Written answers

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Sign Language

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps (a) her Department and (b) its public bodies are taking to (i) develop and (ii) use artificial intelligence approaches to British Sign Language.

    • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of businesses that have been required to repay fraudulently claimed furlough money.

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been recovered by HM Revenue and Customs from furlough fraud to date.

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs expects to recover from outstanding furlough fraud investigations.

      Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of revenue lost to furlough fraud committed during the pandemic.

      Debt Respite Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides to police forces in England regarding the handling of cases where there has been an alleged abuse or fraudulent use...

      Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to affordable credit.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number and demographic profile of savers impacted by the reduction in the annual cash ISA allowance; and whether...

      Money Laundering: Money Service Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti money laundering controls in bureaux de change and money service businesses.

      Personal Savings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase levels of household savings.

      Treasury: Subscriptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by her Department in the last financial year.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of (i) the economic impact and (ii) potential cost savings for the pubs sector of introducing a 20p reduction in the business...

      Air Passenger Duty: Children

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the child Air Passenger Duty exemption to Premium Economy cabins.

      Electric Vehicles: Fylde

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of how many businesses in the Fylde constituency will be impacted by the pay per mile tax on electric and hybrid cars.

      Pensioners: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will consider extending the proposed alignment of the personal allowance for pensioners with the new State Pension rate.

      Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of duty-free sales arrangements under the Windsor Framework on Northern Ireland’s...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the contribution of fuel duty to inflation and the cost of living; and whether she will review current rates in the...

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of (a) increasing betting duties on seaside arcades, (b) a nightly levy on hotel stays, (c) the...

      Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on families of increases in Air Passenger Duty for Premium Economy passengers announced in the Budget.

      Office for Budget Responsibility

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the former Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility on his giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee following...

      Office for Budget Responsibility

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish all correspondence between herself and the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility between 1 October and 1 December.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Box 3.H, and Table 4.1 of the Autumn Budget 2025, HC 1492, 26 November 2025, and to the HMT document, Effects of the business rates...

      Leisure: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was generated in 2023/2024 from business rates on hereditaments that are being used for the provision of (a) sport, leisure and facilities...

      Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her department has made of how many a) pubs b) hotels c) restaurants d) indoor leisure and e) night clubs are expected to see their business...

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance or analysis her department has undertaken on the potential impact on high street businesses of the removal of business rates relief and the...

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rateable value increases and changes to business rates relief, announced at Budget 2025,...

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a) a 10p multiplier b) a 15p multiplier or c) the full 20p discount on high street and...

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to split revenue raised from a Visitor Levy in London between the Mayor of London and London boroughs.

      Business Rates: Leisure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business or employment tax rises on (a) gyms, (b) swimming pools, and (c) leisure centres.

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will be eligible to receive transitionary relief for business rates in 2026-27.

      Business Rates: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the Zone A rates for retail properties used to calculate the business rates due in (a) Aberystwyth, (b) Tregaron, (c) Aberaeron, (d) Lampeter, (e)...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will move into higher tax bands due to the freezing of income tax and National Insurance thresholds for three years; and estimate she has...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact miles driven abroad will have on the calculation of the amount of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty payable per vehicle.

      Company Cars: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the fiscal cost of Benefit-in-Kind rates for zero-emission company cars, including (a) the cost of the 3 per cent...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of current fuel duty rates on the road freight and logistics sector; and whether her Department plans to bring...

      Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 27 November to question 92601 on Tourism: Taxation, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Visitor Levies in...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new taxation of electric vehicles on consumer uptake of electric vehicles.

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of tax revenues from the new tax on electric vehicles announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 over the next five years.

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the administrative costs to HM Revenue and Customs of implementing the new taxation of electric vehicles.

      Workplace Pensions: Small Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying National Insurance to salary-sacrificed pension contributions above £2,000 from 2029...

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling she has undertaken on applying National Insurance to salary-sacrificed pension contributions above £2,000; and whether she has made an...

      Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to salary sacrifice arrangements on employees’ pension savings.

      Money Laundering: Money Service Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compliance inspections of money service businesses have been carried out by HM Revenue and Customs in the last twelve months.

      Office for Budget Responsibility

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 991, how much funding her...

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 December to Question 95961 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, if she will modify the Budget 2025: Retail, Hospitality and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sudan: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84311 on Sudan: Armed Conflict, how the UK is leveraging its...

    • Cameroon: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Cameroon authorities concerning the recent kidnapping and detention...

      China: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chinese authorities concerning the formal arrest of 18 leaders from...

      Drugs: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the United Kingdom has ceased sharing intelligence with the United States regarding suspected...

      Cayman Islands: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that British investors and pension funds are not prevented from...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Israel: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 92229, whether his Department paid for British armed forces personnel to attend courses in Israel since October 2023.

    • Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025 to question 93243 on Defence: Procurement, for what reason was Project Magenta cancelled.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to implement increased defence expenditure to improve the preparedness and readiness of the armed forces.

      Military Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June to Question 57673 on Military Intelligence, if he has a target date for the full implementation of the Digital...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34903 on Defence: Procurement, if he will list the other sectors outside the defence sector who will be...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34903 on Defence: Procurement, whether any new staff will be recruited as part of the Defence Small and...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34903 on Defence: Procurement, who will lead the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub.

      MOD Ashchurch: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Storage facility for over 900 vehicles completed at MOD Ashchurch, published on 5 March 2025,...

      Navy: Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the UK Maritime Electronic Warfare Programme.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many TEKEVER AR3 uncrewed air platforms he has procured since 5 July 2024.

      Unmanned Marine Systems: Robots

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Underwater robot could improve pipeline and cable security, published on 9 June 2025, when the...

      Leuchars Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private aircraft landed at Leuchars Station between 28 September 2025 and 6th October 2025.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to publish a detailed roadmap for improving national missile defence capabilities, including timelines and funding commitments.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s vulnerability to long-range missile threats, including ballistic and cruise missile...

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of each Warrior variant are still in service; and with which sub-units.

      Ministry of Defence: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

      Al-Sweady Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Al-Sweady Inquiry.

      Apache Helicopters: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date was the Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter withdrawn from service In Northern Ireland.

      Israel: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 92229, which courses British armed forces personnel have attended in Israel since October 2023.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 27 November on MOD Security Review, HCWS 1103, how many contracts have...

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 94926 on Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety, if he will set out the criteria that will allow the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Energy Intensive Industries: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will be funded through a) the Exchequer, b) energy suppliers or c) another source.

    • Foreign Companies: Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of penalties for non-compliance with the UK's Register of Overseas Entities.

      Department for Business and Trade: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

      Drugs: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms within the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal will ensure that pharmaceutical products launched in the UK with a lower price than...

      Drugs: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the US Trade Representative's press release entitled U.S. Government Announces Agreement in Principle with the United...

      Genomics: Foreign Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how does the government assess the risks to UK citizens’ personal data and national security when collaborating with foreign genomics...

      Small Businesses: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to develop standards to help with procurement and encourage AI adoption amongst SMEs.

      Postal Services: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact on businesses of current delivery times for parcels between...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 94768 on Criminal Proceedings: Evidence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential...

    • Ministry of Justice: Departmental Expenditure Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the policy papers entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 30 June 2025, and Budget 2025, published on 28 November 2025, what their...

      Juries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reforms to jury trials on minority ethnic groups.

      Ministry of Justice: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

      HMP Wandsworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to visit HMP Wandsworth.

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the proportion of offenders who commit a further offence within the one-year follow-up period used in reoffending...

      Immigration: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risk of reoffending of individuals convicted of immigration-related offences.

      Azelle Rodney Inquiry and Bernard Lodge Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiries entitled (a) Inquiry into the circumstances of...

      Bernard Lodge Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the official set up date under section 5 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to find prisoners who were released by accident.

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of gambling-related harm among individuals within the criminal justice system; and what steps he is taking...

      Family Proceedings: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government action to protect children from abusive parents, published on 22 October 2025, how...

      Family Proceedings: Legal Representation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court cases the father acted as a litigant in person due to lack of access to (a) legal aid and (b) representation in each of the last...

      Family Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings in each of the last five years.

      Courts: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist to coordinate information between criminal courts and family courts.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Representation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person report that they were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation in each of the last five years;...

      Probation: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on probation services in (a) Greater Manchester (b) Oldham for each year from 2015 to date.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the full scope of the five point action plan to tackle release inaccuracy announced by him on 11 November 2025.

      Probation Service: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using scanning machines in probation offices to detect weapons; and what steps he is taking to...

      Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 December 2025, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that, where defendants can no...

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of applications for legal aid in family proceedings have been granted to mothers in each of the last five years.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial equitableness when only one parent receives legal aid in family court proceedings.

      Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing a defendant’s right to choose trial by jury for certain offences on the constitution.

      Crown Court: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum sentence will be that a judge could impose on a convicted person when tried under the proposed new swift courts within the Crown Court.

      Crown Court: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who will be sentenced to more than three years in prison by new swift courts within the Crown Court...

      Crown Court

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of new swift courts within the Crown Court on the number of wrongful convictions.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average cost per case to the public purse of providing legal aid in family proceedings for which the latest data is available.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of family court cases did only one party receiving legal aid in each of the last five years.

      Repossession Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in County Court proceedings relating to possession or enforcement actions against individuals...

      Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s digital systems on the finances of legal aid...

      Debt Respite Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that county courts update their records to reflect the cancellation of Breathing Space certifications.

      Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial restrictions on the ability of victims of civil online defamation and harassment to...

      Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has assessed the potential implications for open justice of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision to bar the press and public...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for unemployed claimants aged over 50 seeking to return to work.

    • Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of foreign nationals claiming welfare benefits.

      Small Businesses: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the full funding for SME apprenticeships for people under 25 announced in the Budget will cover Level 7 apprenticeships, including...

      Employment: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of progression rates from subjects such as a) psychology, b) sociology and c) English...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase skills and training opportunities for HGV drivers.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 2007 report on the effectiveness of automatic pension forecast letters is the one referenced in the Parliamentary and Health...

      Employment: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people living with mental health conditions and on benefits into the workplace.

      Employment: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will consider leading a workforce strategy for the advice sector to support the aims of the Get Britain Working white paper.

      Jobcentres: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the cost of ending the existing Find a Job digital service and transitioning to a new in-house...

      Jobcentres: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of spending required to develop and run in-house the replacement digital service for the new Jobs and...

      Jobcentres: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to use AI-powered job-matching tools developed by the private sector to run the new digital service behind the...

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the planned timetable for the reassessment of carers allowance overpayments as a result of incorrect operational guidance.

      Jobcentres: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the replacement digital service for the new Jobs and Careers Service.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit starts in each of the last 5 years were (a) new benefit claimants and (b) claimants transitioning from...

      Motability: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 4 December to question 94564, whether he made an assessment of the potential impact of those policy changes on...

      Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the membership of the Timms Review steering group will be published.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for every year since 2017, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants with dependent children are (a) in work and (b) not in work.

      ICL Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled ICL Inquiry.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants with dependent children are in (a) full-time or (b) part-time work.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what service standards on timeliness are in place for making decisions on Work Capability Assessments; and what steps his Department is taking...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average duration of a Universal Credit claim for someone who begins a claim at age a) 18, b) 19, c) 20, d) 21, e) 22, f) 23 and g) 24.

      Poverty: Fife

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 25.9% of working age people who are dying in poverty in Fife every year.

      Poverty: Bristol Central

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 18% of people who are dying annually in poverty in Bristol Central, as identified in Marie...

      Terminal Illnesses: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of financial insecurity of people at the end of life.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the number of Universal Credit households with dependent children reporting fewer than (a) 16, (b) 30 and (c) 35 hours of work per week.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the speed of (a) award decisions and (b) reimbursement payments for the Access to Work scheme.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants with dependent children are in the light touch or working conditionality groups.

      Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are expected to be supported by the introduction of new earned income disregards for Housing Benefit claimants in supported...

      Workplace Pensions: Index Linking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend pre-1997 pension indexation changes for members of the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme to...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit who are not currently receiving it.

      Older People: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support older people experiencing financial hardship in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency...

      Pensions: Index Linking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the adequacy of support available to pensioners in schemes with differing...

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the State Pension Benefit will be available under the current conditions to those entering the workforce...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Oral Statement on 11 November 2025 entitled Pensions, if he will publish the research findings from the Department's...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator machines are over (a) 10, (b) 15 and (c) 25 years old by integrated care system.

    • Health Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 70441 on Health Services: Disadvantaged, what his Department's planned timescale...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to review guidance for local authorities on HIV support service commissioning.

      Contraceptives: Clinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to support GP practices in providing specialist in-house coil clinics, in the content of levels of staffing,...

      Bladder Cancer: Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase survival rates for bladder cancer.

      HIV Infection: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the laboratory capacity required to meet anticipated levels of HIV screening during the HIV Action Plan for...

      HIV Infection: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning structures are prepared for changes arising from the HIV Action Plan.

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neurologists with special training in Parkinson's are there.

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neurologists have specialist training in treating Parkinson’s and working with Parkinson's patients.

      HIV infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the national HIV surveillance system remains compatible with international reporting standards.

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Local Authorities in Suffolk on taking steps to help increase the take up of NHS Health Checks in the county.

      Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of economic factors and the consumption of ultra-processed foods on the prevalence...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set a target date for the implementation of a nationwide prostate cancer screening programme for men with a BRCA variant.

      DNACPR Decisions: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) families and (b) attorneys holding Power of Attorney are notified immediately when a DNR notice is added to a vulnerable...

      DNACPR Decisions: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years regarding DNR notices being applied without consent.

      Drugs: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from which Department’s budget the additional NHS medicines spend following the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal will be funded.

      Cardiovascular Diseases: South Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the rates of cardiovascular disease in South Suffolk constituency.

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of COPD.

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of flavoured vapes on tobacco smoking cessation.

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action the Government is taking to end regional disparities in access to insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.

      Diabetes: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implementation of national early-detection programmes for Type 1 Diabetes in England compared to other...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning cigarette filters on smoking prevalence.

      Neurological Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility to (a) education and (b) healthcare for people with progressive neurological conditions...

      Diabetes: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent the misdiagnosis of adults over 30 with Type 1 Diabetes as Type 2 within the NHS.

      Rare Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will commit to appointing a new National Clinical Director for Rare Diseases.

      Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Ashfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people living with (a) Crohn's and (b) Colitis in Ashfield.

      Diabetes: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of a Type 1 Diabetes screening programme.

      Heart Diseases: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory heart screening for cardiac conditions for young people.

      Cancer: South Holland and the Deepings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on cancer diagnosis wait times in South Holland and the Deepings in the last five years.

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients have timely access to innovative cancer medicines.

      Cosmetics: Afamelanotide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) availability and (b) levels of use of tan-enhancing products containing Melanotan II is being considered in the...

      Palliative Care

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

      Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling and Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives, published on 28 September 2023, and...

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the difference in uptake rates between maternal and infant RSV immunisations when developing the national...

      Malnutrition: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of patient safety risks, including those relating to malnutrition, among people with severe and very severe...

      Nutrition: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage healthy eating habits in young people, separate from Out of Home Calorie Labelling...

      Bereavement Counselling: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to raise awareness of grief awareness week.

      Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment has on (a) avoidable...

      Health Services: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of health services for men in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Parkinson's Disease: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultant neurologists in England have specialist training in Parkinson’s disease.

      Surgery: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Trusts and clinical directors on ensuring surgical trainees have adequate access to...

      Aortic Stenosis: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an estimate of the number and proportion of women diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who...

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients awaiting elective surgery are provided with clear and timely information...

      Community Diagnostic Hubs: South Holland and the Deepings

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

      Joint Replacements: North Herefordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times, including joint replacement surgery, in North Herefordshire constituency.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Rights of Way: Forests and Rivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83666, how new permanent legal rights of public access will be created...

    • Batteries: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with waste disposal plant operators on the risk of fire in facilities from disposable items...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to hold a consultation on the Circular Economy Growth Plan.

      Dogs: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce specific regulations or mandatory safety standards for commercial dog swimming pools, in the...

      Rural Areas: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Rural Communities.

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to increase the corresponding recreational bag limit when commercial bass catch limits are...

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor and tackle the environmental impact of single-use packaging waste on terrestrial trail...

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to lay before Parliament final regulations and statutory guidance to implement mandatory Biodiversity Net...

      Hunting: Animal Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle UK companies profiting from the trophy hunting of endangered animals.

      Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations has her Department received on the closure of the (a) Smithfield and (b) Billingsgate market.

      Agriculture: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of consignments of (a) beef, (b) salmon, (c) dairy products, (d) apples and (e) cheese were subject to SPS...

      Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that less potable water is used for non-potable purposes.

      Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many SPS-related (a) documentary checks, (b) identity checks and (c) physical inspections are carried out on UK...

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91862 on the Marine Environment, what is the scope of the Sustainable...

      Water Treatment: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring water companies to improve operational...

      Water Supply: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the resilience of household water supplies during winter 2025-26 in (a) Surrey...

      Water Charges: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, whether individual...

      Water Charges: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, what is the estimated cost...

      Moorland: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist landowners in coordinating and accessing relevant grants and schemes for the...

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her answer to Q92990 if she can break down the annual expenditure and the total £4.2 billion into capital...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the ban on disposable vapes on the outbreak of...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste in Lincolnshire.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Scheme beyond December 31st 2025.

      Badgers: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to 94315, whether planned changes to the Protection of Badgers Act would permit...

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Environment and Climate Change Committee's recommendations published in its policy...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 92922 on Fly-tipping, whether she has made an assessment of the potential...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of avian flu has there been in the last 12 months.

      Bluetongue Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of blue tongue there has been in the last 24 months.

      Consumer Goods: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to align the UK with EU Directives 2024/1781/EU, 2024/1799/EU and 2024/825/EU.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.

    • Health: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle unequal access to medical treatment.

      Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential equality impacts of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.

      LGBT+ People: Armed Forces

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department has taken with the Secretary of State for Defence to help tackle LGBTQ+ discrimination in the armed forces.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Government Departments: Microsoft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the value achieved through recent contract negotiations with Microsoft; and what assurances...

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken under the Replacing Animals in Science strategy to establish a clear timeline for phasing...

      Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans the Government has to help ensure that local communities receive long-term economic benefits from new AI and data...

      Internet: Age Assurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to bring forward proposals to require VPN providers to undertake age verification checks on UK users.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many visas a) his Department, b) the Information Commissioners Office, c) the Intellectual Property Office, d) the Met...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to accelerate the phasing out of the use of the LD50 test; and if she will set out a timetable for...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department expects all eligible retired members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to receive their McCloud remedy payments; and what...

    • Literacy: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to prevent conflicts of interest during the development of the new Writing Framework for primary schools.

      Further Education: Bristol North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address gaps in Post-16 education and skills training provision in Bristol North East.

      Children: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of profit per placement for private children’s homes in England.

      Special Educational Needs: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of Individual Healthcare Plans in supporting the safety and inclusion of pupils with long-term health...

  • Home Office

    • Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making it a statutory requirement for police officers to record how many...

    • Religious Freedom: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the freedom to pray silently in public places.

      Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme and Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the time taken for decisions to be made on applications for the (a) Protective Security for...

      English Language: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for cheating on Secure English language tests in each of the last five years.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address cases where DWP staff meet the annual Skilled Worker Visa salary threshold but are affected by the...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the recent visa reforms on workforce shortages in key sectors.

      Human Trafficking: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to disrupt organised criminal gangs involved in human trafficking.

      Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to increase support for victims of domestic abuse, including early intervention and safeguarding.

      Domestic Abuse: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of technology-facilitated abuse incidents reported to the police in each of the last...

      Domestic Abuse: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls strategy and its delivery plan will include (a) funding and (b) measures to address...

      Domestic Abuse: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have undergone specialist technology-facilitated domestic abuse training in each of the last five years.

      Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 60158 on Victim Support Schemes: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences, whether the funding...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of animals involved in LD50 tests by type of animal; and what assessment she has made of the...

      Counter-terrorism: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2025, to Question 86767, on Counter-terrorism: expenditure, what is the methodology by which local...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the urgent correspondence from the hon. Member for Torbay dated 12 November 2025 on the potential closure of...

      Human Remains: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of real human remains being advertised for sale on ecommerce sites.

      Immigration: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the level of prosecutions for immigration-related offences.

      Immigration: Convictions and Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the current level of conviction and sentencing patterns for immigration offences on...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to deter small boat crossings in the English Channel.

      Immigration Controls: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve border security technology at ports of entry.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86426, on Asylum: Housing, If she will publish a copy of the pre-procurement...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86772, on Asylum: Housing, whether the Home Office holds an unpublished guidance or...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86342, whether there is an internal document that sets out her Department's new...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the use of asylum hotels on the use of dispersed accommodation in areas...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 85954, on Asylum: Housing, whether there is a guidance document that the Department...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a copy of the current version of the Home Office guidance entitled Hotel Contingency Asylum Accommodation: Local...

      Undocumented Workers: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of recent illegal working arrests, how many have been removed from the United Kingdom.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

    • Billy Wright and Robert Hamill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiries entitled (a) Robert Hamill Inquiry and...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) gyms, (b) swimming pools, and (c) leisure centres are used to help reduce (i) health...

    • Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of local journalism; and what plans she has to provide support to help...

  • Department for Transport

    • Road Works

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the value of fines imposed on utility companies by highway authorities in England for each year from 2015 to date.

    • Cycling and Walking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 93455, whether it ceased to be her department's policy that 50% of journeys in towns and cities...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93855, if she will break down those (a) nominal and (b) real terms rises by year.

      Roads: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Budget’s roads funding announcements on tackling congestion hotspots in Aldridge-Brownhills,...

      Travel Cards: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to freeze travelcard fares in 2026.

      Driving Tests: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the responses to the 2025 consultation on the driving test booking system.

      High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects HS2 Limited to complete its review of the timetable for releasing land for redevelopment at the Washwood Heath rolling stock...

      Road Traffic Control: Oxford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90814, what are the names of the third party organisations or agents, acting on behalf of...

      Roads: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to WPQ 91458, how much revenue local authorities made from (a) traffic junction enforcement, (b) clean air...

      Citroën and DS Automobiles: Air Bags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 95613. whether she has had confirmation from Stellantis that all vehicles have been checked, declared safe to drive and returned to owners.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the net fiscal cost of freezing rail prices in each of the next five years.

      Freight: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 94153, what discussions she has had with representatives of the road haulage industry to help ensure sufficient capacity exists to...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the rail fare freeze.

      Port of Immingham: Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates National Highways has made of a) the average daily number of HGV movements to and from Immingham Port, b) expected daily HGV movements...

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of train services between Manchester and London in 2025; and how much has been spent on delay repay...

      Air Traffic Control: Recruitment and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of air traffic controller recruitment and training capacity; and what steps she is taking to ensure...

      Regional Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of regional airlines and air links in the last five years on regional...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact on airline ticket prices from Heathrow Airport of the need to fund the public consultation...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the projected total cost of a third runway at Heathrow, including the consultation process; and who will be responsible for funding the...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 89642 on High Speed 2 Line, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the...

      London North Eastern Railway: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to WPQ 94294, what is the (a) number (b) proportion of fares per week that will not be the same price or cheaper than the...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog,...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to prevent third-party sales of DVLA practical driving tests.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of preventing third parties from booking driving test slots on the range and quality...

      Driving Licences: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time has been for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to process medical driving licence applications in each of the past...

      Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the effectiveness of the the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Temporary Accommodation: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of families in temporary accommodation.

    • Visitor Levy: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of granting the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority powers to levy...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, at what time and date was the decision taken to cancel mayoral elections in 2026.

      Temporary Accommodation: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in scaling up the provision of stepping stone homes for young...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will support the establishment of structured, research-led innovation through an Areas of Research interest...

      Electronic Voting: Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to implement remote electronic voting for (a) UK and (b) local elections.

      Fires: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a financial recovery framework for major wildfire...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the a) fatality and b) injury rate of fires attended by fire services during the...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made any assessment of the impact on family life of twelve hour shifts within the fire service.

      Local Government Finance: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the interim Combined County Authority will be responsible for determining the allocation of initial funding in...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Social and Affordable Homes Programme plan to build 300,000 homes over ten years, of which...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in the home buying and selling process.

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to hold housing developers accountable for defects in newly built homes.

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve housing provision.

      Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the planning system.

      Social Security Benefits: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of moving disabled military veterans from Employment and Support...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the removal of the statutory override on local authority...

      Local Government: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of Greater Essex’s progress on devolution, in the context of the...

      Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish the findings from the independent review into civil unrest in Leicester in 2022,...

      Rivers: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether chalk streams are an irreplaceable habitat.

      Elections: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will the upper-tier authorities Essex County Council, Thurrock Council, and Southend Council have 2026 elections as...

      Special Educational Needs: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on West Midlands local authorities of the Government’s...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities which may need to issue Section 114s if required to...

      Council Tax: Exemptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to review the legislation governing Class F council tax exemptions, specifically the...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of fires attended by fire services affecting i) heritage sites ii)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Freight: Roads

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many transport companies were registered with the Standard Industrial Classification code 49410 for freight transport by road in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.

    • Cabinet Office: Subscriptions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

      Genomics: Information Sharing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal guidance, policies and risk assessments he has issued to research institutions, NHS bodies and private genomics companies on the sharing of...

      Genomics: Information Sharing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal guidance, policies, or risk assessments has the UK government issued to UK research institutions, NHS bodies, and private genomics...

      Official Cars: Registration

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government-registered vehicles are declared as being off the road with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN).

      Defence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to work with the Ministry of Defence to codify civilian assistance to military authorities for home defence, as...

      National Security: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria does the Government use to determine whether a company constitutes a threat to national security and is thus placed under investigation...

      Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for Developed Vetting renewals.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.

    • Nuclear Regulatory Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish all submissions made to the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects Great British Energy – Nuclear to (a) complete its study into potential Scottish sites for new nuclear...

      Nuclear Power: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which nuclear technologies are being considered by Great British Energy - Nuclear as part of its investigation into Scottish sites...

      Nuclear Power Stations: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy - Nuclear’s assessment of potential Scottish sites for new nuclear development includes (a)...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral answer by the Prime Minister of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 980, what the evidence basis is...

      Energy Intensive Industries: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative estimate his Department has made of (a) electricity prices for energy-intensive industries in (i) the UK and (ii)...

      Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the consultation on changes to Feed in Tariffs offers two ways of calculating payments for the generation of solar...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of refusing new oil developments at Rosebank.

      Ports: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the provision of onshore power supply for ports across the UK, including in Northern Ireland, in...

      Fuel Poverty: Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty amongst home owning pensioners in (a) England, (b) Greater...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on rolling out gas and electric smart meters to properties in England.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Subscriptions

      To ask the Solicitor General, for the total spend on (a) LinkedIn membership fees and (b) other subscriptions by her Department in the last financial year.

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they will provide to existing strategic industrial complexes as part of the delivery of the industrial strategy.

    • United Nations: Dispute Resolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the aims of the investor-state dispute settlement process are in conflict with the UN sustainable development goals.

      Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address key barriers to foreign direct investment, such as high energy prices and land acquisition costs.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • British Overseas Territories: Chemical Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been extended to British Overseas Territories through the Chemical Weapons...

    • Ukraine: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as part of talks seeking an end to the war in Ukraine, they plan to raise the issue of Ukrainian children living in Russian-occupied territories being...

      Russia: G8

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the re-entry of Russia into the G8; and what assessment they have made of whether Russia should pay compensation...

      Armed Conflict: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to initiate international discussions to implement regulations comparable to the Geneva Conventions for the use of artificial intelligence in...

  • Home Office

    • Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the West Midlands Police relied on false intelligence when banning Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from an Aston Villa match.

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to pause asylum accommodation evictions during the activation of a severe weather emergency protocol.

      Sentencing Bill: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the Sentencing Bill with Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent the provisions of the Sentencing Bill which relate to the removal of foreign criminals from the United Kingdom will apply to Northern Ireland.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the provisions of the Sentencing Bill which relate to the removal of foreign criminals from the United Kingdom...

      St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what work they are undertaking with London St Pancras Highspeed and Eurostar to review border controls at St Pancras station following the introduction of the UK...

      Non-crime Hate Incidents: Greater London

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the decision to stop investigating non-crime hate incidents on the rate of hate incidents in London, and what data...

      Overseas Students: Gaza

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to assess whether students arriving in the United Kingdom from Gaza have expressed support for Hamas or any other proscribed...

  • Ministry of Justice

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost to the public purse to date of the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through the House of Lords.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to implement all of the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

    • Social Rented Housing: Furniture

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and savings resulting from offering furnished tenancies in social housing, and the impact of such tenancies on...

      Brownfield Sites: Contamination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 24 November (HL Deb col 1154), whether severely contaminated brownfield sites will not be developed...

      Brownfield Sites: Contamination

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the brownfield land register includes an assessment of the impact of the level of contamination on the viability of the land for development.

  • Treasury

    • Crown Estate: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will appoint a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Wales under the provisions of the Crown Estate Act 2025.

    • Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for members of the public calling His Majesty's Revenue and Customs by phone.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Employment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of employers adopting AI systems on the labour market, and what steps they are taking to ensure workers are equipped...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Service Industries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage professional services firms to adopt artificial intelligence productivity tools.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Nuclear Regulatory Review

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to implement the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025.

    • Nuclear Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of revising the semi-urban population density criterion on the development of civil nuclear projects in...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of international regulatory harmonisation on the speed of delivery of civil nuclear projects in the UK.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to lift any other elements of the benefit cap beyond scrapping the two-child limit.

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