Written answers

Monday, 26 January 2026

  • Department for Transport

    • Dangerous Driving: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by dangerous driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.

    • Driving: Mobility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of NHS Trusts terminating contracts for driving mobility assessment services, where...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of extending the statutory concessionary bus travel scheme UK-wide to include all residents aged 19 and...

      Electric Vehicles: Buses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that electric buses operating in the UK could be remotely rendered inoperable via their...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence her Department considered on graduated driving licenses as part of the Road Safety Strategy; and whether she will publish that evidence.

      Department for Transport: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on (a) purchasing and (b) installing soundproof meeting pods for its headquarters in London since 17 October 2024;...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90407 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will...

      Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the next meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge taskforce is expected to take place.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) British Board of Agrément and (b) HAPAS-approved (i) self-adhesive...

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of options to implement a direct rail link between Bradford and Huddersfield; and whether funding...

      Heathrow Community Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has discussed with representatives of Heathrow Airport extending the number of boroughs that benefit from Heathrow Community Trust.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Rail Delivery Group on recent updates to fare search limits for passengers and rail retailers.

      Railways: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Bradford will be included in the core network of Northern Powerhouse Rail; and when a final decision on route options affecting Bradford will...

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets her Department has set for reducing rail journey times between (a) Bradford and Leeds and (b) Bradford and Manchester; and how those...

      Railways: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of improved rail connectivity in Bradford on the economy, including its potential...

      Bradford Interchange Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Bradford Interchange operating as a terminus on the operation of the railway;...

      Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 April 2025 to question 44579 on Avanti West Coast: Ticket Offices, what information her Department has received from...

      Level Crossings: Cycling and Pedestrians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on the application of a risk-based approach to the provision of new pedestrian and...

      Great British Railways: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what incentives will be put in place to encourage growth in passenger numbers for the rail network for (a) Great British Railways as an organisation,...

      Railways: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to require train operators, including Northern, to begin recording instances of failed passenger assistance.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to determine the geographical make up of GBR's Business Units will be determined.

      Railways: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Great British Railways plans to work with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority on rail funding in Bradford; and what statutory role local...

      Railway Stations: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Multi-billion-pound drive to transform rail and growth across Yorkshire and North East,...

      c2c Railway: Community Railways Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in her Department have had discussions with (a) c2c, (b) Network Rail and (c) relevant local authorities about establishing a...

      Transport: Woking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of transport connections at Worplesdon station in Woking constituency.

      Crossrail 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to 2 January 2026 written questions 102231: Crossrail 2 Line and 102232: Crossrail 2 Line, if she will use the analysis of the lessons learned...

      Railways: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail is expected to be spent in Lancashire.

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 30 stations have been approved for upgrades under the Access for All scheme.

      Great British Railways: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100962 on Great British Railways: Marketing, whether (a) growing revenue and (b) delivering value...

      Train Operating Companies: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each train operating company paid on average in access charges per 100,000 passenger kilometres in 2024-25 by type of access charge.

      York Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether plans are being developed to upgrade York Station.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ukraine: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK accelerates £200 million of funding for deployment to Ukraine as air defence support...

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to hold discussions on the transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius with his US counterpart.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government last refused permission for the US military to use its bases in the UK for operational purposes.

      Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the defence footprint in Northern Ireland.

      Autonomous Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major £5 billion technology investment accelerates UK defence innovation in a European...

      Canada: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises have taken place at the British Army Training Unit Suffield in each of the last 10 financial years.

      Gaza: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what video footage and imagery is held by his Department from RAF reconnaissance flights over Gaza on 31 March 2024; and whether his Department has...

      Warrior Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior armoured fighting vehicles are a) in active service with the Army and b) in storage by variant.

      Armed Forces: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to the Defence Digital and Cyber Bursary scheme since its inception; and what proportion of that funding has been...

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to conduct a further assessment of potential site disposal across his Department.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      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,...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      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...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      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,...

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 97294 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 4 December 2025.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax-family vehicles were at each Capability Drop status as at 22 November 2025.

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals from the Household Cavalry Regiment have been diagnosed as with noise and vibration sickness following operating in an Ajax-family...

      Leonardo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he or (b) his ministerial colleagues have met with representatives from Leonardo UK since 1 November 2025.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Radar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release Britain's fighter jet fleet strengthened in £205 million boost for British jobs, published on 19...

      Warships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy vessels are at (a) R1, (b) R2, (c) R3, (d) R4, (e) R5, (f) R6, (g) R7, (h) R8, (i) R9, (j) R10 and (k) R11.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the Defence Investment Plan.

      Veterans: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026 to question 105591 on Veterans: Visas, what issues he has encountered in the delivery of a visa fee waiver for...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish The Schools White Paper covering SEND matters.

    • Special Educational Needs: Occupational Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist occupational therapists to support children and young people with SEND...

      Teachers: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of cuts to teacher training bursaries in 26/27 on teacher recruitment in Lincolnshire.

      Academies: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review arrangements allowing academies to act as admissions authorities, particularly for children who (a) live within a school’s...

      Special Educational Needs: Reasonable Adjustments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide dedicated funding for (a) sensory-friendly adaptations and (b) other environmental adjustments in schools to support...

      Special Educational Needs: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the SEND support that should be available to children with education, health and care...

      Special Educational Needs: Epping Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support pupils with SEND in Epping Forest.

      Department for Education: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

      Schools: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the school absence fine system; what guidance is provided to local authorities on (a)...

      Nurseries: Sleep

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to implement (a) statutory requirements on safer sleep in nursery settings, (b) a strengthened Ofsted inspection process...

      Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils with education, health and care plans in the Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local...

      Academies: Leadership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts in Surrey.

      Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for (a) blind and (b) partially sighted children in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Vocational Guidance: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the written answer to question 55157 of 9 June 2025 on Construction and Social Services: Education, how many Careers Hubs there are in (a)...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that occupational therapists are consulted in the design of (a) new school buildings and (b) new learning...

      Kinship Care: Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of equalising financial allowances between foster carers and kinship carers.

      Pre-school Education: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support (a) nurseries and (b) early years settings to improve their safeguarding practices in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Pupils: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of school absence fines on (a) neurodiverse children and (b) their families.

      Nurseries and Pre-school Education: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many infant deaths have occurred in nursery or early years settings in England in each of the last five years, and what steps are being taken to...

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of increasing the 3- and 4-year-old childcare funded hours rate.

      Children and Young People: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on enabling directors of children's services to commission CAMHS services in...

      Pupils: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones on levels of disruption in classrooms.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Pornography

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance entitled Recommended...

    • Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has received communications from social media companies on the effectiveness of their measures to prevent...

      Life Sciences: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the designation of life sciences infrastructure on the...

      Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of joining Digital Europe on the UK’s digital economy.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the minimum age for social media use for children.

      Social Media: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered a tiered age-based approach to social media access based on platform safety standards.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Sign Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 91062, what projects involving the use of AI to create accessible...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory age verification measures to prevent children accessing social media...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of setting a minimum age of 16 for access to social media.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the number of children under 16 who have access to social media.

  • Home Office

    • Tools: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a national registration scheme for tradespeople’s power tools; and whether she has had discussions with...

    • Drugs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK is taking to combat international drug trafficking networks.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104116 on Firearms Licensing, whether the government will set out a timeline for...

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help county councils in using closure notices and closure orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour,...

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the College of Policing’s Executive Leadership Programme.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help speed up decision-making for asylum cases; and what targets her Department has set for...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the quality of initial decision-making in asylum cases.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider adopting the recommendations set out in Refugee Action’s report Laying the Foundations: Making asylum...

      Resettlement: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the total number of people to enter the UK through the Afghanistan Response Route to date.

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made any assessment of the potential merits of lowering the costs of settlement visas for spouses of British citizens.

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of trends in the level of regional income disparities for people applying for UK family visas.

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average timeframe is for decisions on fee waiver applications for partner visas.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transitional arrangements outlined in the 2025 UK Immigration White Paper include those close to settlement on existing long...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the full enforcement of Electronic Travel Authorisation checks on travel disruption...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of processing a citizen application fee-waiver for under 18s.

      Eurostar: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99775, what the results were of the Contactless Travel pilot conducted in October.

      Female Genital Mutilation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 87001 on Female Genital Mutilation: Training, what information her Department holds on...

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider the potential merits of implementing service standards for visa applications expedited in cases of...

      Customs: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of airports to complete full customs checks on small packages...

      Customs: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether any airports are unable to complete customs checks on small packages to expected standards.

      Customs: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of airport staffing on the ability of airports to complete customs checks on...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making applications for Further Leave to Remain on Family and Private Life grounds...

      Immigration Controls: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action is being taken to help ensure that EES rollout does not result in delays and queues for UK passport holders at European airports.

      Domestic Abuse: Carers and Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is in place to ensure that reports of violence by children towards parents or carers lead to appropriate safeguarding and...

      Domestic Abuse: Mortgages

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of legislative reform for victims of (a) domestic and (b) economic abuse to exit joint...

      Stalking: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle stalking in Gloucester constituency.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) statutory protections and (b) appeal mechanisms are available to people who are subject to charges arising...

    • Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what reviews of the accuracy of the calculations used in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement to...

      Ground Rent: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the affordability of ground rents in Stockport constituency.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101474, whether (a) his Department and (b) its arm's...

      System Building: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of remediation needed on large panel system (LPS) housing blocks...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending the statutory override for local...

      Local Government Finance: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment was made in the process of developing the Fair Funding Allocation formulae of the adequacy of the...

      Sheltered Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has visited an integrated retirement community.

      Community Ownership Fund: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding allocations from the Community Ownership Fund have benefited...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 76268 on MHCLG: Travel, how much was spent in each of the last...

      Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable...

      Property Development: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Planning Policy Framework's Grey Belt...

      Planning Permission: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of existing planning regulations for considering the views of local...

      Housing Completions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the 2024 Housing Delivery Test results.

      Monuments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January to Question 103107 on Monuments, whether he is taking steps to ensure that...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to table SoPS 1.2 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, if he will publish a...

      Local Government Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs for rural authorities of delivering services across large and dispersed communities.

      Playing Fields: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment has been done for the removal of Sports England as a statutory consultee for the planning...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to lay Statutory Instruments for councils whose elections will be postponed.

      Fires: Countryside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of English countryside have been burnt by wildfires in the last twelve months; and what the cost was...

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost-savings from creating unitary authorities in Surrey.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 87779, on MHCLG: Standards, if he will list each of the data...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Rugby: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much COVID-19 loan support is currently outstanding by each Premiership Rugby Union club.

    • Holiday Accommodation: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the proposed mandatory national register for short term lets will be introduced.

      Premiership Rugby: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Rugby Football Union and Sport England on the financial sustainability of PREM Rugby clubs.

      Tour de France: Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of negotiating free-to-air television coverage of the 2027 Tour de France Grand...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Import Duties: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a report on the potential impact of recently announced tariffs by the Unites States on the UK economy.

    • Picketing: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025, to Question HL11348, on Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions, whether the Government will take steps...

      Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his Department's spend was on sustainability and Net Zero-related estate activity managed via the Government Property Agency in...

      Department for Business and Trade: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which (a) Department and (b) Minister have lead responsibility for the implementation of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal; and what (i)...

      Businesses: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce industrial energy costs for businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

      Furnaces: Scunthorpe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101037 on Furnaces: Scunthorpe, if he will publish that advice.

      Trade: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105799 on Trade: Regulation, whether his Department plans to review the methodological...

      Overseas Trade: Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what benchmarks his Department is using to assess progress on regulatory co-operation on financial services under the UK-Indonesia Economic...

      Overseas Trade: Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support SMEs to benefit from trade and investment opportunities under the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth...

      Overseas Trade: Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms exist within the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership to tackle regulatory divergence affecting cross-border trade and...

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2025, to Question 92594, on Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure, if he will publish the (a) evidential...

      Exports: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 103110 on Exports: Ammunition, on what evidential basis the Minister stated that the...

      Business: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of free trade agreements on family businesses in Surrey.

      Department for Business and Trade: Languages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers in his Department have received coaching in foreign languages since July 2024.

      Financial Reporting Council: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Financial Reporting Council since April 2017.

      Companies House: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at Companies House since April 2017.

      Insolvency Service: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at The Insolvency Service since April 2017.

      Nuclear Power: Supply Chains and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Defence and (b) Energy Security and Net Zero on the development of a...

      Businesses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to identify regulatory barriers affecting high-growth firms.

      Companies House: Recognition of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 88692, on Companies House: Recognition of States, if he will list each foreign...

      Post Office: Carbon Emissions: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to Post Office Limited was in 2024–25 of Net Zero, sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives; and how much of that...

      Financial Reporting Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing.

      Trade Unions: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces, published on 23 October...

      Trade Agreements: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to initiate the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAG) process for the UK–India Free Trade Agreement by laying...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Pharmacy: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Autumn Budget 2025 on community pharmacies in Yeovil constituency.

    • Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in developing a strategy for delivering Adult Social Care.

      Health Services and Social Services: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve integration between (a) NHS services and (b) social care provision in Surrey Heath...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether access metrics will be reviewed to ensure they support relationship-based care.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the commissioning model for adult social care.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England will take to ensure Integrated Care Boards comply with Regulation 6(4) of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing adult social care to meet community needs.

      Dental Services: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the places intended to be filled by the Government's Golden Hello Scheme for NHS dentists have been, and what work the...

      Pharmacy: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.

      Dental Services: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists are on the NHS register that specialise in treating children with special needs.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists per capita are there in England; and how many there were in January 2021.

      Pharmacy: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) review and (b) reform the current community pharmacy contract.

      Kidney Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has met with Kidney Research UK campaigners to discuss potential improvements for the treatment of kidney disease.

      Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford to recruit...

      Exercise: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of disparities in physical activity levels within individual constituencies, and how these disparities are...

      Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford to meet cancer waiting...

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a) all women who are eligible take up breast screening in West Sussex and b) his Department tracks and...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the transition for NHS patients between paediatric and adult care in the NHS.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many awards had been made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for claims arising from Covid-19 vaccines as at 31 December 2025.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the a) registration scheme and b) testing regime enabled by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be...

      Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conversations he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that enforcement against non-compliant vaping products will be...

      Vitamin D: Dietary Supplements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the public is aware of the safe upper limit for daily vitamin D supplementation.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Cancer Plan tackles identity-based disparities in cancer care, including for people...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of raising the age threshold for eligibility for the Covid-19 vaccine to 75 on...

      Exercise: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of levels of physical activity among adults in South Basildon and East Thurrock compared with national averages.

      Parkinson’s Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for patients with Parkinson’s disease to receive a diagnosis.

      Kidney Diseases: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of mental health support available for people with kidney disease.

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of kidney disease.

      NHS: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce protections for (a) whistleblowing patients and (b) patient safety advocates.

      Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier on recent NICE recommendations on blood cancer treatments.

      Polycystic Kidney Disease: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for kidney transplants for people with Polycystic Kidney Disease.

      Pyridoxine/doxylamine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of variation between Integrated Care Boards in the availability of Xonvea; and whether he plans...

      Integrated Care Boards: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure consistent implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance by Integrated...

      Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to CAR-T therapy for mantle cell lymphoma patients who previously have been ineligible under the...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on increasing capacity for adult ADHD assessments in Leeds since 2024; and what assessment he has made of the...

      Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the process is for evaluating new medical devices for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain conditions for use in the NHS.

      Health Services: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of York Frailty Hub at preventing hospital admissions.

      Kidney Diseases: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for patients with significant levels of HLA antibodies to get a kidney...

      Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE has been asked to evaluate Scrambler Therapy for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

      22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help raise awareness of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

      Learning Disabilities: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of digitalised the Learning Disability Health Passport across ICBs.

      Anxiety: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating NICE’s guideline on anxiety disorders; and what assessment he...

      Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure children receive appropriate NHS funded physical health and mental health support...

      Marriage: Relatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Questions 89643, what health risks his Department has identified in relation to first cousin...

      Coronavirus: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59379 on Coronavirus: Research, and with reference to FOI 15/11/25/IR/575, when the...

      Prostate Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the recent announcement by NHS England that a life-extending drug for prostate cancer will shortly be available on the NHS, if...

      Breasts: Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been affected by faulty PIP breast implants in Truro and Falmouth constituency.

      General Practitioners: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help ensure that increases in the number of GPs in training results in a sustained increase in the number of...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long the average wait time is in England for a patient to have a GP appointment GP a) by telephone and b) face to face.

      General Practitioners: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help improve GP training pathways to support GP trainees to become qualified GPs.

      Staff: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his department has made of the potential merits of providing parity in pay and conditions between primary care nursing...

      General Practitioners: Brighton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practice (a) closures and (b) mergers there have been in (i) Brighton Pavilion constituency and (ii) the Brighton and Hove...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the clinical and administrative workload required to deliver QOF indicators...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to engage key stakeholders on the assumptions underpinning the modelling of workforce numbers in the 10 Year...

      Health Services: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of York Frailty Hub on his Department's screening and prevention agenda.

      NHS: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 86060 on NHS: Recruitment, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the...

      NHS: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's transparency data entitled Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important...

      Community Care: Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Agenda for Change mileage reimbursement rates, including the change to...

      NHS: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent experienced women with non-linear NHS careers from being disproportionately excluded from leadership...

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 99733, whether his Department has conducted analysis of the drivers for the...

      Stepping Hill Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the repairs backlog at Stepping Hill Hospital on patient...

      Pectus Excavatum: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment for patients with Pectus Excavatum.

      Endometriosis: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in England and Wales are awaiting specialised endometriosis care.

      Health Professions: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to establish staff treatment hubs.

      Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to mandate frontline Placenta Accreta Spectrum diagnostic training for relevant maternity clinicians.

      Basildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expansion of a) Urgent Treatment Centres and b) Same Day Emergency Care...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS online hospital on women’s health inequalities.

      Doctors and Students: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of reasonable adjustments for disabled doctors and medical...

      NHS England: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, i) what metrics his Department will use, and ii) over what timeframe, to judge whether the reforms to NHS England deliver (a) improved...

      Sodium Valproate: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data NHS England holds on emergency admissions, emergency care and levels of unmet need among individuals harmed by sodium valproate.

      Psychiatry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the amount of hours of training that newly qualified counsellors and psychotherapists have to...

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of effectiveness of Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVP), including Oxfordshire MNVP in...

      Health Services: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cost recovery under the EHIC and GHIC schemes for treatment provided to overseas...

      Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of suspected Placenta Accreta Spectrum were (a) recorded antenatally and (b) confirmed at delivery in each of the last...

      Psychiatry: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to a) make the Psychotherapeutic Counselling Core pilot training pathway permanent and b) increase the...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the next phase of modern service frameworks.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he is drawing on the work of the Independent Palliative Care Commission to develop the strategy for the delivery of palliative care.

      Care Homes: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of delays experienced by families in receiving local authority financial assessments for care home...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98122, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy,...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on Jimmy Lai’s treatment in prison.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there was a cost to the public purse for external legal advice relating to the departure of Lord Mandelson...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the full cost of capitalising the Chagossian Trust Fund in the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be met from (a)...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.

      Algeria: Ahmadiyya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations they have made to the government of Algeria regarding restrictions on the freedom of worship...

      Surrogacy: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that international surrogacy arrangements meet the same a) standards and...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: X Corp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

      Saeid Mansour Abdulraziq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Egyptian counterpart on the detention of Saeid Mansour Abdulraziq.

      Oil: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 105155 answered on 20 January 2026, whether the topic of Russia, Iranian and Venezuelan registered...

      Israel: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains Government policy to support Israel’s participation in international cultural...

      Syria: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a role in reviewing proscription designations for armed groups operating in Syria.

      Libya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the UK Minister Councillor Jennifer McNaughtan Statement at the Security Council on 19 December 2025,...

      Iran: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking, in collaboration with the Government of Iran, to preserve freedom of religion or belief...

      Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international partners on referring human rights abuses against protesters in...

      Africa: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was for the production of the Growth Gateway Masterclass on Fundraising in Africa.

  • Treasury

    • Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Autumn Budget 2025 made changes to efficiency savings required of departments in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27 and (c) 2027-28.

    • Childcare: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households were in receipt of Tax-Free Childcare in each constituency in Northern Ireland in July 2025.

      Public Expenditure: East of England

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report by the East of England APPG and Local Government East, published on 25...

      Electronic Commerce: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the outcome of the review of the online marketplace VAT liability rules announced in April 2025.

      Child Benefit: Maladministration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105764 on Child Benefit: Maladministration, and with reference to the Data Protection Impact...

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce the processing time for appeals against the rateable value of non-domestic properties.

      Insolvency: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unpaid HMRC liabilities following corporate insolvency on the economy.

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to rateable values on non-domestic properties occupied by town and parish councils.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025, to Question 95866, on Business Rates, how many and what proportion of hereditaments have seen their bills (a)...

      Gyms and Leisure Centres: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the sustainability of commercial fitness gyms and community leisure...

      Business Rates: Shropshire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support independent (a) pubs, (b) hotels and (c) retail businesses due to pay an increase in business rates in Shropshire.

      Bank Services: Post Offices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Monzo, (b) Metro Bank, (c) Revolut and (d) Marks and Spencer bank about their use of the cash handling...

      Money Lenders

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further steps will she take to help tackle illegal money lenders.

      Government Securities: Japan

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rise in Japanese bond yields on UK markets.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent and proposed changes to ISAs on the complexity of the savings landscape and...

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling her Department has done on the potential impact of a UK–EU youth mobility scheme on (a) employment levels, (b) productivity, and (c)...

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families, who had their child benefit reinstated following the review into those who were suspended during the period of...

      Ammunition: Israel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC holds customs export data identifying exports of live munitions, including bullets or cartridges, from the United Kingdom to Israel; and...

      Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the length of time of a call to HMRC before it was answered.

      Small Businesses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with small and medium-sized enterprises on (a) the employer National Insurance Contributions increase and (b)...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Law Reporting: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime paid (a) £40 and (b) more than £40 to access sentencing remarks since 2020.

    • Prisons: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on...

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what...

      Prisoner Escorts: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of late delivery of prisoners to court by contractors Serco...

      Pre-sentence Reports: Islington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the news story from the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales entitled The evolving response to ethnic disproportionality in youth...

      Ministry of Justice: X Corp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

      Ministry of Justice: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d)...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to introduce targeted energy‑bill support for households with high energy consumption due to...

    • Energy: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to prevent landlords from raising rents after using grants and loans in the Warm Homes plan to fund...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of...

      Great British Energy-Nuclear

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he expects to receive Great British Energy Nuclear's new framework before the Parliamentary summer recess.

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has a target for the proportion of domestic energy produced by land based solar farms.

      Clean Energy: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by the East of England APPG and Local Government East entitled, Opportunity East: One Year On,...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 48 of the Department's policy paper entitled Warm Homes Plan, published on 21 January 2026, what proportion...

      Fuel Poverty: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of unpaid carers living in fuel poverty.

      Energy: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of joining Euroclusters.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of regulations on sewage sludge.

    • Economic Growth: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the East of England APPG and Local...

      River Great Ouse: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to question 105593 on River Great Ouse: Flood Control, by when will the list of...

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential regulatory implications of treating water stress and water...

      Floods: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of data provided by flood gauges in Shropshire.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 94728 on DEFRA: Redundancy Pay, whether the Chief Secretary to the...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will develop a strategy (a) to help tackle surface water flooding and (b) ensure water industry regulatory compliance.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: OCS Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 95644 on Cabinet Office: OCS Group, whether the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Government Property...

    • Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025, to Question 90744, on Government Departments: Social Media, which influencers have been used by his...

      Ministers: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Q341 of the oral evidence session of the Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Committee, on Oral evidence: Work of the...

      Cabinet Office: X Corp

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

      Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to 16 December 2025 to Question 96684 on Tim Allan, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the shareholding in...

      House of Lords: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's documents entitled House of Lords Appointments Commission - Independent Member (up to 2), opening date 3 January...

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 92610, on Special Advisers, what were the topics of the presentations.

      Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025, to Question 96790, on Tim Allan, how Tom Baldwin is classified in the published list of external meetings.

      Keir Starmer

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data, Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP official charity receptions, July to September 2025, updated on 19 December...

      Covid-19 Inquiry: Burges Salmon

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on...

      Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office publication, Public Appointments made by or of interest to the Prime Minister, of 30 October 2025, what does the...

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to negotiate the harmonisation of the amount of time that UK nationals can spend in the EU under the 90 in 180 day Schengen rule with...

      Royal Visits: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing prior public notice of visits by members of the Royal Family to Northern Ireland, in...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been made of allocating a Digital Identity Number to children at birth.

      Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any recruitment, procurement, or system development activity has been initiated or progressed in relation to Digital Identity and the One Login...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Unfair Dismissal: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 2 January (HL13041), when they will publish the enactment impact assessment for the Employment...

    • Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the risks to inward investment and perceived cost of doing business in the UK of facilitating an increase in funder-backed...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Integrated Care Boards: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 5 January (HL13176), what safeguards they plan to put in place to ensure that integrated care boards are...

    • Drugs: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what their rationale is for increasing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) cost-effectiveness thresholds for assessing new medicines...

      Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that patients with rare cancers are not without access to potentially life extending treatments while national appraisal and...

      Dutasteride and Finasteride: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for (1) finasteride, and (2) dutasteride, have been issued in the NHS in each year since 2014.

      Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness thresholds for assessing medicines will apply to other medical technologies.

      Medicine: Higher Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of medical schools to ensure more doctors are trained in the UK.

      Mental Illness and Stress

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have issued any formal guidance for (1) public communications, (2) educational settings, and (3) healthcare pathways, that distinguishes emotional...

      General Practitioners and Primary Care: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government how access to GP and primary care services differs between areas of high and low deprivation; and what steps they are taking to address unequal access and capacity.

      General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of GP appointments relating to mental health concerns result in a formal diagnosis, clinical treatment or a referral; and how that proportion...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September 2025 (HL10149), what plans they have to disburse all the remaining funds in the Listed Places...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of all forms of welfare benefit fraud over the last 12 months.

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Biofuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of permitting crop-based biofuels to be eligible under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on...

    • Roads: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January, whether the Road Safety Board will publish its agenda, papers and minutes in a...

      Driving Tests: Motorways

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January, whether they plan to introduce additional night and motorway driving lessons or requirements...

      Motorcycles: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide further detail on the proposals to protect motorcyclists set out in the Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January; and...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Department for Transport's Consultation on a New Heavy Goods Vehicle CO₂ Emissions Regulatory Framework for the United...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Class Actions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the protections available to consumers who seek compensation via class action lawsuits offered by lawyers and litigation funders.

    • Prisoners' Release: Homelessness

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, prisoner leavers who were assessed as posing high or very high risk of harm were classed as homeless or rough sleeping at...

      Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people of each ethnic group were in prison as of 30 September 2025 by religion.

      Reoffenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government, for the period from April 2022 to March 2023, what proportion of people released from prison went on to reoffend; how many repeat offences were committed per...

      Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of introducing legislation to reverse the effect of R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and...

  • Home Office

    • Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a clear and legally precise definition of the term “cumulative disruption” as used in Lords committee stage amendment...

    • Balaclavas: Public Places

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Crime and Policing Bill proposal regarding a prohibition on face coverings when in an area designated by police is compatible with the right to freedom of...

      Hamas

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 19 December 2025 (HL11657), and further to the Prime Minister's statement on 21 September...

      British Nationality: Chagossians

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Chagossians arrived in the UK in 2025 and have become British citizens.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a breakdown of the number of full-time staff working on the Defending Democracy Taskforce in each year since it began.

      Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the scope and time frame is of their review into the UK’s reservation on Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention; when consideration of this matter first...

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make an annual statement to Parliament about the work and key findings of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

      Defending Democracy Taskforce

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Defending Democracy Taskforce has had with (1) the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and (2) the devolved...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Chagos Islands: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in light of the President of the United States’ opposition to the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia,...

    • Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 27 November 2025 (HL11898), what the expected timeframe is for completing the review of...

      Somaliland: Recognition of States

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about its decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state.

      Palestine: Curriculum

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 4 December 2025 (HL12406), whether they have a framework for assessing Palestinian...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what capital funding they are providing to support people in Gaza.

      Syria: Chemical Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement by Caroline Quinn, UK deputy political coordinator, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on 8 January, what technical...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 15 September (HL10371), what estimate they have made of the (1) initial, and (2) ongoing, costs...

  • Treasury

    • Financial Services: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recently-reported level of UK fintech investment of £2.6 billion in 2025; and how this informs their approach to fintech...

  • Attorney General

    • Government Legal Service: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether white British people who are (1) working class, and (2) middle class, were able to apply for the Government Legal Profession's Diversity Summer Scheme...

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