Written answers

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hereditary Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 87433 on Hereditary Diseases, for what reasons reporting of parental consanguinity...

    • Dental Services: Maidenhead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS dental services in the Bracknell Forest wards of Maidenhead...

      General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time for a GP appointment was in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last five years.

      General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November to Question 85518 on General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, if he will commission...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce (a) regional and (b) wealth inequalities in access to NHS dentistry services.

      Care Homes: Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the minimum wage rise on the cost of care home places for (a) those that are self...

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effect of no national oversight relating to the quality of vision rehabilitation...

      Drugs: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to increase GP dispensing fees to bring them in line with community pharmacies.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions involving people who are in the last 12 months of life.

      Neighbourhood Health Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will publish its guidance to local authorities on Neighbourhood Health Plans.

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of recent trends in the number of patients receiving timely access to vision rehabilitation services in...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults are assessed as having an unmet social care need in England.

      Health Services: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory visual display screens in (a) GP practices and (b) medical waiting rooms to ensure...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP appointment availability in regions with rising demand.

      Dental Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS dentistry, particularly in areas with significant waiting lists.

      Social Services: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support social-care providers to increase workforce numbers.

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will introduce rolling three-year settlements for the health element of children's palliative care.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for a dementia diagnosis since 2010 in England, broken down by (a) Integrated Care Board and (b) year.

      Pharmacy: Deprivation Indicators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of community pharmacies in England relative to indices of multiple deprivation.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional inequalities in the (a) access to and (b) quality of palliative and end of life care.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure national accountability for equitable provision of palliative care across England.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions involving people who are in the last 12 months of life.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.

      GP Practices: Telephone Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the cost to the public purse of installing new telephone systems in GP practices in England last year; and how many (a) systems...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to expand funding for adult hospices, in the context of the NHS Ten-Year Plan’s commitment to...

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider using the seven new offices of pan integrated care board commissioning to commission specialist...

      Community Health Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community based preventative services for elderly people in Lincolnshire.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85520 on General Practitioners, what steps he is taking to improve access to GPs...

      Social Services: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on social care reform.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of GP appointments for the digitally excluded in areas with poor signal (a) coverage and...

      Prescription Drugs: Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow pharmacies to independently proscribe medication.

      Primary Care: Modernisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to modernise primary care estates.

      General Practitioners: Rural Areas and Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients have waited more than 21 days for a GP practice appointment in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in 2025.

      Cleft Palate: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure no one is denied treatment outright because of their cleft.

      Glaucoma: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of private high street eye care providers to treat...

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to secure a sustainable future for the vision rehabilitation workforce.

      Prescription Drugs: Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the number of reported patient safety incidents as a result of prescription medicines being lost in...

      Neighbourhood Health Centres: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the neighbourhood health centres announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 will be based in the West Midlands.

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider requiring supervised trainee dentists, while on placement at dental training schools, to work on exclusively on NHS...

      Nurses: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) job security and (b) employment conditions for general practice nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants in his Department, beyond the Bill team, are working on the a) passage and b) preparation for the implementation...

      Palliative Care: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.

      Palliative Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the palliative care workforce is able to cope with increases in demand for end of life...

      Hospices: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospice contracts reflect the cost of the services they provide and the needs of their local...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

      Palliative Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the palliative care workforce is able to cope with growing demand for end of life care.

      Palliative Care: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming palliative care and end-of-life care framework on the provision of...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.

      Palliative Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure that England has a palliative care workforce able to cope with increases in demand for end...

      Cleft Palate: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will guarantee lifelong NHS dental care for people born with a cleft.

      General Practitioners: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of GP appointments (a) offered, (b) attended and (c) cancelled by practices in Middlesbrough...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to question 81028, tabled on 10 October 2025.

      Cleft Palate: Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure cleft training is embedded in undergraduate dental education and ongoing professional development.

      Tomography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that diagnostic imaging in the NHS is reported within 4 weeks.

      Congenital Abnormalities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, what consanguinity data NHS England collects...

      Congenital Abnormalities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, whether he has plans to (a) publish aggregated...

      Neurodiversity: Runnymede and Weybridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the introduction of Indicative Activity Plans limiting neurodiverse assessments...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of ADHD medication.

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 October 2025 provided to question 76507, (i) how many NICE Technology Appraisal approved therapies are not...

      Medical Treatments: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to question 81592 on Medical Treatments: Gaza, what the estimated total cost of the programme...

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the latest report on Corridor Care from the APPG on Emergency Care, what plans his department has to tackle delayed...

      NHS England: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS England staff will be employed by successor organisations and other government bodies.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into ME/CFS.

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department will put in place constitutional standards for hospital discharges.

      Hereditary Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87859 on Hereditary Diseases, if his Department will publish any estimates or...

      Endometriosis: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of research into the (a) causes of and (b) treatment pathways...

      NHS: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS providers are making use of the NHS barcode.

      Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve post-discharge support for mental health patients.

      Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce short-term readmissions following mental health inpatient discharge.

      Medical Records: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to ensure that the medical records of deaf and hearing-impaired patients are appropriately marked prior to the...

      Drugs: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS medication procurement processes.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) swiftly reopen referrals to the Adult ADHD Service at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust once they...

      Menopause: Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will instruct health providers to update outdated or unclear information on hormone replacement therapy treatments for...

      Chronic Illnesses: Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the long-term affordability of prescription medication for people with chronic illnesses.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is being done to improve the regulatory approval process for personalised medicines to treat cancer.

      Robotics: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Trusts offer robotic assisted surgery.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Federated Data Platform has completed roll out to all NHS trusts and integrated care systems.

      Health Professions: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve workplace catering and break facilities for healthcare workers.

      NHS: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on NHS spending on external consultants for (a) compliance and (b) the recovery of Value Added Tax.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Ashfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to ME/CFS support in Ashfield.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultations his Department has launched since 4 July 2024; and if he will list them.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Maternity Taskforce includes balanced representation between (a)...

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in each of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of...

      Health Professions: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (i) medical, (ii) dental and (iii) midwifery students it will fund to start studies in 2026.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress it is making on the implementation of the New Hospital Programme.

      Racial Discrimination: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve training on racial bias.

      NHS: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 84028, what the 18-week referral-to-treatment performance is for each integrated...

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients that have received clinical care in corridors or other non-designated clinical areas...

      Endometriosis: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) tests, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment for endometriosis.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support children and young people with ME/CFS.

      NHS England: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the source of funding for redundancy packages resulting from the...

      Lead: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for increases in levels of lead poisoning in children.

      Tobacco: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of illegitimate businesses and rogue...

      Integrated Care Boards and NHS England: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allocate funding for redundancy packages (a) following the abolition of NHS England and (b) for Integrated Care Boards.

      Screening: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings or engagements Ministers or senior officials from his department have had with any of the following patient organisations...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Ehlers-danlos Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they are taking to help support people living with ME/CFS and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome simultaneously.

      Screening: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the National Screening Committee and the newborn screening programme appropriately consider...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Clergy: Abuse

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to rebuild trust with survivors of abuse within the Church of England.

    • Church Schools: Admissions

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with Church of England academies with admission processes that exclude...

      Church of England: Assets

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate the Church has made of the value of community ownership transfer for church asset disposals in England.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan will be delivered in the form of a single document.

    • Armed Forces: Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve the electronic warfare capabilities of His Majesty’s Armed Forces.

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with references to the Written Statement on the Armoured Cavalry Programme (HCWS1099), published on 26 November 2025, what steps he has taken to help...

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with references to the Written Statement on the Armoured Cavalry Programme (HCWS1099), published on 26th November 2025, what assurances was the Minister...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the current status of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet, including which vessels are (a) in service, (b) operational, (c) laid up...

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of contracting consultants to deliver Defence Reform.

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to streamline his Department’s procurement procedures.

      Warships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a timeline for the introduction of (a) future frigate classes, (b) autonomous systems and drones, and (c) AUKUS-related submarine...

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants have been contracted as part of Defence Reform.

      Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submarines have been unable to deploy due to maintenance overruns in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure an alternative missile to PrSM.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will open the competition for Project Nightfall.

      Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement

      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...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned in service date is for Project Nightfall.

      Defence Nuclear Enterprise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the details and values of contracts his Department has placed with a) universities and b) private research organisations in respect...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, on what evidential basis his Department declared...

      Defence Nuclear Enterprise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the university departments where his Department is currently funding PhD students under the Nuclear Skills Plan working on projects in...

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation claims relating to noise and vibration symptoms incurred during use of Ajax-variants have been made since the start of the...

      Defence Nuclear Enterprise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any Australian naval personnel sited at any U.K. Defence Nuclear Enterprise establishment as part of the AUKUS collaboration in...

      Nuclear Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost to date of the Astraea nuclear warhead design and production programme.

      Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the (a) frigate and (b) destroyer refit programmes that have been (i) cancelled and (ii) deferred on grounds of cost since July 2024.

      EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcomes were of his meeting with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission...

      Armed Forces: Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether restrictions have been placed on offensive operations in space involving Space Warfighters.

      Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on levels of civilian harm caused by military practice in international conflicts.

      Eastern Europe: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of a potential Ukraine-Russia peace proposal on the UK's capability commitments to NATO's Eastern Flank.

      Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recent Ukraine-Russia peace proposals, whether he plans to accelerate any preparations to deploy a potential British peacekeeping...

      Boeing P-8: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what potential undersea threats have been identified off the coast of northern Scotland by Royal Air Force P8 Poseidon aircraft a) ZP802, b) ZP803, c)...

      China and Russia: Antisatellite Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of anti-satellite weapons in all orbital regimes by a) Russia and...

      Middle East: Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy vessels are deployed in the Middle East, including the types of vessels deployed, for each of the last ten years for which the...

      Amphibious Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to the UK’s amphibious capability, including a) the...

      Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland in the period between 1 January 2025 and 1 July 2025.

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of readiness of the (a) Army and (b) RAF to respond to a high-intensity conflict,...

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 19 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, when he plans...

      Armed Forces: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing routine monitoring and data collection on neurodivergent Service Personnel, including...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, as of 31 October 2025 how many a) new claimants and b) existing claimants were awaiting Work Capability Assessments provided by Maximus.

    • Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants were undertaken in (a) September 2025 and (b) October 2025.

      Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Child Maintenance Service MP hotline has received in 2025.

      Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Bradford Score Chart as a tool for monitoring short-term staff absences.

      Graduates: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87663, what assessment he has made of whether the proportion of recent higher education...

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the outstanding level of carers allowance overpayments debt is in relation to carers breaching the earnings limit.

      Disability: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help prevent retaliatory actions against staff who have made internal disclosures about disability discrimination.

      Graduates: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of graduate (a) unemployment and (b) underemployment rates in the last five years.

      Employment Schemes: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase (a) skills and (b) employment support for people in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii)...

      Biocidal Products: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Environmental Principles Policy Statement was considered by the Health and Safety Executive in developing legislative proposals for...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for Access to Work on disabled people unable to (a)...

      Access to Work Programme: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are allocated to processing Access to Work applications; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that number.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Access to Work applications are processed within a reasonable timeframe.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) reducing and (b) reforming the Access to Work budget on the disability employment gap.

      Access to Work Programme: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applicants for Access to Work wait longer than the target timeframe for (a) decisions and (b) payments.

      Access to Work Programme: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work decisions are overturned following mandatory reconsideration or appeal.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 87802 on Access to Work Programme, whether his Department has any plans to collect data...

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to support young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire into employment, education or training.

      Food Banks: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of demand for food support services...

      Food Poverty: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households experiencing food insecurity in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Unemployment Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to consult on the implementation of Unemployment Insurance Benefit.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (a) improve communication in the processing of Access to Work applications for...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2 route from Birmingham to Crewe is (1) still held, (2) sale pending and...

    • Port of Liverpool: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the condition and capacity of the road network linking the Port of Liverpool with the M57, M58 and M6...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88357 on Great British Railways, whether she plans for the consultation on the draft policy to...

      Railways: Casualties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to reduce casualties on railways in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg route from Crewe to Manchester is (1) still held, (2)...

      Bus Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place with local leaders on improving bus services in areas affected by recent operator withdrawals.

      Rolling Stock: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish a strategy for new rolling stock to be procured by passenger train operators contracted by her Department.

      Railways: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 19 September 2025, to Question 76656, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of trade...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property was acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg route from Birmingham to Leeds is (i) still held,...

      British Transport Police: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officers of the British Transport Police are permitted to take industrial action.

      Railways: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the resilience of passenger rail lines against flooding.

      Aviation: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is she taking to support the development of electric vertical take off and landing vehicles in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.

      Aviation: Northern Ireland and Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Future of Flight Industry Group will consider air taxi routes in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Scotland.

      Bus Services and Railways: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving rail functions from Transport Focus to the new passenger watchdog on integration...

      Transport: Islwyn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impacts of (a) low car ownership and (b) difficulties in accessing rail travel on economic opportunities...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of intercity fares are in the unregulated category; and what the average percentage increase was in those fares over the last five years.

      Office of Rail and Road: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways Retail will be required to comply with the statutory Code of Practice on retail market conduct managed by the Office of...

      Railways: North Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving the resilience of passenger rail services on the North Devon branch line in each of the...

      Railways: Season Tickets

      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 (a) Lostwithiel, (b) Bodmin Parkway, (c) Liskeard...

      Railways: West Midlands

      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 (a) Coseley, (b) Bescot, (c) Tipton, and (d)...

      Railways: Stoke on Trent

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

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of unregulated peak-time fares on intercity rail services on modal shift and environmental...

      Railways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made in carrying out rail infrastructure safety assessments required by the Office of Rail and Road.

      Airports: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether vehicle rentals at airports are in scope of the definition of airport operations for the purposes of Government targets to achieve net zero...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the difference between regulated commuter fares and unregulated intercity fares on passengers;...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend fare regulation to intercity tickets, including peak-time and last-minute fares.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that intercity rail fares remain affordable for passengers in the context of unregulated peak-time pricing on...

      Railways: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve passenger rail performance in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Transport: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the transport system supports economic growth in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Tyres: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has taken place of the effectiveness of measures to tackle the resale of dangerous part worn tyres.

      Railway Stations: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the government has plans to improve parking, access and customer experience at Mills Hill and Moston train stations; and whether there any...

  • Treasury

    • Revenue and Customs: Opening Hours

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has been given to extending customer service opening hours for HMRC.

    • Budget November 2025

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of each of the representations made by the Rt hon. and hon. Members to which she refers in the Budget statement.

      Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - April 2025, Spending by Business Units no longer...

      10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 70466 on 10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether (a) the Government Property Agency and...

      Airports: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 85352 on Airports: Business Rates, what the rateable value is for each civil airport in England and Wales.

      Welsh Government: Borrowing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the 10% increase in the size of the Welsh Government's (a) annual capital borrowing limit (b) cumulative capital borrowing (c) overall limit on the...

      Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) pubs, (b) cafes, (c) restaurants and (d) hotels have had their rateable value (i) increased and (ii) reduced by the Valuation Office Agency...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the impact of the additional Barnett Formula consequential funding for the Welsh Government announced at the Autumn Budget...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on the real terms value of the £505 million in Barnett Formula consequential funding for the...

      Disposable Income: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her department made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on the forecasts for (a) living standards (b) Real Household...

      Public Expenditure: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Budget Statement of 26 November 2025, what was the evidential basis for the decision to allocate £820 million to the Scottish...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has approved a severance payment for Lord Mandelson.

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local...

      Public Expenditure: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence she has received from Anas Sarwar MSP between 1 July 2025 and 26 November 2025 on (a) the Budget and (b) the decision to allocate...

      Spirits: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the average spirits duty paid annually by a typical community pub.

      Eggs: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of egg imports into the United Kingdom from Ukraine in the last 12 months.

      Public Houses: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on pubs with significant...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of alcohol duty increases on 1 February 2025 on revenue from alcohol duty receipts.

      Coronavirus: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (1) individuals and (2) organisations have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for fraud in relation to COVID-19 funds since 2020.

      Multinational Companies: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of potential lost tax revenue from international corporations importing large product volumes operating on a direct to consumer...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of additional people who will paying the (a) basic rate and (b) higher rate of income tax broken down by country,...

      Disposable Income: North West

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected distributional impact is of the 2025 Budget measures on households in the North West of England.

      Employers' Contributions: Consumers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on costs to consumers.

      Quarrying: Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review (a) tax and (b) energy cost burdens facing small quarrying businesses in rural constituencies.

      National Insurance Credits: Students

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of (a) introducing National Insurance credits for periods spent in full-time higher education and...

      Income Tax: Gratuities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will conduct an assessment into the feasibility of exempting tips from income tax.

      Culture: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed higher business rates multiplier for properties above £500,000 on cultural venues.

      Pensioners: Cost of Living

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in Sutton Coldfield.

      Katie Martin

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what terms was Katie Martin appointed.

  • Home Office

    • Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were arrested under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each year since its...

    • Honour Based Violence: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Honour-based abuse crackdown in raft of new measures, published on the 26 August...

      Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local enforcement action against antisocial vehicle use in Lincolnshire.

      Police: Dogs and Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) dogs and (b) horses were injured in the course of their duties in each year since 2015.

      Police National Database

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made in implementing the Police National Database programme.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of shotgun and firearm licence applications nationally.

      Law Enforcement Data Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Law Enforcement Data Service programme products are.

      Drugs: Stop and Search

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of stop and searches resulted in the seizure of (a) Class A drugs and (b) Class B drugs in each of the last...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of shotgun licences on funding for youth activities.

      Terrorism: Victims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that a national day to remember victims and survivors of terrorism is specifically for innocent victims.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Settlement Pathway announced on 20 November 2025, if she will define the requirement for indefinite leave to remain...

      Parcels: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in parcel theft from goods left outside homes by delivery companies.

      Cheshire Constabulary: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments she has made of trends in the levels of recruitment and retention in Cheshire Police; and how many officers have (a) left...

      Police Community Support Officers: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of police community support officers in Cheshire on levels of...

      Emergency Services Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has she made in delivering the Emergency Services Mobile Communications programme.

      Visas: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed requirement for a sustained economic contribution under the BNO visa application route will apply to all adult...

      Immigration: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of naturalisation fees on UK residents with Indefinite Leave to Remain who have not...

      Identity Cards: Overseas Visitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend arrangements allowing UK-bound group travellers to use national identity cards to other major sending countries...

      Visas: Social Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether registered social workers will be eligible for the 5 year pathway to settlement for skilled frontline public service workers.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals currently residing on a UK Ancestry visa and working towards Indefinite Leave to Remain under the existing five-year...

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make any changes to the existing 5+1 route to Indefinite Leave to Remain for individuals already on the Hong Kong BN(O)...

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals from Hong Kong who have been granted asylum or refugee status will be required to meet a 20-year settlement requirement.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of applying the (a) proposed salary threshold and (b) RQF Level 6 requirements for...

      Counter-terrorism: Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil society organisations received Prevent funding in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial years; what the cost of that...

      Fraud: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action is being taken to increase scam awareness in rural communities.

      LuaLua TV

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the broadcaster LuaLua TV on national security.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of dispersed accommodation procured by her Department in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Oldham is in Selective Landlord...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the fairness of calculating student loan interest at RPI rather than CPI.

    • Children: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking with the national literacy trust to deliver the national year of reading 2026.

      Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current interventions aimed at reducing the attainment gap between boys and girls at a)...

      Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with trust chief executives on the (i) recruitment and (ii) role of...

      STEM Subjects: International Baccalaureate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number students eligible for the 16-19 large programme uplift funding in the last five academic years studied the International Baccalaureate...

      GCE A-level: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the last academic year, what (a) percentage and (b) number of pupils were eligible for the Pupil Premium and received the 16-19 large programme...

      Children: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has consulted with a) NSPCC, b) Women's Aid, and c) other charities, on the potential implications of the Children’s...

      Children: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to carry out a data privacy impact assessment for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

      Pupils: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a teacher is authorised to use a pupils' prescribed Adrenaline Auto-Injector device on a different pupil in the event of an anaphylactic emergency.

      Colonialism and Slavery: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the history of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism is accurately...

      GCE A-level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state school students took four A levels including maths, further maths, and at least one subject qualifying for the high value course...

      GCE A-level: Knowsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the proportion of young people who wish to study A-levels and are unable to do so due to transport or...

      Numeracy: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of screening tests to identify early difficulties with numeracy.

      Further Education: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 88105, how many 16 to 19 year olds are enrolled on each of the 900 non-A level Level 3...

      Food: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 25 of the Modern Industrial Strategy: Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025, what steps her Department...

      Special Educational Needs: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of repeated external investigations on staff (a) wellbeing and (b) retention in small...

      Children: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Home Office’s policy paper entitled Restoring order and control: a statement on the Government’s asylum and returns...

      Private Tutors: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will legislate to require all private tutors working with children to hold enhanced DBS clearance and be subject to formal safeguarding regulation.

      Young People: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 91083, on Young People: Unemployment, what assessment she has made of the reasons the UK has...

      Special Educational Needs: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Education, Health and Care Plan assessments for children in the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency were completed within...

      GCSE and GCE A-level: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the statistics for the reviews of marking and moderation for GCSEs and A-Levels for summer 2025 exam series will be published.

      Sheffield Hallam University: Academic Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings her Department have had with Sheffield Hallam University following recent reports of alleged academic intimidation at the university.

      Children in Care: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children in a foster placement with a relative or friend have (a) special educational needs support and (b) an education, health...

      Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) specialist school places and (b) resourced mainstream places for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans are available in (i)...

      English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the compulsory GCSE (a) English and (b) maths resit policy on the (i) wellbeing,...

      Music and Dance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the costs and benefits of the Music and Dance Scheme.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Syria: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international counterparts on the protection of religious minorities in Syria.

    • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

      Gaza: Food Insecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Israeli government on the impact of food shortages on...

      Nigeria: Christianity

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

      British Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations she has had with the British Council, since entering post.

      Mozambique: Christianity

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

      Jamaica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has provided support to the Jamaican diaspora in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

      Chinese Embassy: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the her US counterparts on the application for the proposed Chinese embassy in...

      West Bank: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle increases in settler violence in the West Bank.

      Nutrition for Growth Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to deliver the UK’s financial commitments from the Nutrition for Growth...

      Embassies: Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the...

      Invest NI: China Chamber of Commerce in the UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Invest Northern Ireland on its Strategic Cooperation Framework...

      British Overseas Territories: Tax Evasion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle tax evasion in the Overseas Territories.

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Homicide

      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 murder of 20 people...

      Russia: Sub-Saharan Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the activities of the Russian government in sub-Saharan...

      Tanzania: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value of the Shule Bora Fund is; how much has been spent; and what the remaining balance will be spent on.

      British International Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure British International Investment’s investments (a) are in addition to...

      Centre for Information Resilience: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held recent discussions with the Centre for Information Resilience on passing relevant information...

      Israel: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the Israeli Government on the adequacy of the...

      Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the viability of the ceasefire deal regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Further to Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is monitoring the number of ID-linked data breaches following the implementation of the Online Safety...

    • Mobile Phones: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of setting minimum quality standards for mobile phone connections.

      National Security Strategic Investment Fund: Dual Use Goods and Technologies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding has been allocated to startups developing dual-use technologies through the National Security Strategic...

      Ofcom: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the advisory assessment panel for the appointment of the new Chair of Ofcom will include a member who is independent...

      Social Media: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of instances of (a) antisemitism (b) Islamophobia (c) other...

      Social Media: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to publish the review on the impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing and mental...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many websites have been blocked by Internet service providers for failure to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023.

      Mobile Phones and WiFi: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance by (a) mobile phone and (b) WiFi infrastructure installers...

      Social Media: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for her policies of social media platforms (a) hosting extremist...

      National Security Strategic Investment Fund: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the maximum value of an award given to a Defence SME as part of the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the additional capacity Ofcom has provided for the administration...

      Space Technology: Trade Competitiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the UK’s ranking within the G7 in terms of a) space sector growth, and b) global market...

      Space Technology: Trade Competitiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of whether the UK’s global market share in the space sector is increasing or decreasing...

      Life Sciences: University of Bath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the study undertaken by the...

      Digital Service Providers: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the level of systemic risk from reliance on two dominant cloud providers following...

      Digital Service Providers: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help accelerate the process to designate cloud services with Digital Market Unit's...

      Digital Service Providers: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ease restrictive licensing practices in relation to software by large cloud providers to...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Public Health Funerals: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the trends in local authority funeral and cremation fees and charges since 2015.

    • Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the conclusions of the consultation on the regulation of the debt enforcement sector.

      Child Maintenance Service: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for Child Maintenance Service appeals that proceed to a Tribunal.

      Women's Centres: Swansea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he can provide an update on the potential establishment of a residential women’s centre in Swansea.

      Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals over the age of 18 have been convicted under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each year since...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 73943 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, how much has been spent by his Department on social media...

    • Government Hospitality: Wines

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 70512 on Government Hospitality: Wines, whether the wines were purchased for (a) 10 Downing...

      Government Communication Service: Finance and Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for the total budget and number of staff of the Government Communication Service.

      Government Communication Service: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if civil servants in the Government Communications Service are tasked with monitoring social media posts.

      Cabinet Office: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the Cabinet Office Sustainability Steering Group; when the group was established; how often it meets; and what its terms of...

      Gladstone's Library

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister will make it his policy to ask the (a) Rt hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne, (b) Rt hon. Member for...

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 82339, on Ministers: Official Cars, what was the total expenditure on Ministerial cars across...

      Government Departments: Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) and Security Checks (SC) have been completed within 25 days in each of the past six months.

      Cabinet Office: Goaco

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the October 2025 variation to his Department's contract with Goaco Group Ltd is within the scope and value thresholds of the Digital Outcomes...

      Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tim Allan has met with representatives of Strand Partners since his appointment as a Special Adviser.

      Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: Football

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will set out the full terms of his recusal on football matters agreed with the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.

      Official Residences: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 139 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what (a) works were undertaken and (b)...

      Cabinet Office: Compensation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to page 24 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, if he will break down the compensation offers...

      Cabinet Office: Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Memorandum of Understanding: accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making...

      National Security: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to appoint a Minister for Homeland Security.

      Cabinet Office: Management

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Nominations Committee was established for the 2025–26 reporting year; who its members are; who chairs it; and what its terms of...

      Cabinet Office: Investment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many investment proposals have been considered by the Cabinet Office Investment Committee since July 2024; how many were approved; how many were...

      Cabinet Office: Management

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the Members were of his Department's Executive Committee in 2024-25; and how many meetings each member attended.

      Civil Servants: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants within the Government Communications Service are engaged in identifying, categorising, or responding to social media content...

      Devolution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ask government departments not to use the phrase devolved nations when referring to devolved administrations or...

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the National Cyber Strategy.

      Cabinet Office: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to pages 8 and 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the Department’s...

      Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales were attributable to (i) alcoholism, (ii) obesity, (iii) air pollution...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the notice entitled Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform, for what reason the variation was...

      Civil Servants: Working Class

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants have working class backgrounds.

      Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2025, to Question 40580, on Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements, what is the current target date for the...

      Varun Chandra

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, published in 17 July 2025, what shareholdings Varun Chandra...

      Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Departments and Arm's Length Bodies on trade union facility time for union learning representatives.

      Cabinet Office: Audit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, page 33, whether the external audit for ISO 14001:2015...

      Ministers and Special Advisers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Commons Ministers, (b) Lords Ministers or (c) special advisers are eligible for any form of salary sacrifice in relation to additional...

      House of Commons Director General: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the recruitment process was for the new Director General of the Propriety, Ethics and Constitution Group; and whether it is a permanent promotion.

      Prison Officers: Social Class

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 74279 on Prison Officers: Social Class, whether (a) the Social Mobility Commission and (b) Office...

      Civil Servants: Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the contract for the One Big Thing 2024 platform and evaluation was procured; and whether Wazoku was appointed through open competition.

      10 Downing Street

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 76602 on 10 Downing Street, and further to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts...

      Government Communication Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 70481 on Government Communication Service: Recruitment, how much was spent on Odgers for the...

      Civil Service: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) salary sacrifice arrangements and (b) Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions are offered to members of the civil service’s (i)...

      Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 75367 on Cabinet Office: Equality, which diversity networks in his Department are eligible for...

      Government Departments: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 83796 on Government Departments: Directors, which directors have left the civil service.

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applicants for Civil Service jobs have to declare any previous dismissals from the Civil Service as a result of misconduct or performance on...

      Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on legal advice for Freedom of Information requests which were first declined and subsequently provided following...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Drax's sourcing from old growth forests in Canada on the UK's environmental...

    • Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to publish all assessments his Department has made of the implications for UK energy security of importing approximately 40% of the...

      Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to prioritise domestic oil and gas production over imports.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given to aligning the UK’s net zero policies with commitments to communities impacted...

      Social Rented Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to work with local authorities to prepare elderly social housing residents for cold temperatures.

      British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department expects to reach a decision on the potential transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme reserve;...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to tackle rising temperatures.

      Clean Energy: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to ensure the transition to green energy is cost efficient for (a) his department with i. transmission...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department plans to meet its target of 9.3 million heat pumps by 2035.

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme and Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will protect the Boiler Upgrade Scheme through any changes to the Warm Home Plan.

      Clean Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Clean Power plan for helping those in fuel poverty and those currently using gas...

      Boiler Upgrade Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been done on the impact of energy bills in the event of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme being scaled back.

      Clean Energy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have a clear process to follow for shared ownership and community benefit...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the current costs of energy per Kw/h compared to other European countries.

      Wind Power: Mingyang Smart Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Ming Yang opening a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Video Games: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on improving access to finance for the video games industry.

    • National Lottery: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment her Department of made of the (a) social class (b) regional breakdown of National Lottery customers and the...

      Artworks: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has been made of the value of artwork sold by local authorities in England since 2010.

      Religious Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures her Department has put in place to protect historic places of worship.

      Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of the National Youth Strategy, including on aligning...

      Licensed Premises: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of removing the requirement to publish new premises licences or variations in local printed...

      Broadcasting: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will formally recognise podcasting and audio production as part of the creative industries.

      UK City of Culture: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact the Department's UK City of Culture Competition and new UK Town of Culture...

      Tickets: Price Caps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of visitors to live events she expects to benefit from the cap on ticket resales at face value.

      Music Venues: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots music venues in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Chess Federation of Russia: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Russian Chess Federation's attempt to have sanctions against...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the press release, "Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local growth", of 25 November 2025,...

    • Small Businesses: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will publish guidance for Businesses on the application of the a.) Transition Relief Scheme, b.) Transition...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the Fair Funding Review consultation published on 20 November 2025, what...

      Local Government Finance: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget on local authority funding settlements in the...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits, including that of...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of households currently paying higher council tax due to (a)...

      Local Government Finance: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the additional costs of delivering local government services in rural...

      Community Relations: Hexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support community cohesion in Hexham constituency.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Minerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, to what extent the Critical Minerals Strategy will align with the EU’s Steel and Metals Action Plan.

    • Postal Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has discussed with Royal Mail updating the international addressing systems so that Northern Ireland can be selected as a distinct...

      British Business Bank: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the British Business Bank plans to measure and publish outcomes relating to its strategic objective to Unlock the potential in people and...

      Trade Agreements and Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what review processes the Government has in place to assess the suitability of its trade and investment treaty commitments, including those...

      Cultural Heritage: Stone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the continued availability of British natural stone for heritage restoration projects.

      Post Offices: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the closure of...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Working Class

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy not to refer to working class people as having a lower socio-economic status.

    • Health Services: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 73484, on Health Services: Equality, whether she has a definition of (a) “working class...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Parliament Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total expenditure has been on the upkeep and maintenance of Stormont House since the Northern Ireland Office vacated the building in...

  • Wales Office

    • Local Housing Allowance: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of not uprating Local Housing Allowance on...

  • Attorney General

    • Asylum: Human Rights

      To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Home Office policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, updated 20...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the farming sector to discuss the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business...

    • Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to issue updated guidance on pet passports.

      Rivers: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in nitrate levels in river...

      Firewood: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce further restrictions on domestic wood burning in urban areas with poor air quality.

      Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent regulator or ombudsman to support...

      Food: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of auto-clearance of goods on the enforcement of biosecurity controls.

      Fires: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who die each year from wildfire smoke.

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the current statutory thresholds at which a local...

      Glyphosate: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the government plans to further regulate use by local authorities of glyphosate herbicides.

      Forests: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of privately-owned Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites have received public subsidies to restore them...

      Incinerators: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-instating the pause on the building of new waste incinerators.

      Incinerators: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the incinerator capacity for waste destined for landfill...

      Animal Products: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an immediate moratorium on the importing of trophies of...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the non-governmental organisations and associations that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for...

      Animal Welfare: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement powers are available when local authorities fail to meet minimum animal welfare standards.

      Pensioners: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to promote social inclusion for pensioners in rural areas.

  • Home Office

    • Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November, what...

    • Migrants: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any unaccompanied migrant children are housed in hotels.

      Police and Crime Commissioners: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have regarding the future of Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales.

      Terrorism: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in (1) England and Wales, (2) Scotland and (3) Northern Ireland.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest available figures for (1) the number of refugees from Ukraine in the UK, (2) the number of refugees from Ukraine who have entered the UK in...

      Immigration: Organised Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for the Home Department, after being appointed on 5 September, has had introductory conversations with the interior ministers of (1)...

      Sexual Offences: Animals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of section 69 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in addressing acts of animal sexual abuse, including non-penetrative...

  • Department for Education

    • Languages and Humanities: English Baccalaureate

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 10 November (HL Deb cols 35-7), what modelling they have done of the impact of the absence of the...

    • Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 29 October (HL Deb cols 1378-79), how long they estimate it will take to address concerns raised...

      Children: Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied migrant children are being cared for in the UK.

      Basic Skills

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeline is for delivering (1) the new primary oracy framework, and (2) the combined secondary oracy, writing and reading framework.

      Children: Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of Baroness Smith of Malvern on 22 May (HL Deb col 393) and the publication in July of Families first for children pathfinder:...

      Literacy: Curriculum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote multimodal literacy as part of the new curriculum rollout.

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the methodology, data sources and modelling assumptions used in any Treasury impact assessment on the proposed international...

      Schools: Collective Worship

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Supreme Court's ruling in JR87 [2025] UKSC 40, what assessment they have made of the statutory requirements on collective worship in schools in...

      Children: Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 22 May (HL Deb col 427), whether the planned user testing to identify key safeguarding practitioner...

      Mathematics: Curriculum

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 17 November (HL Deb col 537), on what evidence their decision not to implement the Curriculum and...

      Department for Education: Departmental Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings the departmental board of the Department of Education has had since 4 July 2024.

      Higher Technical Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 12 November (HL11389 and HL11390), how many qualifications were approved as Higher Technical...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Crimes against Humanity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current staffing level of the Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub, and what staffing level they expect that hub to have in 12 months.

    • China: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China about the release of Ezra Jin Mingri and other pastors and members of the Zion Church who were...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the legal advice that ministers received about the right to self-determination in respect of the Chagos Archipelago.

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have formally requested the consent of the government of Mauritius to publish further details about the trust fund for the Chagossians under the...

      Tunisia: Arrests

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent diplomatic discussions they have had with the government of Tunisia about the arrest of Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Krimi, and what steps they...

      Jamaica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term consequences of the recent storm damage in Jamaica; and what plans they have to offer long-term...

      Slovenia: Roma

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Slovenia about the human rights implications of the Šutar law for the Roma minority in that country,...

      Palestine: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 19 November (HL11658), whether any UK aid is being used to support teaching materials in...

      Ibrahim Sharif

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the arrest of Ibrahim Sharif in Bahrain; whether they have made any representations to the government of Bahrain about his...

      Bahrain: Press Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Bahrain's revocation of the visa of the Associated Press to cover the Manama Dialogue; and whether they have...

      Bahrain: Detainees

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Foreign Secretary made any representations to the government of Bahrain about high-profile imprisoned activists or human rights issues during the visit...

      Turkey: Uyghurs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic discussions they have had concerning the recent increasing restrictions on the legal residency of Uyghurs by the Turkish authorities; and what...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November, whether...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Metals and Minerals: Carbon Emissions and Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of the secure supply of (1) critical minerals, and (2) industrial metals, to the delivery of the industrial...

    • Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom remains internationally competitive in attracting foreign direct investment.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the performance of foreign direct investment in the UK compared to that of the other G7 nations.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government which areas of the United Kingdom have experienced the largest decreases in foreign investment since 2023; and what steps they are taking to ensure the even...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Climate Change Convention

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many special advisers and officials in total from all government departments were in attendance at COP30.

    • Cabinet Office: Departmental Boards

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings the departmental board of the Cabinet Office has had since 4 July 2024.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Tickets: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prevent the sale of tickets for cultural and sporting events at prices above face value; and by what date they plan to have new legislation...

    • BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as part of the upcoming BBC Charter review, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has conducted a study of how the BBC is fulfilling its duties with...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Hydrogen: National Wealth Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure National Wealth Fund investment benefits increase research and development in the UK hydrogen and fuel cell technology...

    • Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to secure resilient supply chains of key materials required for their net zero agenda.

      Wylfa Power Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with the Welsh Government about the provision of education and skills courses to equip the workforce with the...

      Energy: Minerals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage domestic processing and manufacturing capacity for critical minerals and components essential to net zero technologies,...

      Forests: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support global initiatives to reduce deforestation, following the announcement that they will not be investing in the Tropical Forest...

      Hydrogen

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of UK-made content in the supply chains of Hydrogen Allocation Rounds 1 and 2; and what measures they will take to...

      Climate Change: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on their stated ambition to deliver £11.6 billion of International Climate Finance between April 2021 and March 2026, of which...

      Hydrogen

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the job-creation potential in the UK hydrogen and fuel cell technology manufacturing sector by 2050.

      Wind Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the importance of offshore wind to the UK’s electrification strategy.

      Wylfa Power Station

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their planned (1) start, and (2) completion, dates for work on constructing the nuclear power station at Wylfa.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Crowborough Training Camp: Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on training schedules, capacity and operational readiness as a result of the use of Crowborough training camp for...

  • Department for Transport

    • Cycling and Walking: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to measure the key performance indicators in the third cycling and walking investment strategy, specifically for women and girls.

    • Railways: Tickets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what enforcement mechanism will be available to the Office of Rail and Road should Great British Railways breach the new statutory code of practice for ticket...

      Cycling and Pedestrians: Injuries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 3 November, what is their target reduction in the rate of cyclists and pedestrians...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Integrated Care Boards: Reorganisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the integrated care board (ICB) reorganisation process on ICB staff satisfaction.

    • Health Professions: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, (2) nurses, and (3) other registered medical professionals, have been investigated by the General Medical Council, other professional...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment criteria they are using to assess the case for commissioning a specialised service for very severe chronic fatigue syndrome.

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the confidence of financial technology company founders in the UK economy.

    • Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to local billing authorities about the interpretation of "visiting members of the public" under the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition...

      Inflation: Cost of Living

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that UK inflation slowed to 3.6 per cent in October, and what the implications are for policies aimed at...

      Financial Services: Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage UK-based fintech founders to retain and expand their companies in the UK, including through targeted tax and regulatory...

      Taxation: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's tax regime on foreign direct investment competitiveness.

      Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to consumers using AI chatbots for financial advice, following the consumer study findings from Which? stating such...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what processes are in place to assess the impact of new housing developments on existing local businesses and industrial areas, and how those assessments are...

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the infrastructure and energy requirements of new housing developments, and how those requirements align with net zero and...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Housing on 5 February 2024 (HC8158), what proportion of the budget for social and affordable housing is spent on...

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the financial pressures on local councils arising from internal drainage board levies in areas where they have...

  • Attorney General

    • Greg Hadfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the prosecution of Greg Hadfield in the Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 17 November, what discussions they have had with the Crown...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Plants

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they hold data about the condition of flora in each county in England, and if so, whether they will publish that data.

    • Plastics: Pollution

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to tighten regulations on the transport and storage of nurdles in line with the EU, and what other measures they will take to reduce the...

      Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of ministers in fulfilling their duties under section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 regarding statements on...

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