Monday, 5 January 2026
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to reform the Motability scheme.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to reduce disability benefits by up to £580 million a year.
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 -...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)...
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...
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...
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)...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of improving transport connections from Woking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rescue helicopter operational capability.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in December 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with mayoral combined authorities to deliver large-scale transport infrastructure.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on minimum lighting levels required on residential roads.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much South Western Railway has spent on external consultants since May 2025.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the performance of South Western Railway.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what public consultation his Department has undertaken on planned changes to jury trials.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to reverse the PACCAR judgement within the current Parliament.
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.
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.
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)...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national sex offenders have been convicted in each year since 2020.
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)...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on opening the Scarborough Community Diagnostic Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is being done to support disabled people working in the NHS.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many under 30s have been prescribed medication for depression.
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have left NHS practice since July 2024.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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,...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Acquired Brain Injury Action plan.
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.
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...
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish the breast screening uptake improvement plan.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage more dentists to provide NHS dentistry.
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early cancer diagnosis rates.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment options for glioblastoma.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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'...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Model Neighbourhood Framework to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reopen specialist dementia units.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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)...
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.
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered developing an LGBT+ health strategy.
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.
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.
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)...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with brain tumours.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will create a National Brain Tumour Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breastfeeding support in the West Midlands.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with malaria in the last 12 months.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England are fitted with evacuation chairs.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include kinship care in the school census.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of radicalisation ideologies online.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how will the cost of the Erasmus Scheme in 2027/28 be funded.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle phone theft in Surrey Heath constituency.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evaluation of the serious violence reduction order pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with mobile phone companies on improving anti-theft technology.
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.
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.
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime in Staffordshire.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide security protections for faith communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for her assessment on the effectiveness of Stalking Prevention Orders.
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...
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on silent prayer and silent thought.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in the UK are recorded on the National DNA Database.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce incidences of freight crime.
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.
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)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish a new national Hate Crime Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an Equalities Impact Assessment for her proposed earned settlement model.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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)...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department receives and collates Infrastructure Funding Statements by local authorities.
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.
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered making planning enforcement a statutory obligation.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on densification in urban homebuilding.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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...
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will criminalise unenforceable clauses in tenancy agreements.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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)...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with representatives of the hospitality sector ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OBR's fiscal forecasts included the costs of the Erasmus scheme.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the capabilities of the Raven air defence system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the capabilities of the Gravehawk air defence system.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering the Digital Targeting web.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on waiving visa fees for the dependents of Commonwealth veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what project milestone was achieved by General Dynamics on 23 July 2025.
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time is for repairs requested through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, between what dates has the Ajax programme previously been paused and for what reasons.
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...
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...
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for issuing contracts for Project Brakestop.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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)...
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.
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...
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.
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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Communications Service Inclusive communications template.
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.
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...
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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the annual budget and target headcount for the Office for the Impact Economy.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the model contract for senior civil servants.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Independent Trade Advisers his Department plans to employ on 30 September 2026.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to restore the UK steel rebar importation quota rollover.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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;...
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.
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]...
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.
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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the results of the forthcoming badger population survey will be published.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many frigates they plan to have in service on 1 January 2026.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to have taken delivery of 74 F-35 Lightning jets.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many work visas were issued to residents of China last year.
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...
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.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national offenders have been deported in each month since 4 July 2024.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce youth unemployment.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the draft prostate cancer screening recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee.
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of access to new innovative therapies for cancers.
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...
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...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve outcomes for people with glioblastoma.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health impacts of 'forever chemicals' in British food and drink.
To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the annual consumption of handmade cigars.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the conviction of Jimmy Lai represents a breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in addition to humanitarian assistance, to prevent atrocities in Sudan.
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...
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.
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.
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...
To ask The Leader of the House what plans she has to contact the Permanent Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to ask why they have not yet answered HL11657, tabled on 5...
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,...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of children who are home-schooled have Muslim parents.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were brought for female genital mutilation in each of the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government how the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will account for tidal stream and wave energy technologies.
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...
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