To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to enforce compliance with proposed stormwater management measures in Buckinghamshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department plans to use to evaluate the effectiveness of water conservation programmes in rural areas of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105592 on River Great Ouse: Dredging, for what reason the river has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled ‘Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Birmingham City...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with South East Water on the continued imposition of a hosepipe ban for its customers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Ofwat to help ensure transparent pricing practices from water companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to enforce waterway maintenance responsibilities by riparian owners in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to question 104940 on River Great Ouse: Flood Control, by when will the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the current asset condition of a) Brownshill and b) St Ives staunch.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to question 104939 on River Great Ouse: Flood Control, by when will phase 1 of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with retailers and animal welfare organisations on introducing method of production...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of Packaging Recovery Note fraud in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated time is for staff working in the Forestry Commission to be reimbursed for the purchase of equipment,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an impact assessment was carried before withdrawing Government Procurement Cards from staff working in the Forestry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she will take to improving the health of farmed fish during production; and if she will give consideration to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) requiring free-roaming cats to be neutered and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to WPQ 103427 about fly tipping, whether the recommendations of the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the supermarket industry on tackling food waste in supermarkets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce fly-tipping in suburban and semi-rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on adding chalk...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Greening Government Commitments for the period 2025 to 2030; and for what reasons this has not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the total Environment Agency expenditure on waste crime in each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive to develop the Circular Economy Growth Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on proposals to prohibit the import into the UK of hunting trophies; and when she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in 2024-25 on external consultants, advisers or delivery partners in relation to Net Zero, sustainability,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the letter from the Rt hon. Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North of 3 December 2025, reference LB49226.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private capital the British Business Bank expects to crowd-in from their investment in Kraken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when (a) he and (b) his Ministers last met with representatives from (a) Octopus Group, (b) Octopus Energy Group, (c) Octopus Ventures and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his Department expects the impact to be on UK GDP from an upgraded UK-Republic of Turkey agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulatory reform supports access to domestic and international markets for scale-ups in Buckingham...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the effectiveness of the growth package for scale-ups will be evaluated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of tariff duties the UK has avoided on its goods exports through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and any related updates...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence his Department has received from the WASPI campaign since 1 September 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to assess the impact of changes to the State Pension age on women born in the 1950s living in Newbury constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes on 1950s-born women in Leeds East constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) housing benefit and (b) the housing element of universal credit in each broad rental market area (BRMA) and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of people with a learning disability of working age in England in receipt of a means tested...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 92325 on Access to Work Programme, how many Access to Work awards have been (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taken to reduce the waiting times for a decision on Access to Work claims from Yeovil constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the financial situation of mixed-age couples where one partner has reached State Pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2025 to UIN 77348, how many additional assessors have been recruited; and in what locations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to simplify the Pension Credit application process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Minister will take to ensure that the Timms Review adequately takes account of the needs of those living with arthritis and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Cabinet committee on Science and Technology has been replaced with a committee on Digital and Technology; and how matters related...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any former Cabinet Ministers who are not former Prime Ministers retain access to the Government Car Service.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will prepare an updated version of a cross-Whitehall Government War Book.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the New Medium Helicopter will be included in the specific single document of the Defence Investment Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on members of the Armed Forces (a) being members of single-sex private members’ clubs in a personal capacity and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary announced, published on 31 October 2025, whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether agreements between the United States and United Kingdom on the presence of US military forces in Britain place restrictions on the ability of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conversations he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential for sending UK troops to Greenland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department places any restrictions on the number of United States military forces that can be deployed to bases in Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many a) US military personnel and b) their dependents and spouses are stationed in the UK.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the Global Combat Air Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to General Dynamics in relation to the delivery of the Armoured Cavalry Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on running costs for RAF (a) Menwith Hill, (b) Lakenheath and (c) Croughton in each of the last three years; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MineWolf MW370 uncrewed mine and route clearance systems have been purchased by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to question 72379, whether the outline business case is on track to be submitted in June 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 45840 on RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons, when it first became policy for his Department to neither...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US armed forces personnel undertook training courses in Britain in each year since 2020; and in which institution they trained.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105104 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement and with reference to Page 24, Figure 5, footnote 3 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK industry support to Ukraine supercharged with new business centre, published on 16 January...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK industry support to Ukraine supercharged with new business centre, published on 16 January...

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, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 71247 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, which Senior Ministers have been authorised to have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many of the 44 tasks were (a) domestic and (b) overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Afghanistan Response Route to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he made of the potential benefits of including an upper receiver which can accommodate 6.5 Creedmoor as part of Project Grayburn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference his Department’s press release entitled UK and Germany sign £52m contract for cutting-edge artillery, published on 28 December...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Homes fit for heroes with extra £1.5 billion for forces housing through upcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Homes fit for heroes with extra £1.5 billion for forces housing through upcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Homes fit for heroes with extra £1.5 billion for forces housing through upcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK industry support to Ukraine supercharged with new business centre, published on 16 January...

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 19 January 2026,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 98879 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many of each variant are at each Capability Drop standard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 98879 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many of each Ajax-platform vehicle has been involved in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all radiation research on British servicemen held by The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Ministry of Defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that the continued calling of local council by-elections will not be affected by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's financial assessment and underlying data of the costs and savings of Local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding permitted development rights for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service in advance of their station closure consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103696 on Islamophobia, what steps his Department is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential public safety considerations of detailed internal residential plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support and encouragement the Government is giving to local authorities to fast-track planning applications for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing the Gardens Trust's status as a statutory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) financial and (b) any other support (i) is and (ii) will be available to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities follow best practice in commissioning domestic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the balance of Recovery Grant funding between urban and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the transitional funding arrangements in the Fair Funding Review in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what analysis was carried out of the potential impact of deprivation on the cost of service delivery for local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local planning authorities on managing concentrations of houses in multiple occupation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90722 on Local Government: Reorganisation, what practical steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the final formulae and formula calculations used in the provisional local government finance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national strategy for modern foreign language teaching in the context of levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87556, how long the pause on the introduction of new electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to upgrade the teacher training curriculum to include mandatory training on how to teach dyslexic children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are awaiting a statement of educational needs in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in England and Wales in primary school have a classroom assistant full time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of unmet special educational needs relating to dyspraxia on pupil wellbeing,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support available in mainstream state schools for pupils with dyspraxia who do not meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made of the potential impact of Local Government Reorganisation upon the secondary school places in Huntingdonshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that communication in (a) adoption support and (b) reunification cases is (i) timely and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle regional variations in disabled children’s social care in the context of the publication of the Law...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to conduct a review of collective worship in schools in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department plans to assess the (a) funding and (b) availability of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund for families with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensatory funding to further education institutions for the increase in Employer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that social care professionals working with adoptive families receive trauma-informed training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers and pupils are adequately equipped to use artificial intelligence tools safely and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue has been generated from the application of VAT to private school fees to date and how this revenue has been allocated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of early intervention support for families where children display harmful or aggressive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 1 on children’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to require the provision of CCTV in early years settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making safe sleep training for early years staff mandatory.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand the use of play based and exploratory learning approaches within Key Stage 1 to support children’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s anticipated timetable is for laying the UK-EU Treaty on Gibraltar before Parliament...

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 Georgia’s latest legislative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the security situation in northern Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she holds on the reasons for China’s recent mobilisation of fishing boats to form floating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to help support democratic reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Bangladeshi counterpart on reports of violence against Hindu...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to strengthen the UK's relationship with Indo-Pacific partners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent information she has on the condition of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her a) Israeli and b) European counterparts on the decision to restrict the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made contingency plans to support democracy in Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to keep the Gaza medical evacuation scheme operating.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total expenditure by her Department has been since 4 July 2024 on policies, projects and programmes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to introduce regulations ensuring generative AI cannot be misused to create extreme sexual abuse material...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 23 September 2025, to Question 70484, on Government Departments: Training, what role the Director...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 88698, on DSIT: Disinformation, what specific facility or service...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal has been suspended.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish a report on the implementation and outcomes of the first year of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her department granted consent for the upgrade programme of South Western Railway’s Salisbury depot based 30 Class 158/159 trains;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish a consultation on setting speed limits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to promote increased awareness of the 2022 changes to the Highway Code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road safety awareness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a public awareness campaign on the new Highway Code rules.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that measures in the Road Safety Strategy are applied effectively during winter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure consistent recording of e-bike collisions by police forces in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a graduated driving license.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of new Highway Code rules.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had any meetings with colleagues at Transport for London to discuss the availability of Network Railcard discounts at railway stations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the nationalisation of Northern Rail on punctuality, reliability, and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to ensure national public awareness of recent Highway Code changes as part of the Road Safety Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to genomic testing in Lancashire for the (a) 2026-27 (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29 financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with learning disabilities do not remain in hospital beds when there is no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice and support his Department is providing to people in Shropshire who claim they have contracted, or might develop, serious...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health provision for people in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to implement the National Suicide Prevention Plan; and what further steps he is taking to help tackle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce male suicide rates through access to timely mental health care, follow-up after (a) self-harm and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to update its public communications strategy to increase the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether changes are planned to the provision of NHS blood, plasma, and organ donation campaigns following the appointment of WPP Media as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in improving access to kidney transplantation, including reducing waiting times and increasing rates of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has undertaken of the potential impact of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency winter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the annual health check target of 75% for people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional resources have been provided to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Yellow Card reports on over‑the‑counter cough and cold medicines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered removing prescription charges for patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that people who have brought forward cases relating to the unsafe prescription of sodium valproate are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessments his department has made of the predicted total cost of UK-US pharmaceutical deal on the NHS budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department recognises problem debt as a public health issue; and what support the NHS and social care services provide to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has estimated the lifetime public cost of not compensating individuals with complex disabilities caused by sodium...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of establishing a dedicated, no-fault compensation scheme for individuals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment is made of level of need for unmet trauma interventions for offenders (a) in prison and (b) on probation; and how these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government records deaths where harm caused by sodium valproate exposure is listed as a contributing factor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will consider making health play specialists a mandatory registered allied health profession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on patients with complex trauma and personality disorder diagnoses who are placed into private out-of-area placements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include health play professionals in the NHS workforce plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, including Creon, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of international no-fault compensation schemes for medicine-induced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what change has there been in diagnosis rates for genetic haemochromatosis during the past three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the MHRA’s effectiveness at communicating known risks of sodium valproate, particularly in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the risks of taking multiple doses of different over-the-counter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether interim compensation payments have been considered for families involved in the first ten claims of the FAC litigation concerning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 96915, what assessment he has made of the levels of variation in compliance with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken since 2020 to implement the IMMDS Review recommendations on redress for those harmed by sodium...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase public awareness of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Yellow Card...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of piloting a no-fault compensation model for individuals harmed by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Yellow Card reports relating to harm from sodium valproate, including prenatal exposure, have been received since 2000; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential role of GLP-1 medications in reducing inflammation and pain associated with lipoedema.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of mental health care for people leaving prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services for children in North East Somerset and Hanham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure parity of funding and service provision between physical health services and mental health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to appropriate health and mental health support for families affected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote heart awareness month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received Gastric band surgery in each of the last three years in England and Wales broken down by male and female.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential factors that may prevent women from seeking diagnosis and referral for lipoedema; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national infection strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure people with learning disabilities receive screenings for cervical cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that food products include labels on pea and legume allergies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of domestic wood burning in residential areas on public health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle health disparities amongst people who lived in the most deprived areas of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on air pollution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make children’s play a key component of the commitment to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, and as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a strategic programme to support the NHS in adopting and implementing the Play Well guidelines and standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to improving information for parents and carers on the early symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes in young children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to widen eligibility for hybrid closed loop (HCL) pump devices for people with diabetes; what assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been referred to Weightloss clinics within the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of caesarean sections on long-term health, including links to bowel and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families who have experienced baby loss in North Herefordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Category 2 calls in the East of England were responded to within national target times in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Nazir Afzal entitled the Nursing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of other Sickle Cell Day units in the context of the closure of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sickle cell day centres have closed in the last 5 years; and how many sickle cell day centres remain operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the timely processing of domestic abuse cases in courts; and what additional resources have been allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the financial cost to parents of attendance at child contact centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted under section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the last five years, broken down by the recorded...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were (a) convicted and (b) cautioned for an indictable offence did not receive an immediate custodial sentence and had (i) one, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to hold discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on his comments of December 2025 on the treatment of hunger-striking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the number of probation officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential impacts on long-term rehabilitation of Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will consider the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce intimidation and harassment of members of the legal profession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what checks and balances are in place to ensure that Legal Aid funding in housing disputes is used proportionately.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37323 on Prison Sentences, how many people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which stop and search for items related to protest is used much more frequently by some...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the licensing regime for shotgun ownership on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to (a) receive the findings of the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation, (b) share those...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a police hotline for reporting incidents of political intimidation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will be taking to prevent establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 from keeping...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what qualifications and professional experience will be required when proposed Immigration Adjudicators are recruited to replace First-tier...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 37 of the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what specific issues the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what were the reasons for three...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Report Fraud in responding to cases raised by hon. Members; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) identify and (b) detain Islamic extremists.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question HL12288, on Council tax, what is the increase in police spending power on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the ten recommendations from the IOPC report 'National learning recommendations and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic steps she has taken against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the restriction on tax relief for banks' compensation payments for motor finance compensation payments.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost to motorists of ending the temporary 5p fuel duty reduction.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the US sanctions applied to Zaher Birawi and the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad; and if...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will release further information on the Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people moved into the additional tax band in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment of maintaining income tax thresholds until 2030/31.

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of donating excess vehicles from the Government estate to Ukraine.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty will be to the average Motability scheme user; and what equality impact assessment she has carried out on the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has met with representatives of the automotive industry, including manufacturers and dealership groups, to discuss the potential...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department has regarding the amount of unpaid taxes by businesses that is awaiting recovery.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the volumes of imported single-life budget tyres in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 1 January to 1 August 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the (a) removal of the 40% business rates relief and (b) planned revaluation of business...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the FCA's actions in relation to the administration of Ziglu Bank in June 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56135, on Motor Insurance, what recent progress the cross-Government taskforce on motor insurance has made.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential compound impact on the hotels sector of (a) the overnight visitor levy and (b) increases in business rates in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of gross business rate receipts in England in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26, (c) 2026-27, (d) 2027-28 and (e) 2028-29.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 87790, on Business Rates: Valuation, what was the increase in aggregate Rateable Values for the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any forthcoming additional support announced for pubs in England to mitigate increases in business rates will result in Barnett consequentials for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration her Department has given to ending the crown exemption for the Duchy of Lancaster and Duchy of Cornwall.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support investment into the UK's economic security.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 11 of the Bank of England's report entitled Financial Stability Report - December 2025, published on 2 December 2025, what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Government Gateway for small...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that community gyms and fitness facilities are not excluded from business rates relief schemes designed to support retail,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74317 on DESNZ: Social Media, which social media influencers have been paid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on funding for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on ensuring economic and skills impacts for communities in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Permanent Secretary approved the use of paid facility time for trade union activities outlined in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rural electricity networks are adequately prepared for (a) extreme weather and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department provides on escalation mechanisms available to communities where an electricity network operator has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of households not connected to the main gas grid in South Basildon and East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the enforcement of noise standards for electricity transmission infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to help improve the resilience of electricity networks serving rural areas in South Basildon and East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with local authorities such as Basildon Council on energy infrastructure for communities not connected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of the members of the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission have made a declaration of political activity; and where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish the outcome of the review of surplus sharing in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that drivers of liquefied petroleum gas autogas vehicles pay competitive prices.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89471 on Common Purpose: Finance, if he will place a copy of the (a) presentation and (b)...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 86238 on Business: Codes of Practice, whether the appropriate process will require an Impact...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question HL11873, on Equality and Human Rights Commission, whether she has consulted Civil Service (a)...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish guidance on single sex spaces in line with the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v. The Scottish Ministers.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the competitiveness of the (a) visual effects and (b) animation industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the repayment of COVID-19 loans provided to Premiership Rugby Union clubs.

To ask the Solicitor General, 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 Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to support the prosecution of (a) individuals who post comments online about defendants prior to trial which could prejudice legal...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many consultations they have launched since July 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Cabinet Office has spent at Berry Bros. & Rudd since 4 July 2024 through Government Procurement Card spending transactions under £500...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 16 December 2025 (HL12632), what is the public interest rationale for not disclosing...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 December 2025 (HL12743), whether guidance or advice on the use of email has...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister plans to recommend to the Sovereign that Lord Mandelson be removed from the Roll of the Peerage.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure the jobs created for the Youth Guarantee scheme for 18-to-21-year-olds on Universal Credit are genuinely new roles which would not...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether apprenticeships within priority heritage building crafts will include funding for the apprentice's salary and a compensation grant to SME employers to...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 17 December 2025 (HL12793) and 5 January (HL13110), and with reference to paragraph 223...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to recognising Somaliland as an independent state.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many weapon surrender bins they had in operation in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025, broken down by region.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what assessment they have made of the incident in which 26...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the commitment in the Replacing Animals in Science Strategy, published in November 2025, to "accelerate uptake in alternative methods through...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees they expect to be resettled in the UK through the UK Resettlement Scheme in 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 23 December 2025 (HL12716), what is the timeline and development plan for non-statutory guidance to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs will consider the role that religion or culture played in enabling or facilitating abuse by grooming gangs, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April 2025 (HL6032), whether the arm's-length body "Project Seahorse" has been...

To ask His Majesty's Government what the current status is of funding for level 2 and level 3 building crafts and other heritage craft skills diploma courses; and whether they will reinstate...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of increase in demand for special educational needs and disabilities places in the past 10 years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of the advanced maths premium on take-up of A level maths.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage the introduction of further university level non-academic heritage craft skills courses across the country.

To ask His Majesty's Government what the basis was for the decision not to introduce an advanced languages premium to boost A level take-up.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for (1) issuing revised and streamlined guidance to schools about sponsoring visas for overseas teachers of modern foreign languages, and (2)...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the Office for Students about priorities and criteria for category C1 strategic funding for university courses.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of teaching of craft in schools; and whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review will impact the current...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 8 January (HL Deb col 1407), what estimate they have made of the number of UK nationals training as...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling currently attends the Construction Skills Mission Board; and if not, whether she plans to do so in the...

To ask His Majesty's Government which departments have responsibility for the heritage crafts sector and associated skills; and whether they plan to consider the appointment of an expert to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide funding for (1) a scheme based on the expansion of the National Saturday Club provided by the National Trust at Coleshill,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security risk and the impact on the resilience of the defence industry of the construction of vessels in China or Vietnam for...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 December 2025 (HCWS1186), whether the...