Written answers

Monday, 5 January 2026

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit have a combined income between £831 and £861 a month after tax and national insurance...

    • Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households returned to the benefit cap because of the loss of an exempting benefit other than PIP during (a) the quarter to August...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households returned to the benefit cap because of the loss of PIP during (a) the quarter to August 2025, b) the quarter to May 2025,...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households left the benefit cap by reason of being in receipt of an exempting benefit and where the exempting benefit was receiving...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households left the benefit cap by reason of being in receipt of an exempting benefit and where the exempting benefit was PIP during...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households received benefit payments above the level of the household benefit cap in each of the last 12 months.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents have a nil assessment for child maintenance, including by each reason for a nil assessment.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing departmental staff in the last year.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the causes of the increase in Universal Credit claimants who are not required to work; and what steps he is...

      Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to reform the Motability scheme.

      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 Access to Work scheme on the economy and society.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to reduce disability benefits by up to £580 million a year.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the following payment per customer under the Access to Work scheme – a) £0 - £9,999 b) £10,000 -...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of child maintenance owed is collected within (a) 3, (b) 6 and (c) 12 months of assessment.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s current forecast is for its staffing requirements in benefit processing centres for the next financial year.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants in his Department are working on the Access to Work Scheme.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more individuals in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.

      Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement, including the recovery rate following (a) liability orders, (b)...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service cases involve missed payments for more than three months before enforcement action begins; and what factors...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service enforcement actions in the most recent year for which data is available resulted in (a) full recovery of...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave

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

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of change in the number of households exempt from the benefit cap following the Autumn Budget 2025.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the past twelve months, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) the Department and (b) its agencies broken...

  • Department for Transport

    • Ferries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators are supported to meet the goals of the Maritime Decarbonisation...

    • Speed Limits: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to National Highways press release on 15 December entitled Fix being rolled out after variable speed camera anomaly, whether money has...

      Restoring Your Railway Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 86751 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, whether any expenditure incurred on feasibility,...

      Bus Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out the changes to the bus funding allocations formula between 2025-26 and 2026-27.

      Transport: Woking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of improving transport connections from Woking.

      Helicopters: Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rescue helicopter operational capability.

      Safety Belts: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for a safe, accredited inspection or certification process to allow second-hand infant car...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the policy of DVLA to provide registered keeper data to enforcement authorities under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, or...

      Driving Licences: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in December 2025.

      Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with mayoral combined authorities to deliver large-scale transport infrastructure.

      Blue Badge Scheme: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to extend the qualifying criteria for Blue Badges to ensure that people with (a) Parkinson's and (b) other fluctuating...

      Roads: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on minimum lighting levels required on residential roads.

      Official Cars: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of British made cars in the Ministerial car fleet.

      South Western Railway: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much South Western Railway has spent on external consultants since May 2025.

      Piccadilly Line: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the potential impact of the cost of the Piccadilly Line renovation on TfL's finances.

      Department for Transport: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

      Railway Stations: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Tap-In/Tap out on rail users at Surrey stations.

      South Western Railway: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the performance of South Western Railway.

      Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of vehicles on UK roads that are uninsured.

      Ophthalmology: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national register of opticians licensed to carry out DVLA...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the misuse of number plates to evade enforcement.

      Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of regional variations in the level of public transport provision on (a) the number of people who...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to include cats as an animal that drivers...

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to help reduce the risk of a rolling stock shortage in 2025.

      Shipping: Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is for vessels identified within UK territorial waters as sailing under a false flag.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the validity period of driving theory test certificates for learner drivers...

      Public Transport: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has any plans to review the statutory minimum provision within the English National Concessionary Travel scheme to support disabled and...

      Aviation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial barriers on people who wish to train as commercial airline pilots.

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support car-sharing and car-club provision in the context of Zipcar announcing that it will cease its UK...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in detecting vehicles using (a) cloned or...

      Airports: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the fairness and proportionality of penalty charges issued for non-payment of drop-off fees at UK...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025 to WPQ 98745, how many (a) vehicle owners and (b) people on the Register of Number Plate Suppliers have...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) Minister and (b) official demarched the Chinese Ambassador following the verdict on Jimmy Lai.

    • Sudan: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that evidence gathered by the UN-mandated inquiry into alleged...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure (a) unrestricted humanitarian access across the country and (b)...

      Embassies: Tolls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November to Question 92039 on Embassies: Tolls, if she will publish the data on all...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media...

      Africa: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, which African nations did her department...

      Africa: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, which areas her department will prioritise...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Juries: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what public consultation his Department has undertaken on planned changes to jury trials.

    • Juries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals to alter the use of jury trials on defendants.

      Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to reverse the PACCAR judgement within the current Parliament.

      Juries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the modelling and impact assessment relating to proposals to limit the use of jury trials.

      Prisoners on Remand: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of court backlogs on health outcomes for prisoners held on remand.

      Remand in Custody

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those remanded in custody for more than six months receive access to (a) education, (b) work and (c)...

      Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals currently serving custodial sentences for sexual offences are held in prisons in England and Wales.

      Sexual Offences: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national sex offenders have been convicted in each year since 2020.

      Palestine Action: Hunger Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support provided by HM Prison Service for the welfare of (a) Qesser Zuhrah, (b) Amy Gardiner-Gibson, (c)...

      Offenders: Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the proposed expansion of electronic monitoring of offenders in helping to (a) reduce reoffending...

      Ministry of Justice: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

      Family Courts: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has she made of the accessibility and quality of support for both parents during family court proceedings.

      Child Rearing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on recognising parental alienation as a form of emotional harm to children.

      Probate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the backlog within the Probate Registry; and what steps his...

      Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls's oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hinckley and...

      Probation: Voluntary Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department is taking steps to deliver the recommendation from the Independent Sentencing Review of increased funding for the voluntary...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted into hospitals with Flu A in the last 14 days.

    • NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what employment protections and transition arrangements are in place for long-serving NHS clinical staff being moved into civil service...

      NHS: Managers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of managers in the NHS.

      NHS: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) waste and (b) bureaucracy in the NHS.

      Menopause: Ethnic Groups

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

      Health Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending the Civility Saves Lives initiative to...

      Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nurses graduating from nursing degree courses in the UK find employment within the NHS during the first year after...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have waited more than (a) 26 and (b) 40 weeks for an initial paediatric referral triage in the most recent 12-month...

      Menopause: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of the menopause for BAME women in (i) Hounslow, (ii)...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide support or funding to NHS Trusts with paediatric waiting times exceeding 26 weeks.

      Neurology: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many neurologists there are who have specialist training in Parkinson’s; how many geriatricians there are who have specialist...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enabling children waiting over 26 weeks for a paediatric appointment...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of patients waiting for longer than 12 hours in A&E.

      NHS England: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England restructure on equalities, particularly on disabled, neurodiverse,...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for paediatric referrals in (a) East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, (b) Hertfordshire and West Essex...

      Community Diagnostic Centres: Scarborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on opening the Scarborough Community Diagnostic Centre.

      NHS: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is being done to support disabled people working in the NHS.

      NHS England: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to monitor and mitigate the mental health impact of changes being made during the NHS England restructuring...

      NHS England: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the projected cost is of the abolition of NHS England, including staff redundancy packages, consultancy fees, administration and...

      Doctors: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the potential impact of doctor strike action within NHS services in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Resident Doctors: Scotland and Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government holds data on the average resident doctor study budget in England compared with that available in (a) Scotland and...

      General Practitioners and Physician Assistants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to help ensure that GPs are not replaced with Physician Associates.

      Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has with ICBs on ensuring delivery of patient care via independent healthcare providers throughout the...

      Rheumatology: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are his Department taking to ensure NHS staff can recognise rheumatological symptoms and ensure urgent referral to...

      Resident Doctors: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the impact of the analysis that the July and November five day resident doctors’ strikes are...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospital parking is affordable and inclusive for staff and patients.

      Medicine: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to help ensure that international medical students and trainees working in UK health services are protected...

      NHS: Physician Associates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative NHS roles are available to people who have completed accredited Physician Associate training but are unable to secure...

      Abortion: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether abortion providers, including British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie...

      St Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) to ensure consistent improvement in weekend care at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight and (b) to...

      Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to Integrated Care Boards on clinically prioritising children whose symptoms are deteriorating...

      Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of helipad provision within NHS services in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath...

      NHS: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, how many applications have been received to NHS England’s voluntary...

      NHS: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost of the applications...

      Health Professions: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on supporting small healthcare professions whose training...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306,...

      Incontinence: Wandsdworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequate availability of NHS funded continence products in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

      East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust’s Category 2 response times.

      Lincoln County Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients waited more than (a) 12, (b) 24, (c) 48 and (d) 60 hours at A&E at Lincoln County Hospital...

      Basildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of people in the Basildon Hospital catchment area served by its Accident and Emergency department.

      Health Services: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 84488 on Health Services: Buildings, when NHS England expects to publish data on the...

      Midwives and Nurses: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what criteria are the career experiences of British nationals and foreign nationals compared when NHS providers are considering (a)...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to accelerate the pay review process so that NHS staff in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency receive...

      Mental Health: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of apps which offer mental health advice via (a) chatbots and (b) large language models.

      Wexham Park Hospital: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for Wexham Park Hospital since July 2024.

      Health Services: Infrastructure and Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of local planning and healthcare infrastructure for villages and local hub–type plans, including PFI...

      Mental Health Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of applications for NHS Talking Therapies trainee positions.

      Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that local authorities meet the ambition that 2% of the drug and alcohol...

      Endometriosis: Mid Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase resourcing for the Sussex Endometriosis Centre in Mid Sussex constituency.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92292, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the...

      Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people currently on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.

      Hospitals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to ensure consistent and effective communication between hospital doctors, consultants, and the...

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of epilepsy to (a) the NHS and (b) the wider economy; and how this estimate informs...

      Depressive Illnesess: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many under 30s have been prescribed medication for depression.

      Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NICE on the potential merits of innovative brain cancer treatments in Germany that are not currently...

      Terminal Illnesses: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist for healthcare professionals to report poverty in people with terminal illnesses to the Department for Work and...

      Dental Services: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate funding in the Autumn Budget 2025 to improve access to NHS dentistry for (a) children and (b)...

      Tirzepatide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of variations in access to Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) across Integrated Care Boards; and what steps they are...

      Hospices: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding provisions are being put in place for hospice care, in the context of rising costs of living and changing needs of the staff.

      NHS: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of charities providing dog therapy within NHS services on patients in...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department plans to review the level of statutory funding provided to hospices that currently rely heavily on charitable...

      Diethylstilbestrol : Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of stilbestrol on women.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to mental health support for children and parents affected by family breakdown and...

      Neurology: Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised consent process for NHS neurosurgical...

      Dementia: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what terms dementia care specialists have been employed by the NHS in Derbyshire in each of the last five years.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide investment into the research of a more accurate and reliable test to screen for prostate cancer.

      Home Care Services: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what workforce planning measures he has implemented to support the delivery of home-based NHS care in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton...

      Health Services: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of conducting a review into the law of causation in clinical negligence, with a focus on...

      NHS: Accountability and Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve accountability and resolution complaints processes within NHS organisations.

      Chronic Illnesses: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public research investment into health conditions like Myalgic Encephalomyelitis keep...

      Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supporting services to enable swift discharges from hospital in winter 2025-26.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospices receive the funding required to raise staff pay in line with nationally...

      Mental Health Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of Band 7 CBT therapist posts created in each of the last five years.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of a Minor Eye Conditions Service in every part of the country.

      General Practitioners: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have left NHS practice since July 2024.

      Social Services: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Government-backed social care investment fund to offer...

      Sheltered Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the retirement villages sector and the role of specialist older people's...

      Arthur Rank Hospice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board on the (a) public petition and (b) campaign...

      Dementia: Means-tested Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the fairness of the current means tested social care system for people with dementia in cases where...

      Audiology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to Independent Care Boards on the...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential cumulative impact of changes to (a) the National Living Wage, (b) employers' National...

      Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the current capital threshold of £23,250 for eligibility for...

      Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Food Standard Agency’s official control charges on the...

      Diseases: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people at risk of disease-related malnutrition are identified early through screening...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle alcohol misuse in people under 25.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will GPs be supported with increases in workload demand for ADHD, gender medicine and weight-management prescribing.

      Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to update NHS England’s Guidance - Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015-2018,...

      Care Homes: Profits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of profits generated by...

      Brain: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Acquired Brain Injury Action plan.

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to grant local authorities powers to apply local means-testing policies to the Disabled Facilities Grant budget.

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the potential impact of Long Covid on levels of...

      Pharmacy: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to pharmacies in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister of State for Social Care will reply to the email of 21 October 2025 from the hon Member for South West Devon on...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish the breast screening uptake improvement plan.

      Loneliness: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of how loneliness among older people is considered within health and social...

      Infant Foods: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of issuing guidance to retailers on reducing the cost of infant formula for...

      Continuing Care: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of current (a) review and (b) appeal mechanisms for Continuing Healthcare...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the uptake of the Covid Booster Jab in Autumn 2025.

      Vaccination: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to work with Integrated Care Boards to improve delivery capacity for future vaccination programmes in West Dorset.

      Eyesight: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has issued guidance on steps to help increase Child Vision Screening Programmes.

      Dental Services: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage more dentists to provide NHS dentistry.

      Continuing Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman received in each year since 2015 regarding Children’s...

      Primary Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has his department made of the potential impact of funding levels for primary care on levels of demand for secondary and...

      Neurology: Neighbourhood Health Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the first-wave Neighbourhood Health Centre sites have prioritised neurology within a) initial service plans and b) delivery...

      General Dental Council: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered strengthening the licensing requirements of the General Dental Council to improve access to dentistry for...

      Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early cancer diagnosis rates.

      Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include a) gyms, b) swimming pools, and c) leisure centres in the neighbourhood health schemes.

      Glioblastoma: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment options for glioblastoma.

      Pharmacy: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of community pharmacies reaching the threshold for Pharmacy First bonus payments.

      Glaucoma: Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent irreversible sight loss caused by glaucoma.

      Health Services: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking alongside Cabinet colleagues to increase healthcare provision on new housing estates in West Dorset constituency.

      Carbon Monoxide: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local health services are prepared to respond to incidents of mass carbon monoxide exposure...

      Pharmacy: Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review financial relief for pharmacies on PFI estates, including rent-subsidy schemes and a statutory cap on PFI rents for NHS...

      Health Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Housing First interventions for people experiencing homelessness on...

      Care Workers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document entitled Fair pay agreement consultation impact assessment, published in October 2025, if he will award an...

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with providers of (a) sensory and (b) recreational facilities in children’s hospices in (i)...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of target-driven GP contracts on the quality of care and...

      Breast Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of public awareness on the potential impact of alcohol consumption on levels of...

      Dental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of adults with tooth decay.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dental therapists to expand their scope of practice and hold their own NHS contracts; and...

      Care Workers: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a mandatory care marker for care workers on their GP record.

      Dental Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of provision of dental services on (a) children’s and (b) adults'...

      Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Model Neighbourhood Framework to be published.

      Dementia: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reopen specialist dementia units.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need.

      General Practioners: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new GP contract provides financial security for GPs.

      Measles: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the spread of measles in schools.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) applications have been received under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme from people reporting disabilities resulting from...

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department holds data on the number of neurologists with specialist training in Parkinson's disease.

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending routine NHS vaccination against Meningitis B to...

      Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase clinic capacity to help ensure that urgent breast referrals meet the 28 day Faster...

      Health Services: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include a) gyms, b) swimming pools, and c) leisure centres in the Men’s Health Strategy and...

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of Meningitis B cases among teenagers and university students; and...

      Glioblastoma: Diagnosis and Mortality Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on a) diagnosis and b) survival rates for glioblastoma.

      Life Expectancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of life expectancy in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham; and...

      Health Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities experienced by people affected by homelessness.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered guarantees on specialist care provision for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations offered by private providers for people who are...

      Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the outcome of the Healthy Start extension for families with the No Recourse to Public Funds condition; and...

      Health Foods: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10-year Health Plan, when he plans to publish the healthy food standard.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on the rollout of a Fracture Liaison Service, due to be implemented by 2030.

      Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve consistency in NHS support for children with serious health needs in (a) Surrey and...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for free covid-19 vaccinations on (a)...

      Health Services: Children's Play

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department are taking steps to support the use of the Play Well Toolkit in NHS healthcare settings.

      Motor Neurone Disease: Fundraising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to recognise and support Kevin Sinfield CBE's fundraising for motor neurone disease.

      Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his department collects to monitor potential inequalities in multiple sclerosis care access; and how those findings are used to...

      Health Services: LGBT+ People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered developing an LGBT+ health strategy.

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the uptake of the Flu Jab in Autumn 2025.

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the new nutrient profiling model announced in the 10-year health plan for England.

      Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the submissions from (a) Greece, (b) Slovakia, (c)...

      Health Foods: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the healthy food standard policy announced as part of the 10-year health plan for...

      Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) awareness and (b) treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome in North Shropshire constituency.

      Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve early diagnosis and treatment for people living with Crohn’s disease and...

      Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity and improvement of national cancer awareness campaigns following the abolition...

      Cancer: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his department will assist post-radiotherapy head and neck cancer patients who currently have to pay for private dentistry due to a...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with brain tumours.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the success of the NHS scheme to identify breast cancer risk by testing for the BRCA gene.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to a) issue guidance or b) take action to prevent excessive charges for privately provided COVID-19 vaccinations.

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been made for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as part of the Targeted Lung Health Checks programme; and...

      Breast Cancer: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to expand BRCA testing to men, including those with male relatives of confirmed BRCA carriers.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on people...

      Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that the needs of patients with severe and very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are fully...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will create a National Brain Tumour Strategy.

      Breastfeeding: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breastfeeding support in the West Midlands.

      Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the take up of flu vaccinations so far this year.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving systems to identify men with (a) BRCA1 and (b) BRCA2 gene...

      Meningitis: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation last reviewed the cost-effectiveness model for providing the Meningitis B...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to conduct a review of JCVI eligibility criteria and to reinstate free Covid‑19 vaccinations...

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce rates of cardiovascular disease in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b)...

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to utilise electronic health records indicating familial genetic predisposition to improve risk...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the eligibility for free Covid vaccines to people with Respiratory Syncytial Virus in West Dorset constituency.

      Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with malaria in the last 12 months.

      Gambling: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who suffer from severe gambling addiction receive prompt treatment.

      Health Services and Social Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department is taking to improve the access people experiencing homelessness have to health and social care services.

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending free milk eligibility to the end of the academic year in...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or the most recently available year.

    • Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding that mainstream primary schools with SEN Units receive to fund their free breakfast club.

      Overseas Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the outstanding value is of student loan debt owed by EU students; and how much of that debt is being actively repaid.

      Schools: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England are fitted with evacuation chairs.

      Free Schools: Witham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis she has indicated that she is minded to cancel the Department's support for the development of the proposed Lodge Farm...

      Schools: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils in rural schools have equal access to AI learning opportunities.

      Pupils: Kinship Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include kinship care in the school census.

      Schools: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with teaching unions on the role of schools and education settings in the development and implementation of...

      Adoption: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adoptive families caring for multiple children from the same birth family receive (a) tailored and...

      Department for Education: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the net zero targets for their Department and its arm’s-length bodies are; and what guidance has been issued to those bodies on adopting...

      Pupils: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the performance of her Department's Behaviour and Attendance Ambassadors Programme, with reference to absence and...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to introduce an auto-enrolment system for all children eligible for free school meals.

      Childcare: Hexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Department holds on the expected changes in childcare demand in Hexham constituency associated with childcare measures in the Child...

      School Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of variations in the amount and quality of breaktime provision...

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish a fuller equalities impact assessment of the Child Poverty Strategy, including its impact on groups at highest risk of poverty.

      Supply Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to the potential benefits for schools of introducing a register of supply teachers, allowing access to available,...

      Adoption and Kinship Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with adoptive and kinship families about levels of support offered by statutory authorities to meet family needs.

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of data on [a] met and [b] unmet need among [i] looked-after and [ii] previously looked after...

      Department for Education: Civil servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

      Pupils: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources available to schools to ensure safeguarding incidents involving peer-on-peer abuse are...

      Schools: Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of radicalisation ideologies online.

      Academies: Curriculum and Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between academy trust executive pay levels and reductions in curriculum offer or staffing.

      Erasmus+ Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how will the cost of the Erasmus Scheme in 2027/28 be funded.

      Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding being provided for secondary schools on the National School Breakfast Programme in the 2026/2027...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Tourism: Hexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of tourism on Hexham.

    • Horse Riding: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support horse riding schools in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.

      Culture and Media: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution of (a) arts, (b) media, and (c) cultural experiences to patient wellbeing...

  • Home Office

    • West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv...

    • Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by when her Department expects to complete its ongoing work to to provide a remedy for those members of the Police Pension Scheme who opted...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Information Commissioner’s Office on live facial recognition technology and its...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to police forces on issuing contracts for live facial recognition technology.

      Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to prevent the expansion of live facial recognition technology beyond counter-terrorism and serious crime into routine...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what statutory basis live facial recognition technology is deployed by police forces in England and Wales; and whether her Department...

      Biometrics: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the rates of false positives generated by live facial...

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle drug dealing in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle phone theft in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps does she plan to take to amend the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to reflect the absorption of the Police and...

      Serious Violence Reduction Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evaluation of the serious violence reduction order pilot.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with mobile phone companies on improving anti-theft technology.

      Crimes of Violence: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with non fatal strangulation in the last 6 months.

      Organised Crime: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of Norfolk on levels of organised criminal activity in Great Yarmouth.

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average workforce size of businesses that are eligible to sponsor worker visas.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data is available on the average length of time people spend living in the UK before acquiring Indefinite Leave to Remain, including...

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions.

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force queue samples exceeded published service standards in each month since July 2024, broken down by EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime in Staffordshire.

      Migrants: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Restoring Control Over the Immigration System: White Paper, whether families accessing Free School Meals under the No...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide security protections for faith communities.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.

      Undocumented Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of the impact of digital ID on the number of undocumented workers in the grey economy.

      Doctors: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce pull factors for migrants seeking to arrive in the UK illegally.

      Aston Villa Football Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of domestic properties Mears Housing currently owns in Northern Ireland which were previously...

      Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90131, how many decisions by operational managers in relation to the cost of...

      Stalking Protection Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for her assessment on the effectiveness of Stalking Prevention Orders.

      West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv...

      Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals in the UK who are bred for, but not used for, scientific research.

      Demonstrations: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 84932 on Business and Tourism: Greater London, if she will make an assessment of the...

      Home Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial...

      Freedom of Expression and Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on silent prayer and silent thought.

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of legislation in tackling expressions of Holocaust denial that constitute...

      Biometrics: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in the UK are recorded on the National DNA Database.

      Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman’s national security vetting has been reviewed in the last 12 months: and whether the...

      Police: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of recruitment and retention in Lincolnshire Police in the past 10 years.

      Proceeds of Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the police to establish a National Police Trust funded from money seized from the proceeds of crime.

      Home Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in her Department in the...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of expanded police powers to use facial recognition on the privacy of residents in Devon.

      Home Office: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the past twelve months, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies...

      Home Office: Sick Leave

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

      Home Office: Departmental Expenditure Limits

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

      Freight: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce incidences of freight crime.

      Home Office: Performance Appraisal

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade in her Department were rated in the top performance category in the last year.

      Pride in Place Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to support wards receiving funding through the Pride in Place programme in a) Telford, b) West Midlands and c)...

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish a new national Hate Crime Action Plan.

      Immigration: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an Equalities Impact Assessment for her proposed earned settlement model.

      Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the draft Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or...

      Protest: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the draft Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or...

      Human Rights: Malaysia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to his Malaysian counterpart on the forced disappearance of religious activists; and what assessment she...

      Home Office: Subscriptions

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

      Home Office: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been referred to Professional Standards Unit in last five years, how were they categorised and how many were (a)...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are in the total absconder pool for which the latest data is available.

      Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the size of the total absconder pool in the most recent period for which reporting is available.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of building materials on house building costs.

    • Park Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of mobile home occupants on their host community where the former do...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms his Department plans to use to monitor the effectiveness of the multi-year Settlement in reducing...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards its target of delivering 1,500,000 new homes over the...

      Brownfield Sites: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide additional funding to support brownfield site development in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Council Housing: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has of the number of council homes in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he briefed leaders of upper-tier local authorities on the Government’s decision to postpone mayoral...

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 87323 on Affordable Housing: Expenditure, how much has been...

      Aerials: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answers of 15 December 2025 to Questions 98222, 98223, 98224, and 98225, what steps his Department is...

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with operators of housing-with-care schemes on the potential impact of tenure reform on...

      Leasehold: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on issues affecting leaseholders in Surrey Heath...

      Planning Permission: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 87785, on Planning Permission: Applications, whether (a)...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework, published on 16 December 2025, whether it is his...

      Housing: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking is to ensure that new homes are built to be flood resilient.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2025 to Question HL11495 on Housing: Construction, whether the net additional...

      Sheltered Housing: Utilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of guidance relating to typical household utility costs in (a)...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 87319, and to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58975 on...

      Brownfield Sites: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the viability of brownfield development in London.

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of (a) increasing longevity, (b) net immigration,...

      Elections: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has met with his French counterparts to consider parallel legislation to prevent outside interference in...

      Elections: Subversion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to ensure that no future election in the UK will be subject to outside interference.

      Infrastructure: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department receives and collates Infrastructure Funding Statements by local authorities.

      New Towns: Adlington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation the New Homes Taskforce has undertaken on the proposed Adlington New Town.

      Planning Permission: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of how planning reforms will affect public consultation and community engagement in...

      Leasehold: Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what evaluation his Department has made of the need to ensure that planned reforms to the leasehold system address the...

      Sheltered Housing: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of service charges on retirement home (a) residents and (b)...

      Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent landlords from imposing additional fees on leaseholders without...

      Housing: Brownfield Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) previously produced research on regulatory barriers to housing...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Planning Policy Framework to include...

      Flats: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data (a) his Department and (b) the Land Registry holds on the proportion of leasehold flats that have a lease...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Glenigan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 90710 on MHCLG: Glenigan, whether the data received included...

      Planning Permission: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered making planning enforcement a statutory obligation.

      Planning Permission: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to speed up the planning and appeals process in local authorities.

      Planning Authorities: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 15 September 202, to Question HL10015, Planning Permission, and with reference to...

      Social Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has a policy on social tenants in high-value social housing passing on lifetime tenancies to their children.

      Housing: Bricks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to consult on proposals to require (a) swift and (b) bat bricks to be incorporated into new...

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December to Question 96967 on Sports: Facilities, if he will make an assessment of the...

      Planning and Infrastructure Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

      Supported Housing: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that tenure reform supports continued long-term investment in housing-with-care schemes.

      Railway Stations: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 18 November 2025, HCWS1062, on Next phase of planning reform, what the...

      Housing: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on densification in urban homebuilding.

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to sections 103 and 104 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, what assessment he has made of the potential...

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating the maximum allowed period of time between a Gypsy...

      Leasehold: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide long-term support and advice for leaseholders on maintenance and...

      Mobile Homes Act 2013

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update the Mobile Homes Act 2013.

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative changes to strengthen local enforcement powers before the introduction...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a)...

      Housing: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to local authorities to ensure mobile network...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's plan to replace the New Homes Bonus.

      Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from significant service charge increases.

      Tenancy Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will criminalise unenforceable clauses in tenancy agreements.

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current social housing stock across the UK.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to require housing developers to deliver homes for social rent as part of their developments.

      Brownfield Sites: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to West Midlands local authorities to bring forward brownfield sites under the proposed...

      Housing: Brownfield Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of available brownfield land to meet local housing needs.

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to issue additional guidance to ensure local communities have sufficient opportunity to challenge...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of clarifying the responsibilities of developers and property...

      Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help remove barriers preventing leaseholders from exercising the Right to...

      Property Management Companies: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing regulation of property managing agents.

      Housing Associations: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide targeted funding to support housing associations in addressing damp and...

      Local Plans: Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new local plan-making system on protections for Green Belt land.

      Cemeteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect historic pauper burial sites from (a) private development and (b)...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that development firms nationally meet affordable housing targets and do...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve the resilience of mobile networks in rural areas.

  • Treasury

    • Tax Yields: Hemsby

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Treasury has made of total annual tax receipts generated by economic activity in Hemsby, Norfolk, including (a) income tax, (b) National...

    • Self-assessment: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional support HM Revenue and Customs can provide to visually impaired people using the Self Assessment system.

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the viability over the next five years of existing banking hubs.

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to use the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future to deepen engagement with United States’ regulators...

      Unpaid Taxes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the number of individuals and companies that are liable for tax but are not currently being actively pursued for payment.

      Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to betting and gaming levies on illegal gambling operations in the UK.

      Budget November 2025: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with representatives of the hospitality sector ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OBR's fiscal forecasts included the costs of the Erasmus scheme.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Uncrewed Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Rapid £140 million boost for drone and counter-drone tech from newly-formed UK Defence...

    • Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the capabilities of the Raven air defence system.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the capabilities of the Gravehawk air defence system.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of a) the quantity and b) the origin of aluminium used in key Ministry of Defence contracts.

      Military Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering the Digital Targeting web.

      Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to make the defence procurement process more (a) accessible, (b) efficient, and (c) transparent for Small to Medium Sized...

      Veterans: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on waiving visa fees for the dependents of Commonwealth veterans.

      General Dynamics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what project milestone was achieved by General Dynamics on 23 July 2025.

      Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of (a) his Department's budget and (b) the NATO-declared spend has been spent on munitions since 5 July 2024.

      Veterans: Victims' Payments Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans living in Northern Ireland who are eligible for but have not yet applied to the Troubles Permanent...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time is for repairs requested through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any performance bonuses relating to the Ajax programme have been paid to officials in his Department over the last three years.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, between what dates has the Ajax programme previously been paused and for what reasons.

      Uncrewed Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, how many of the 5,400 drones...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93964 on Defence: Contracts, what the 177 contracts valued between £100 million and...

      Lasers: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Rapid £140 million boost for drone and counter-drone tech from newly-formed UK Defence...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for issuing contracts for Project Brakestop.

      Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of small and medium sized businesses in the Department's supply chain.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to Question 97807 from the hon. Member for South Suffolk on Defence: Finance before the rise of the House on 18 December 2025.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Breakfast Clubs and Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Freedom of Information response by the Cabinet Office, Ref: FOI2025/18068, published on 5 December 2025, what was the cost to the public...

    • Cabinet Office: Management

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 66 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the Executive Committee affirmed...

      Civil Servants: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to civil servants on personal tax implications for the use of official cars provided by the Government Car Service.

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90730 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether vehicles from the Government Car Service are...

      Companies: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to use the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to restrict Chinese ownership of companies in (a) water, (b) electricity, (c)...

      Civil Service: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the role of the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the civil service code.

      Cabinet Office: Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 2017 Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Cabinet Office has been updated since the introduction of the Data Protection Act...

      Honours and Medals

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications for the restoration of (a) honours and (b) medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted.

      New Media Unit: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 83803 on New Media Unit: Finance, what the estimated expenditure is by (a) his Department and...

      Government Communication Service: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Communications Service Inclusive communications template.

      Disinformation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 75633,on Disinformation, whether the Storyzy service is used in the Resist 3 framework.

      Government Departments: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82673 on Government Departments: Social Media, on which topics, campaigns and programmes social...

      Cabinet Office: Lord-Lieutenants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90252 on Cabinet Office: Lord-lieutenants, whether his Department handled complaints concerning...

      Office for the Impact Economy: Finance and Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the annual budget and target headcount for the Office for the Impact Economy.

      Senior Civil Servants: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the model contract for senior civil servants.

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Palantir Technologies (b) other analytics contractors and (c) external data warehouses are being considered to support cross-departmental...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Independent Trade Advisers were employed by his Department on 30 September in each of the last 5 years.

    • Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Independent Trade Advisers his Department plans to employ on 30 September 2026.

      Exports: Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the gross exports facilitated by the work of his Department's Independent Trade Advisers in the last period for...

      Trade Agreements: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a schedule of differences between the trade deal with South Korea announced on 15 December 2025 and the previous trade...

      Department for Business and Trade: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide a list of the embassies and high commissions in which staff funded by his Department are based.

      Tea: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of current UK import standards in ensuring sustainable practices in tea supply...

      Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential cumulative impact of the UK's trade agreements with South Korea, India and the...

      Small Businesses: Hexham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate the Department has made of the number of small and medium businesses in Hexham constituency that will be eligible for the new...

      Delivery Services: Consumers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with OFCOM on levels of compliance of delivery companies with consumer rights legislation.

      Postal Services: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of potential differences in postal service performance between urban and rural areas within Newbury constituency.

      NHS: Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assurances his Department can provide that NHS letters will continue to be prioritised for delivery by the Royal Mail over Christmas period.

      Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-manufactured hydrogen technologies in international markets.

      Trading Standards: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trading standards inspections of high street shops took place in the last 12 months in (a) Suffolk Coastal, (b) Suffolk and (c) East...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure Royal Mail meets its regulatory obligations when local delivery service standards are not achieved.

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to restore the UK steel rebar importation quota rollover.

      Furnaces: Scunthorpe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 99540 on British Steel, when he last received advice on the cost of decommissioning the...

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current steel rebar importation quotas on the growth of the UK steel...

      Trade Remedies: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 96697 on Motor Vehicles: China, whether Ministers or officials in his Department have...

      Salmon and Whisky: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Statement UIN HCWS1171 on Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update, what impact...

      Bereavement Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making statutory bereavement leave paid.

      Department for Business and Trade: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2025 to Question 96808 on Department for Business and Trade: Career Development, how many and what...

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the mandate is for the British Business Bank's direct investment programme in scale-up companies.

      Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections for franchisees from changes to their terms and conditions made by franchisors.

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to support business investment and growth in the industries identified in the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy...

      Industry: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Modern Industrial Strategy applies equally to rural areas.

      Trade Agreements: South Korea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps with Invest NI and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the trade deal between the UK and South Korea impacts...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • National Parks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department intends to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the reforms to National Parks governance and...

    • Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on introducing measures to end the use of peat in horticulture.

      Waste Disposal: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward the implementation timing of policy proposals to strengthen controls on waste-carrier registration;...

      Horticulture: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce legislation in 2026 to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticultural use.

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has spoken to the [i] Local Government Association and [ii] District Councils Network to understand the [a]...

      Postal Workers: Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of dog attacks on postal workers.

      Shellfish: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Seafish, Shellfish Association of Great Britain and the Crab and Lobster...

      Badgers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the results of the forthcoming badger population survey will be published.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated timeframe is for the publication of the Department's TB eradication strategy.

      Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the National Farmers’ Union on small and medium sized abattoirs.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department plans to provide to help farmers transition to higher-welfare, lower-input systems...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Natural England on their Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security strategy.

      Seafood: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of...

      Noise: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the report by the European...

      Fly-tipping: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the illegal waste dumped in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, whether the Government plans to increase enforcement...

      Roads: Nitrous Oxide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time taken for her Department to make a decision on Stoke-on-Trent's...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the conclusions of the report by the Windsor Framework...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Heating: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to extend Ofgem’s regulatory powers to cover all off‑grid domestic heating fuels.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General's Office: Social Media

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.

  • Treasury

    • Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the total funding made available by The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator programme was allocated to each of the successful...

    • Postal Services: Import Duties

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Northern Ireland will be included in the changes to rules on a fixed customs duty on small parcels entering the European Union.

      Financial Services: Switzerland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Switzerland’s regulatory and supervisory framework offers protections equivalent to UK standards, particularly...

      Public Finance: Devolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote long-term fiscal devolution; and what assessment they have made of the potential of greater fiscal devolution to address...

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of unclaimed adult-owned HMRC-allocated child trust funds where the beneficiaries are unaware of their...

      Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeframe is for the Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s review of value for money as announced in the Budget, and whether the terms of reference for...

      Public Sector: Assets

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeframe is for reviewing the public sector asset portfolio as announced in the Budget; who will be conducting the review; and whether the terms of...

      Child Benefit

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether child benefit will be included in the proposals regarding public funds in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, and Restoring Order and Control, published on 20...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Dockyards: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of shipbuilding jobs in Britain that will be secured by the procurement of floating docks under Programme EUSTON.

    • F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeline is for the purchase of the 12 F-35 aircraft announced in the Strategic Defence Review.

      Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the speech by the First Sea Lord on 8 December, what steps they are taking to prevent the loss of the naval control of the Atlantic to Russia.

      Frigates

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many frigates they plan to have in service on 1 January 2026.

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to have taken delivery of 74 F-35 Lightning jets.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many work visas were issued to residents of China last year.

    • Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 November (HL Deb Col 1128), what plans they have to publish information on (1) student visas...

      Shoplifting: Private Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to table amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to enable private prosecutions of shop thieves.

      Political Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation report State Threats Legislation in 2024, published on 16...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national offenders have been deported in each month since 4 July 2024.

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence there is that the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners weakened local police accountability; and whether they will publish any such...

      Police and Crime Commissioners: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to take account of the absence of a structure of elected Mayors in Wales in the process of replacing police and crime commissioners.

      Offences against Children: Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will amend the terms of reference of the independent inquiry into grooming gangs to examine the role of religion and culture in the abuse.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which ethnic minorities in the UK are more vulnerable to female genital mutilation.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Small Businesses: Apprentices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with employer representatives regarding barriers that prevent businesses from offering apprenticeships, and what support is...

    • Unemployment: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce youth unemployment.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the apprenticeship budget for the Department for Education in 2024–25; what proportion of that budget was spent in total; and what proportion was...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many households out of the total affected by the decision to end the two-child benefit cap will still experience a reduction in universal credit because of the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Tobacco and Vapes Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what response they plan to provide to the comments submitted by EU member states to the Technical Regulation Information System notification detail on the Tobacco...

    • HIV Infection: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to guarantee uninterrupted access to antiretroviral therapy for prisoners living with HIV, particularly during transfers between...

      HIV infection: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what policies are in place to provide prisoners with HIV prevention methods, such as condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis, and what...

      HIV Infection: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, published on 1 December, will specifically address the challenges of HIV prevention and care in prisoners,...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the draft prostate cancer screening recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee.

      Obesity: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of providing weight loss drugs through the National Health Service; to what extent are is this already undertaken;...

      Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the evaluation framework of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation reflects the full economic and...

      HIV Infection: Care Homes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that people living with HIV in residential social care do not face stigma and discrimination because of their HIV or...

      Healthwatch: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, when they implement the recommendations of the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in relation to local...

      Healthwatch: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, when they implement the recommendations of the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in relation to Healthwatch...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of access to new innovative therapies for cancers.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for treatment for cancers; and whether new medicines using these...

      Integrated Care Boards: Directors

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, when implementing the recommendations of the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape, published on 7 July, to...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 16 December (HL Deb Col 661), what research has been carried out by, or on behalf of, the NHS to identify...

      Glioblastoma: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve outcomes for people with glioblastoma.

      Prostate Cancer: Health Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for a national campaign to ensure men at increased risk of prostate cancer are aware of this risk and of their right to request a free...

      Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of addressing environmental reservoirs of bacteria with antimicrobial resistance genes not currently captured by clinical or...

      HIV Infection: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure consistent implementation of opt-out HIV testing for all prisoners upon entry to prison and throughout their sentence, and how...

      Terminal Illnesses: Health Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 12-month period insurance firms require for terminal illness benefits to be paid, and in particular whether that requirement...

      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, what discussions they have had with devolved administrations about data sharing and reporting...

      Suicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on suicide prevention strategies, including by reviewing the...

      Intersex: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the adoption of Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)7 by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, what steps they are taking to implement this...

      Neurodiversity: Medical Treatments and Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided to Integrated Care Boards regarding the definition of exceptional clinical grounds for neurodiversity assessments and weight...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK National Screening Committee's draft prostate cancer screening recommendation does not discourage testing among...

      Drinks and Food: Chemicals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health impacts of 'forever chemicals' in British food and drink.

      Smoking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the annual consumption of handmade cigars.

      HIV Infection: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish annual data about HIV prevalence, testing uptake and treatment adherence in prisoners, disaggregated by gender and security category.

      Terminal Illnesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, whether they plan to ringfence additional GP capacity for the assessments to be made by a...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of activity management plans on the financial viability of independent providers of ADHD and autism services; and...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal to require prior approval introduced by the Black Country Integrated Care Board for ADHD and autism assessments; and...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services in England draws on a broad and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Council of Europe Development Bank

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 17 December (HL12825), whether they have undertaken a study of the merits of the UK...

    • Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the conviction of Jimmy Lai represents a breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in addition to humanitarian assistance, to prevent atrocities in Sudan.

      Afghanistan: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address gender apartheid and gender persecution in Afghanistan; what steps they are taking to support Afghan women and girls in the...

      Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact of (1) actual and (2) planned reductions in Official Development Assistance.

      Embassies: Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what publicity British embassies worldwide are undertaking to make clear the illegality of female genital mutilation in the UK.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 17 December (HL12793), whether they will now answer the question put: namely...

  • Leader of the House of Lords

  • Department for Education

    • Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support UK universities and employers in maximising the benefits of the UK's return to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme,...

    • Childcare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeframe is for the Department of Education’s review of childcare provision as announced in the Budget, and whether the terms of reference for this...

      Home Education: Muslims

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of children who are home-schooled have Muslim parents.

      Higher Education: Grants

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of students who will benefit from the forthcoming means-tested maintenance grant who would not otherwise have been...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Erasmus+ Programme: Social Mobility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have made of the impact on social mobility of the UK's participants of the proposed Erasmus+ scheme, agreed with the European Union and...

    • Arms Length Bodies: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the review of arm’s length bodies will conclude; whether they have begun to implement its recommendations; and when the expect the implementation of...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Housing and Planning on 8 July (HC63621), and with regard to page 26 of the Section 106 agreement for...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Telecommunications: National Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of security risks resulting from critical public services provided with telecommunications by organisations that are not in the...

    • Data Protection: Public Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) which public bodies are subject to the data sharing agreement under the Digital Economy Act 2017, (2) which public bodies have received data under the Digital...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equal Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government following the publication of the report of the Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, published on 19 March, what progress they have made on...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture and Food: Ukraine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support Ukraine's alignment with European Union agricultural and food standards, while safeguarding continued access to markets in...

    • Plants: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to conduct a feasibility study on what percentage of imported plants can be grown in the UK; and if so, what steps they will take to develop an...

  • Department for Transport

    • Network Rail: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Network Rail vegetation management review, published in October 2018, what criteria are used to approve temporary variations for vegetation...

    • Driving under Influence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety Locking out the Drink Driver,...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government, as of 30 September 2025, how many and what proportion of recalled (1) men and (2) women in prison were serving (a) less than or equal to 6 months, (b) greater...

    • Prisoners: Older People

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people currently in prison aged 80 or older are serving a sentence they originally received when aged (a) 15 to 17, (b) 18 to 20, (c) 21 to 24, (d) 25 to...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently serving an Extended Determinate Sentence with a custodial term of (a) less than or equal to 6 months,...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the (1) mean, and (2) median, tariff length for prisoners receiving a life sentence aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 20, (c) 21 to 24, (d) 25 to 29, (e) 30 to...

      Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence were in prison on recall as of 1 December 2025 following a breach of licence conditions...

      Homicide: Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the average tariff length of a life sentence for murder was in 2024 and 2025 to date, in years and months.

      Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners who were aged 25 years or younger at the time of sentencing were serving a life sentence in custody with a tariff of...

      Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were brought for female genital mutilation in each of the past five years.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Water Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will account for tidal stream and wave energy technologies.

    • Water Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential generating capacity of UK tidal stream and wave energy resources; and what steps they are taking...

What is this?

The parliamentary question is a great way for MPs and Peers to discover information which the government may not wish to reveal. Ministers reply via written answers, a list of which gets published daily.

We let you vote on whether or not the answer given is adequate.

January 2026
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031