Thursday, 22 January 2026
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all eggs served by Houses of Parliament Catering services are farmed in the United...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure newly retired civil servants receive their pension on time.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on the delivery of Government priorities in rural areas.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect democratic processes from foreign interference.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on improving cooperation between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on future trade agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's corporate report, entitled Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) the National Crime Agency have made of the potential impact of extended family networks on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure protections for British Iranians who are affected by the violence against protesters taking place in Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to (a) receive and (b) publish Part Two of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role UK intelligence partnerships are playing in helping to identify and disrupt organised crime associated with the Venezuelan regime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Bath and North East Somerset council, rated red, for the local highway authority’s road condition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has been made of potential correlation between proposals to introduce a six-month learning period for learner drivers and efforts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Welsh Government have made a formal request for the devolution of heavy rail infrastructure to Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether consideration is being given to granting Critical National Priority status to ports across the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) mandatory registration and (b) identification plates for e-scooters on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in reinstating driving licences following medical clearance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) up-front and (b) ongoing costs are for the corporate initiatives underpinning the projected efficiency saving by 2028–29; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the projected efficiency saving from corporate initiatives by 2028–29 represents cash reductions in Departmental expenditure, as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the cost per kilometre of East West Rail from Bedford to Cambridge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for the construction of a railway station at Tempsford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward legislation on micromobility vehicles, including e-scooters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which schemes are included in the Department’s longer-term rail infrastructure pipeline; what the status is of the Ely–Haughley junction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the privatisation of the Dartford Crossing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current blue badge policy for people with Crohn's and Colitis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in December 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which driving test centres were at 24 weeks wait times in December 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 96696 on Roads: Biodiversity, what estimate she has made of the average cost for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £663 million per year efficiency saving projected for 2028–29 has already been delivered; and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus passenger journeys were taken in (a) London and (b) England outside London in each month from January 2023 for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the funding for the infrastructure upgrade programme on South Western Railway has been spent to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99925, what assumptions were used to estimate that the funding increases described will enable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned completion date is for the Barking station upgrade being delivered by c2c.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues tp help reduce the prevalence of phone use whilst driving.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of driving tests at Blackpool test centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the (a) number of local authorities which have exempted blood bikes from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed but are not operational due to electricity grid connections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish chargepoint reliability reports under the Public Chargepoint Regulations 2023 submitted by operators for 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public electric vehicle chargepoints required to meet the 2030 target will be delivered by the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure qualified drivers are aware of changes to the Highway Code.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92757, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient capacity to meet the anticipated additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14399 on Offenders: Electronic Tagging, what assessment his Department has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions on the experiences of staff in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102638, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) all people who enter prison are assessed for neuro differences and (b) that such people are supported with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to assure the safety of people working in the prison education service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of reduced funding for the prison education service on prisoner outcomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Prison Education Service on the future prospects of prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long has each hunger strike lasted in prisons in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of arson in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of measures to support the victims of theft of a driving licence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the factors that his Department take into account when deciding on a case-by-case basis whether to approve the United States' use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the United States' use of its military bases in the UK to send military equipment onward to a third country requires his approval.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the raw material shortage at Liberty Steel's Dalzell plant on the construction of the three Fleet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Poland agree enhanced missile defence and helicopter training cooperation, published on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 105103 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what the value is of contractual payments to General...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the establishment of a Space Skills Taskforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department records the UK civilian airports that the US military uses for operational, training or transitory purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace HMS Middleton in the Middle East upon its return to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation and supply chain pressures on capital costs for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of capital funding provided to local authorities for the implementation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement action the Environment Agency plans to take against brokers who fail to submit geo-tagged photographic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to the Government’s announcement in July 2025 of the decision to remove the T8 waste tyre exemption, if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the consignments of end-of-life tyres submitted to the Environment Agency's enhanced verification procedure for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the consignments of end-of-life tyres submitted to the Environment Agency's enhanced verification procedure for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the consignments of end-of-life tyres submitted to the Environment Agency's enhanced verification procedure for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's report entitled Rural Economic Bulletin, updated on 10 December 2025, what assessment she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with water companies on the cost of water bills to customers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, at what monetary thresholds do exit payments to departing Ambassadors or Heads of Mission need to be approved by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Chinese government on the detention and forcible disappearance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech entitled Foreign Secretary's speech to the British Chamber of Commerce, published on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which heads of mission have developed Strategic Economic Growth Plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 98592, which independent organisation has been contracted to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the department has been working with the UK’s international allies to support pro-democracy protestors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking, bilaterally and with international partners, in response to reports of arbitrary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports of UK arms export licences being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with African Union partners to help secure the safe passage of people leaving Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on Iran's role in supporting proxy groups that threaten UK and allied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of the treatment of inmates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) programme, (a) when the Department plans to publish the full...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory nutrition and practical cooking education in all schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities in England have implemented auto-enrolment for free school meals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason he has reduced the cash grants from Government element of Core Spending Power to (a) Maldon District...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of the homeless population in (i) England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking towards drafting technical specifications for energy efficiency for the new homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on special measures for local authorities not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to remove asbestos from buildings in town centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the (a) proposed population size of the West Surrey Unitary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of restrictions on local councillors who are in debt to the authority they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92754, what planned improvements he has discussed with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of people to sell tenanted properties in the case of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Property Redress Scheme in providing impartial and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department considers trail hunting to form part of the UK’s rural cultural heritage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her diplomatic policies of broadcasters in other countries boycotting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to increase funding for women and girls in sports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the Answer her Department provided to Question 99845 on 18 December 2025, with reference to the Answer provided to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the increase in UK GDP will be from the upgraded UK-Republic of Korea agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the East of England APPG and Local Government East's report...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Northern Growth Envoy on engaging with hon. Members representing constituencies in the North of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the BVRLA guidelines on Fair Wear and Tear onto a statutory basis for people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring car hire companies to capture and store digitally timestamped (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to carry out further consultations on section 68 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the American ambassador on tariffs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% tariff announced by the USA and the 25% tariff proposed from June on British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that illegal settlements in the West Bank are covered by UK sanctions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic merits of mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times he has met Royal Mail leaders in the past 12 months; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the consistency of postal deliveries in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review company insolvency rules that permit company directors to retain significant personal assets following corporate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the adequacy of delivery services (a) in Rushcliffe constituency and (b) nationally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ICB centralisation on health and care service transformation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of waiting times at York Hospital on patients in January (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 18-week waiting time target can be met.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to measure the effectiveness of the reorganisation of ICBs at delivering service transformation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients whose treatment has been delayed as a result of restrictions placed on private...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of activity management plans on patient waiting times for elective surgery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS staff receive employer pension contributions on dates on which they are on strike.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many existing NHS workers could be affected by the proposed changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that continuous NHS service is recognised across (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented recognition of service across different NHS sectors on long-serving NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of urgent treatment centres, minor injuries units, and walk-in services in West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to provide for the NHS in each of the next three financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local NHS commissioning decisions use spare capacity in the independent sector to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has completed an impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis of the proposed reforms to NHS England; and if so,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to question 91186, what steps he will take to engage with BSL signers to assess the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of peer reviewed medical journals publishing articles that propose...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS bodies regarding engagement with external academic publications that discuss practices which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of York Frailty Hub at supporting rapid discharge from acute care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department is undertaking into the treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of NHS spending on pharmaceutical products on NHS service provision in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children awaiting (a) ADHD or (b) Autism assessment receive interim support during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will next consider the potential merits of offering the Meningitis B vaccine to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to mandate the release of data for the data linkage study.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set a definition of corridor care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in meeting the 18-week referral-to-treatment standard in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment NHS England has made of the potential impact of withdrawing dedicated parking provision for dialysis patients on patient...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has decided who the members of the maternity and neonatal taskforce will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with suspected endometriosis can access clinicians with specialist expertise through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent teenagers and young adults from contracting Meningitis B.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of racial inequalities in maternity care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transport accessibility on attendance at antenatal appointments and the take-up of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people over 75 self referred for bowel cancer screening in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's register of board members' interests, 2025 to 2026, published on 5 September 2025, what business...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline the criteria used to decide which conditions should receive a modern service framework; and whether respiratory health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of capacity pressures in secondary care, particularly at hospital front...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support for training and resources his Department is providing to integrated care boards to help implement the NHS England Maternal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who were treated following female genital mutilation in the (a) 2022–23, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that an increasing number of hospitals and healthcare settings are equipped to diagnose endometriosis...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with abortion practitioners to discuss what steps they are taking to prevent abortions taking place...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the commitment to end the discharge of newborn babies into bed and breakfast...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the savings generated by reductions in NHS England staffing; and how are those savings being redirected into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timing of the introduction of legislation on the abolition of NHS...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what external contractors is the Valuation Office Agency using to support its valuation work on (a) a council tax revaluation in Wales and (b) the council...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Equality Impact Assessment produced by the Valuation Office Agency for the 2026 business rates revaluation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 97277 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, whether the Valuation Office Agency’s online...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the analysis carried out by HMRC which was used as evidence to conclude that removing the requirement to charge VAT on local authority...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the criteria applied by LINK when recommending Banking Hub locations on towns where a single...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how government departments, regulators and local authorities are coordinating to help tackle the mental health impacts of debt, including monitoring and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Government has had with HSBC and other UK linked financial institutions about reports that BN(O) status holders are being denied...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information she holds on the value of US bonds held by the Bank of England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of Child Benefit claims that were suspended by HM Revenue and Customs on the basis of suspected emigration and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £625 million allocated for compensating Equitable Life with-profits annuity holders has been spent up to and including 2024-25; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed cap on salary sacrifice benefits on younger workers' pensions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions were calls to HMRC ended before the caller was connected, during January (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the impact of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on childminders and other home-based...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in London were (a) valued over £75,000 on the 2023 Rating List and (b) valued over £85,000 on the 2026 Rating List,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99923, on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what is the estimated number of hereditaments, and average...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Budget 2025: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Factsheet, published on 28 November 2025, for what reason...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what level was the decision made to remove the PAYE checks after the Child Benefit compliance pilot.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the adequacy of the 7.75% rate of interest chargeable on unpaid income tax after each January deadline.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with hospitality businesses on the potential impact of the timeframe for completing rateable evaluations of business that...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology is used by HMRC to determine a “low”, “medium” or “high” probity risk rating in the honours vetting...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions have there been for illegal lending in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have applications pending for banking licences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence he has received from the WASPI Campaign since 1 September 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to recognise the principles of (a) legitimate expectation, (b) adequate notice and (c) procedural fairness in its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Report Stage of the Pension...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service enforcement action is proportionate in cases involving (a) small and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps has he taken to help tackle fraud in the welfare system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken comparative analysis of maternity and paternity pay provisions for (a) teachers and (b) other (i) public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Bereavement Support Payment for non-married widows and widowers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her department collects data on (a) race and (b) ethnicity and c) religion from benefit claimants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what targeted support is available to people with medical conditions exacerbated by cold temperatures, including Raynaud’s;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce geographical variations in the cost of petrol and diesel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when regulated online service providers will be required to pre screen for known child sexual abuse material, in the context...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make the UK AISI/Thorn Recommended Practice for AI-G CSEA Prevention mandatory for artificial intelligence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the dates on which the joint UK Government and Scottish Government taskforce met to discuss the consultation on Alexander Dennis...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the anticipated cost of weight loss drugs to the NHS this year.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 December 2025 (HL12801), when they will publish the advice to ministers by David Lock KC on the rising...
To ask His Majesty's Government which use cases or purposes are currently active in the national instances of the NHS England Federated Data Platform; and what is the number of users currently...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the total cost to the NHS was in each of the past five years for treating complications resulting from non-therapeutic male circumcision performed outside of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the current average waiting time is for urgent gynaecological appointments in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the length of placements for resident doctors; and what assessment they have made of the benefits of continuity in training posts...
To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations are underway with North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and local community members regarding the possible closure of Goole and...
To ask His Majesty's Government why they instructed a reduction of integrated care board staff by April 2026 without making additional up-front funding provision for redundancy payments.
To ask His Majesty's Government which organisations with instances and tenancies are included in the NHS England Federated Data Platform.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism will include the demand for education, health and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Healthwatch England about making public comments regarding the Government's decision to transfer its current role to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 5 January (HL13210), whether in the past 20 years they have undertaken a study of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the attacks on a hospital in Ilam, Iran, and the reports that tear gas was used to abduct wounded protestors.
To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason Maritime Counter-Terrorism forces are not used to interdict ships of the Russian shadow fleet when transiting the Channel or other waters close to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 16 September 2025 (UIN HL10064), which higher education providers have been or will...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any ships of the Russian shadow fleet have entered British waters.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 December 2025 (HL12683), on what dates organised group telephone or video calls...
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to paragraph 23 of Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments, published in October 2025, whether (1) the Cabinet Office Permanent...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each (1) region, and (2) nation of the UK in the New Year Honours 2026; and what percentage of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of switching English testing for visa applicants to an online-only model; how the incidence of fraud will be...
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they plan to introduce to support businesses in the light of business rates increases.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of AI adoption among UK fintech firms; and what steps they are taking to ensure that AI and fintech regulation remains...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support advanced AI roles and specialist technology skills in the UK financial services labour market.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by UK Finance Generative AI in Action: Opportunities & Risk Management in Financial Services, published...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed EU customs duty of €3 for parcels from outside the EU will apply to Northern Ireland.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the single-use nappy industry about helping parents to know when toilet training should be done.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) national nature reserves, (2) marine conservation zones, (3) special protection areas, and (4) Ramsar sites, are in a favourable condition...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 5 January [HL12970], whether the responsibilities in the Digital Economy Act 2017 Codes of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the UK AI sector following the acquisition of the British AI start-up Faculty by Accenture, including plans to retain...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the acquisition of the UK-based AI start-up Faculty by Accenture for the UK’s broader strategy to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have in place to ensure that the trial of new interventions within the Youth Trailblazers programme does not affect participation levels in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the average annual welfare entitlement is for a single person aged 18–24 years old claiming Universal Credit on the basis of (1) anxiety, (2)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average annual welfare entitlement for a single person claiming Universal Credit on the basis of (1) anxiety, (2) depression, (3) attention deficit...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the correlation between waiting times for mental health, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism assessments...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many households on Universal Credit have an income equal to or greater than (1) £30,000, (2) £35,000, (3)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific targets they have to reduce government regulation.
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