of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to designate...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop a regulatory framework to ensure that workplace use of artificial intelligence tools complies with UK employment and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve data quality standards in financial services to ensure the reliable use of artificial intelligence in regulatory compliance.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of international policy cooperation on regulating artificial intelligence in financial services; and whether they plan to develop...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review tax and residency rules, following reports of UK technology founders relocating overseas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of (1) defined contribution, and (2) defined benefit, pension schemes that use salary sacrifice for auto-enrolled...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by the Minister for Housing on 17 January 2024 (HC9065 and HC9066), whether they will start collecting data about (1) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of freeports and special economic zones on UK inward investment trends.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many yellow card reports of (1) tinnitus (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) code 10043882), and (2) worsening of tinnitus (MedDRA...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 21 November (HL11829), whether they plan to ask (1) the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society, and (2) patient...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many yellow card reports of visual snow syndrome (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities code 10079450) the Medicines and Healthcare products...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the remits of the National Director of Patient Experience, the National Quality Board, and the forthcoming Quality Strategy specifically include the...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a modern service framework for learning disability services to improve patient outcomes and reduce inequalities, and if so, by when.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) GPs, and (2) dentists holding NHS dental contracts, will be eligible for treatment in the staff treatment hubs announced in the NHS 10-year plan.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 20 November (HL11652), what projects for reform of occupational health services are funded through...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the sex ratios at birth in the United Kingdom reports for (1) 2018 to 2022, and (2) 2019 to 2023.