Written answers

Monday, 2 February 2026

  • Members Estimate Committee

    • Representative Money

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Flood Control: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect people in Stockport from regular flooding.

    • Air Pollution: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of air pollution on different groups by ethnicity.

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of providing financial support or temporary relief for recyclers...

      Waste Disposal: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether staffing levels at the Environment Agency are adequate to manage the transition to the new PRN system.

      Waste Disposal: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to decrease the time taken to provide Environment Agency accreditation approvals.

      Waste Disposal: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reprocessors and exporters are awaiting accreditation approval from the Environment Agency as of January 2026.

      Packaging: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an impact assessment on recycling companies was conducted prior to the closure of the existing PRN/PERN system in...

      Packaging: Compost

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of non-compostable fresh produce stickers on the bio-waste...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to improve public awareness and participation in recycling schemes.

      Ecology: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking in response to the findings of the Nature security assessment on global biodiversity...

      Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department is assessing reports of widespread abuses of the de minimis exemption to Biodiversity Net Gain; and...

      Horses: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the merits of suspending mandatory border control point checks for consignments of equine semen sent from...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the payment values and maximum eligible land areas will be for the Sustainable Farming Incentive options retained for 2026.

      Meat: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether mandatory testing of seized illegal meat imports includes testing for infectious agents such as foot-and-mouth...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation outcome on fairer food labelling entitled Summary of responses and...

      Agriculture: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support grower-led supply chains.

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits to children’s health and inclusion of expanding the...

      School Milk: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the single-year funding arrangement for the School Milk...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Question 105030 on Farm Business Tenancy.

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review current guidance under the school milk scheme to ensure consistency with NHS Eatwell guidance,...

      Food: Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken with industry leaders to help reduce the prevalence of microplastics in foodstuffs.

      Food: Microplastics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of microplastics in the British food chain.

      Birds: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of the changes to bird show and gathering licences...

      Veterinary Services: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's document entitled Guidelines and guidance on the responsible use of veterinary medicines,...

      Ofwat: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Ofwat's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2025-28 refers to gender rather than sex awareness.

      Seahorses: Poole Harbour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the health of the sea horse population in Poole harbour.

      Hunting: Animal Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timescale her Department has for banning trophy hunting imports.

      Biodiversity: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the Government is on track to meet its international commitments under the Global...

      Water: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reform to wastewater management, including on the...

      Coastal Erosion: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether coastal resilience funding will be made available for the restoration and protection of Teignmouth pier.

      Water Supply: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which villages currently have functioning water pumping infrastructure in Huntingdon constituency.

      Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the plastic bag levy at lowering use; and whether she plans...

      Ecology: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her department's policies of the National Security...

      Peatlands: Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment)...

      Countryside: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of measures taken to raise public awareness of The Countryside Code.

      Octopuses: Aquaculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to prohibit (a) octopus farming in the UK and (b) imports of commercially-farmed octopus.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) new and (b) existing claimants were waiting for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment in each month since January 2025.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: X Corp

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

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service policy in establishing the Paying Parent, in the...

      Universal Credit: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit awards were made following the application of an exception to a No Recourse to Public Funds condition in each of the...

  • Department for Education

    • Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 101957 on Erasmus+ Programme, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public...

    • Education: Exports and Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used to select education providers eligible for international expansion support.

      Pupils: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school policies that restrict mobile‑phone use on pupil's health and safety.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Strategy to boost UK education abroad in major £40bn growth drive, published on 20...

      Pre-school Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile in each of the last five years; and how many children have gone through that...

      Education: Exports and Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reporting requirements UK providers will have for international education initiatives.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the number of places that will be available for a) young British nationals and b) young EU nationals in each of the next...

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of free school meal eligibility from 2026 on the level of demand for...

      Education: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that education exports support institutions in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Pupils: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many asylum seekers there are in the education system by (a) day and (b) month of birth.

      Erasmus+ Programme: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with her European Union counterpart on the display of flags by the National Agency that will manage the UK's...

      School Meals: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timeline her Department has set for its consultation on updating school food standards in England.

      Pupils: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of asylum seekers in the education system have a date of birth recorded as 1 January.

      Universities: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) encourage and (b) mandate that universities provide life-long career guidance and support to alumni.

      Classics: State Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to promote classical education within the state education sector.

      Parents: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that evidence drives the rollout of online parenting support contained in the Best Start in Life Strategy.

      Students: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional financial support for (a) estranged students, (b) care leavers in higher education and (c)...

      Multi-academy Trusts: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to determine when to intervene in a Multi-Academy Trust experiencing financial difficulty; and what steps she is...

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a multi-year funding settlement for the further education sector, and what assessment she has made of the potential...

      Oak National Academy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the funding for the Oak Academy is in the 2025-2026 financial year.

      Schools: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to (a) schools and (b) Multi-Academy Trusts on appropriate staffing levels; and what assessment she has made of...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including digital devices in the (a) Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act...

      Educational Institutions: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will make an estimate of how many education employers offer their employees the opportunity to join a credit union via payroll deduction.

      Forensic Science: Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality framework will ensure that scene-based competencies including scene management,...

      Pupils: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed schools' adherence to the duty to care for students with medical conditions.

      Special Educational Needs: Executive Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a new national agency for SEND to help address variation in provision.

      Sanitary Products: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that free period products are accessible to everyone who needs them in schools, workplaces, and...

      Schools: First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques amongst pupils in state a) primary and b) secondary schools...

      Free Schools: Walsall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, how much funding her Department has provided to Swift Academy in each...

      Arts: Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether RSL levels will continue once V-Levels are introduced in September 2027.

      Mature Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that mature students who wish to retrain as doctors are able to access available financial support;...

      Employment: Apprentices and Further Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what incentives are available to employers to support day-release arrangements for young people in further education and apprenticeships; and whether...

      Further Education: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve staff (a) pay and (b) conditions in further education colleges.

      Further Education: VAT Exemptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending VAT exemption to further education colleges on (a) college finances, (b)...

      Somali Language: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with exam boards on introducing a GCSE in Somali.

      Universities: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance on membership of the Chinese Communist Party being a declarable interest for university senior staff and trustees.

      Disabled Students' Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to review the Disability Student Allowance.

      Graduates: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of recent graduates employed in non-graduate roles.

      Teachers and Voluntary Work: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training for reporting child sexual...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of interest rates on student loans.

      Employment: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase employer awareness of training programmes available beyond apprenticeships.

      T-levels: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the quality and availability of industry placements for T Levels.

      Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the period by which UK nationals and family members living in (a) the EEA and (b) Switzerland at the end of the transition...

      Aviation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the potential merits of extending eligibility for government-backed student finance to standalone commercial pilot training...

      Work Experience: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage businesses to offer work placements for 16 to 18 year-olds within and outside the T Level programme.

      Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department's press release entitled Government modernises exam records with new app published on 8 January 2026, whether her...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Answer of 12 January 2026 to WPQ 101070, of the over 100,000 people that the Government estimates could benefit from mobility...

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed international student levy on the financial sustainability of UK...

      Students: Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what percentage of undergraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities receive the Childcare Grant.

      Free Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will publish the criteria used to determine which free schools...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of overdiagnosis arising from opportunistic PSA testing in England in the latest period for which...

    • Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase research into Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood.

      Health Services: Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of training for reporting child...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-US Pharmaceuticals Deal concluded in December 2025 on (a) NHS procurement...

      Dementia: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the availability of clinical trials for dementia patients.

      Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards monitor implementation of MHRA safety alerts on Topical Steroid Withdrawal...

      Functional Neurological Disorder: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support research into Functional Neurological Disorder.

      Kawasaki Disease: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children in the UK have Kawasaki Disease.

      Abiraterone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83204, what step he is taking to secure a recurrent budget for abiraterone in high...

      Sodium Valproate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether medicine-induced harm from sodium valproate is systematically captured within NHS patient safety, incident and mortality data.

      Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including medication for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in the medical...

      Cancer: Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has been made of the adequacy of the availability of clinical trials for cancer patients in Buckingham and...

      Young Carers: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is Taking with the Secretary of State for Education, to provide mental health and wellbeing support to young carers in...

      Insomnia: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of regional variation in access to cognitive behavioural...

      NHS: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will estimate how many NHS employers offer their employees the opportunity to join a credit union by offering a payroll...

      IVF: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce NHS-funded IVF provision across Greater Manchester to one...

      Sanitary Products: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a statutory right to access free period products.

      Action Bladder Cancer UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent engagement his Department has had with Action Bladder Cancer UK.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the views and lived experience of teenagers and young adults with cancer are being incorporated...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the final Equality Impact Assessment for the prostate cancer screening recommendation...

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the commissioning, oversight and...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve influenza vaccination uptake in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

      Defibrillators: Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to require publicly funded bodies to ensure defibrillators are accessible to the public on a...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing vaccinations against Covid-19 for children and adults who have Long Covid.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any additional evidence published since the UK National Screening Committee’s draft recommendation in November will be...

      Air Pollution: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Physicians' report entitled A breath of fresh air: Responding to the health challenges of modern...

      EU Budget: Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he plans to make additional financial contributions...

      NHS and Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2026 to question 105956, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home...

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the review of the Carr-Hill formula will conclude; and when he plans to publish its findings.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the GP partnership model on delivering continuity of care.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to retain the GP partnership model.

      Neighbourhood Health Centres: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much interest payments will cost for new neighbourhood health centres.

      Dental Services: Torridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Devon Integrated Care Board on access to non-emergency NHS dental appointments for (a) children and...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of access targets for general practice on continuity of care.

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has his department made of the potential impact of access targets on continuity of care.

      Pharmacy First: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the Pharmacy First Model in Scotland and (b) potential merits of expanding...

      Eyesight: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.

      Maternity Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Midwives' campaign entitled Safe staffing = safe care, January 2026, what assessment he has made...

      Magnetic Resonance Imagers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase MRI scanning capacity in the NHS.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the processing time for claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

      General Practitioners: Menopause

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory training for GPs on (a) identifying symptoms and (b)...

      Palliative Care: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for children’s palliative care services in Bradford West; and what steps the...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time is for a patient to see a GP in (a) England and (b) by integrated care board.

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 96945 on Ophthalmic Services, what steps his Department is taking to share best...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration is given within NHS Continuing Healthcare decision-making to the potential impact of decisions to not fund people with...

      Palliative Care: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a workforce plan for palliative care with service commissioners.

      Primary Care: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish proposals on access to primary care for patients without the means of digital communication.

      General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP retention rates in (a) Basildon and (b) Thurrock.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide emergency day-to-day funding to hospices; and whether he will commit to releasing (a) £100...

      Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for local authorities to ensure timely access to vision rehabilitation services...

      Dementia: Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing national dementia outcomes for neighbourhood health services and...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the average length of time of a GP appointment.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that hospices receive the funding required to raise staff pay in line with nationally agreed NHS...

      Neighbourhood Health Centres: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of neighbourhood health centres that will be in North West London ICB by (a) 2030 and (b) 2035.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure community pharmacies are involved in formal policy discussions affecting the pharmacy sector.

      Earwax: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GP practices are able to provide NHS-funded ear wax removal services, particularly for...

      Dental Services: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on...

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the hospice sector on the financial viability of that sector.

      Dental Services: North Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the provision of NHS dentistry in North Dorset constituency compared to the national average.

      Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming integration of NHS England into the Department will affect the operation of Directed Enhanced Services or Structured...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of people have an NHS dentist in (a) urban (b) suburban and (c) rural areas in the latest period for which data is available.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many urgent dental appointments were delivered each year from 2020 up to and including 2025.

      Community Health Services: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 90706, what funding has been allocated to each West Midlands area participating in...

      Community Health Services: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 90706, how neighbourhood health services in the West Midlands will be staffed in...

      Ophthalmic Services: Contact Lenses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing NHS provision of scleral contact lenses for patients with complex...

  • Department for Transport

    • Airports: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with airports on allergy safety in public spaces.

    • Carbon Emissions: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for UK hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to contribute to the decarbonisation of...

      Bus Services: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Transport for West Midlands on improving bus reliability in the Black Country.

      Bus Services: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a Neighbourhood Transport Grant to provide ringfenced, long-term funding for...

      Ports: Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable exists for the rollout of shore power and grid capacity upgrades at UK ports ahead of the UK ETS entering force for domestic maritime...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department publishes a table ranking each local authority in England regarding the maintenance conditions of their roads.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of local authority trials of innovative road surfacing materials intended to...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a national strategy for improving the long-term resilience of the local road...

      Roads: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to Surrey County Council to (a) trial and (b) adopt more durable road surfacing materials to tackle pothole formation on...

      Bus Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101851, if she will publish any information held by her Department in whatever format it is held.

      India: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will hold discussions with the her Indian counterparts on the need for the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau investigation...

      Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104846, what assessment has been made of the risk that AI initiatives described as operating on...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to operate on a...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, particularly among eligible...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme will be impacted by changes to Personal Independence Payment policy.

      Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to receive the 10-year bus procurement analysis from the UK Bus Manufacturing Panel.

      Railway Stations: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to ensure the fire safety of train stations in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

      Level Crossings: Tilbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of installing a bridge over the level crossing in East Tilbury.

      Biofuels: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research her Department is undertaking into developing alternative vehicle fuels, such as synthetic and bio fuels.

      Ports: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she plans to determine whether appropriate bodies are assigned responsibility for the adoption and long-term maintenance of Sustainable Drainage...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Local roads and highways, published on 12 January 2026, HCWS1232, whether the exercise carried...

      Community Railways Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of community rail partnerships on local rail services; what funding her...

      c2c Railway: Community Railways Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received a proposal for a community rail partnership for the C2C rail franchise; what assessment she has made of the potential merits...

      Railways: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 99932, whether the estimates referred to in that Answer are held in a form that allows net...

      Motability: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving mobility assessment centres operate in the UK; how many are managed by NHS Trusts; how many are operated by charitable organisations;...

      Roads: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 96490, how much revenue the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received in 2024-25 from a)...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he expect to be able to answer named day Question 105652 submitted on 14 January 2026 on the Ajax programme.

    • Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 94244 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 25 November 2025.

      Military Operations: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to ensure that military operations conducted from facilities in the UK are compliant with international law.

      Armed Forces: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he is using allied health professionals to support soldier rehabilitation.

      Armed Forces: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of military hospital provision.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the range of Ajax without refuelling.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much revenue has been received from foreign military sales of Eurofighter Typhoons.

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his recent WMS on Ajax of 22 January 2026, whether the current or former National Armament Director advised him that Ajax was safe to enter...

      Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 103848 on Defence Equipment, of the £10.4 billion industry spend in the UK how much was...

      Canada: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Canadian counterpart on the export of Eurofighters for the RCAF.

      Typhoon Aircraft: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to pursue further deals to export UK assembled Eurofighters.

      Empire Test Pilots' School: Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft does the Empire Test Pilots’ School currently (a) own or (b) lease.

      Turkey: Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the revenue to be raised by foreign military sales of Eurofighter Typhoons to Turkey.

      Unmanned Marine Systems: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the operational deployment of autonomous surface vessels by the Royal Navy.

      Armed Forces Commissioner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will confirm the appointment of the Armed Forces Commissioner.

      Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Advanced Reasoning for Decision Advantage (ARDA) is within the projects shortlisted from the Defence AI Sprint.

      Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the five shortlisted projects are from the Defence AI sprint.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what cost envelope the Defence Investment Plan will report.

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all 62 recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 will be included in the Defence Investment Plan.

      Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered gifting Watchkeeper to Ukraine.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total budget now allocated for the Watchkeeper RPV, between November 2024 (the previously announced cancellation date) and March 2027.

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in-service date for Project Corvus, the planned replacement for the Watchkeeper RPV.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to withdraw the Watchkeeper RPV from operational service with the Army.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fund the cost of slabs for Liberty Steel Dalzell from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant for production of FSS ships.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many major procurement programmes are on hold pending the Defence Investment Plan.

      HMS Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to replace HMS Middleton when it returns from the Middle East to maintain the permanent naval fighting presence in the region.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Bank Services: Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of cheque deposit services from Post Office branches on rural businesses.

    • British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total cost to the British Business Bank was in 2024–25 of policies, programmes and staffing related to net zero,...

      Business: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled, ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British...

      Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what...

      Cluster Munitions: Manufacturing Industries and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any British companies are involved in the (a) manufacture and (b) sale of cluster munitions.

      Consumption and Supply Chains: Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK consumption and supply chains do not indirectly contribute to (a) deprivation and (b) exploitative...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to question 106487, what the value is of tariff duties the UK has not incurred through the UK-US...

      Steel Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the UK Steel Council will next meet.

      Business: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures are in place to monitor repayments among businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency receiving government-backed loans.

      UK Trade with EU: Certification and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Government support for accreditation and conformity assessment on businesses’...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade negotiations with the United States under the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal on...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to small and medium-sized exporters to maintain tariff relief secured under the US-UK Economic...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to provide Parliament with the opportunity to scrutinise the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal before its provisions take effect.

      UK Export Finance: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was in 2024–25 of policies, programme changes, due-diligence requirements or staffing linked to net...

      Glass: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on domestic British glass manufactures as a result of the decision by UK Export Finance...

      Iron and Steel: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of imported steel used for British manufacturing projects.

      Metals: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the British Metals Recycling Association’s report...

      Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department's steel strategy will be published.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take control of the Liberty Steel Dalzell plant to purchase slab from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant and begin...

      Beer: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of introducing a Guest Beer agreement in Wales.

      Competition and Markets Authority: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the Competition and Markets Authority was in 2024–25 of work related to net zero, sustainability or climate policy,...

      Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost was of his Department's initiatives aimed at reducing official travel emissions in 2024–25, including behavioural...

      Retail Trade: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring online retailers to offer a choice of delivery couriers.

      Hotels: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure fair competition in the hotel market.

      Public Houses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether pubs that are (a) derelict or (b) under are eligible to access and use the new hospitality support fund.

      Certification and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the long-term sustainability of the testing and accreditation sector.

      Products: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish proposals for increased product safety requirements under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Press

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has agreed a date to meet with victims of press abuse, following his remarks at the Liaison Committee on 15 December 2025.

    • 10 Downing Street: Artworks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the portrait of William Shakespeare was removed from the Pillared Room in 10 Downing Street.

      Recall Petitions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of broadening the range of circumstances under which a recall petition takes place.

      Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how he plans to change the hiring criteria for Senior Civil Servants.

      Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether full implementation of the McCloud judgement remedy will be completed by April 2027.

      Specialised Committee on Citizens' Rights

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104803, how much the two annual pay awards were; and whether the FDA is recognised as a trade union.

      Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104805, on Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay, whether the former Cabinet Secretary’s...

      Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 103794,on Ministers: Aviation, which business unit of his Department holds the data referenced in...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22583 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether he has had further discussions with the...

      Office for Statistics Regulation: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the head of the Office for Statistics Regulation plans to respond to the letter from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 8 January 2026 on...

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of current charging thresholds for domestic abuse-related common assault offences...

    • Crimes against the Person: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken with police forces to tackle a) physical and b) verbal abuse against retail workers.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of neighbourhood police officers in Eastleigh.

      Undocumented Migrants: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the per-person, per-night cost was for hotel accommodation used for illegal migrants in 2025 by region and supplier.

      British Nationals Abroad: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to stop British citizens from travelling to France to participate in far right activities.

      Visas: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in English language requirements to B2 level on...

      Migrants: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have had their No Recourse to Public Funds status withdrawn since July 2024, broken down by month.

      Visas: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with her US counterpart on the potential merits of establishing pre-clearance facilities for US bound...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children eligible for British citizenship are able to afford the application fee for citizenship.

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that citizenship application fees are affordable for children who need to regularise their immigration status.

      Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many priority service applications for visas are processed within 5 working days; and how many super priority service applications are...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure a mandatory duty to report child...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there are by (a) day and (b) month of birth.

      Immigration: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made of the impact of failing to resolve the immigration status of children in care before turning 18.

      Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the morning of Thursday 22nd January, how many asylum seekers have been moved into the accommodation in Crowborough; and how many...

      Visas: Guantanamo Bay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay:...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Immigration: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on proposals to move English...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Intimate Image Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of making the testing of AI models a legal requirement on the...

      Telecommunications: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to request that Ofcom introduces new mandates for telecom resilience requirements, including...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Visitor Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow areas that do not have a mayor to introduce a visitor levy.

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the Code of Practice consultation.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to families who are hosting Ukrainian citizens who need to extend their visas under the...

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether households charged second home council tax premiums under processes later found to be procedurally defective...

      Land: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of costs on a) land-owners in reduced land value uplift as...

      Espionage: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral statement of 19 November 2025, Official Report, Column 614, on China Espionage: Government...

      Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

      Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Strengthening leaseholder protections...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money delivered through the 2003 - 2005 redevelopment of 2...

      Windrush Day Grant Scheme: Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Muslim Council of Britain is eligible to apply for funding through the Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2026.

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question UIN 104660, what the average time was between receipt of a...

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he holds data on (1) the aggregate number of hereditaments which claimed Retail, Hospitality and Leisure rate...

      Local Government: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will estimate how many local Council offer their employees the opportunity to join a credit union by...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities are required to inform him when making an Article 4 direction in relation to...

      Fast Food: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the the National Planning Policy Framework to define a fast food outlet.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Question 107848 on 27 January 2026, if he will publish (a) the list of attendees and (b) the...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27th January 2026 to Question 106884, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of local...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the scheme of elections updated by the Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Orders of 2024 and 2025...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of holding some elections, but not others, in Essex on the local...

      Temporary Accommodation: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Yeovil...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Councils granted flexibility to finish reorganisation,...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Councils granted flexibility to finish reorganisation,...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of some local election on (a)...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his letter to Essex County Council leader Kevin Bentley dated 19 January 2026, if he will make it his...

  • Treasury

    • Wealth: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total compliance yield generated by HMRC’s Wealthy Team was in each financial year between 2017-18 and 2024-25.

    • Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency uses Value Significant Codes for council tax valuations, and whether it is planning to collect new Codes, for (a)...

      Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent rateable value increases on small accommodation providers, including the impact on business...

      Bookshops: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on small independent bookshops.

      Business Rates: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Valuation Office Agency's news story entitled Business rates revaluation 2026, updated on 22 January 2026, what assessment she has made of...

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish an ad-hoc release for (a) Non-domestic rating: properties over £500,000 and (b) Non-domestic...

      Soft Drinks: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure coherence between the Soft Drinks Industry Levy and other Government frameworks, including nutrient...

      Multinational Companies: USA

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent exemptions or carve-outs granted to large United States multinational enterprises...

      Social Clubs: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 27 January 2026 on Business Rates, whether changes to the business...

      Corporation Tax: Interest Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of interest charges on companies that are unable to estimate quarterly instalment payments accurately...

      Wealth: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the wealthy tax gap HMRC attributes to (a) Capital Gains Tax and (b) Inheritance Tax for each financial year from 2017-18...

      Valuation Office Agency: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Valuation Office Agency staff will have their contractual terms amended following its merger with HMRC.

      Pharmacy: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned April 2026 business rates increase on community pharmacies.

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the retail business rates multiplier on the non-domestic rating valuation...

      Licensed Premises: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria is used by the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether a licensed premises is assigned a special category code of a (a) pub or (b) bar.

      Revenue and Customs: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional HMRC debt management staff she plans to recruit in each of the next five years.

      Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing draught duty relief.

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her G7 counterparts on (a) the potential impact of the oil price cap on the level of the Russian Federation's revenues to...

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett allocation is for Northern Ireland from business rates and licensing reform for pubs announced on 27 January 2026.

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury's press release entitled Government announces support package that backs British pubs, published on 27 January 2026, what her...

      Banking Hubs: Cheques

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to require Banking Hubs to accept and process cheque deposits as part of the provision of basic banking services.

      Individual Savings Accounts: First Time Buyers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Lifetime ISA property price limit above the current £450,000 threshold for...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of levels of relative spending per head on reserved matters in (a) Wales and (b) England.

      Private Sector: Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will hold discussions with the Secretaries of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Business and Trade on the conclusions of...

      National Wealth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund's strategic plan of investment will be allocated in all areas of the United Kingdom.

      Motor Insurance: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of paid ad spoofing on car insurance premiums.

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99923, on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what is the estimated change in the value of Retail...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Tynwald: Voting Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will recommend the Isle of Man Constitution Bill 2023 for Royal Assent.

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released without accommodation in each of the last five years.

      Crimes of Violence: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for a violence against the person offence and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of...

      Offenders: Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's research entitled Alcohol monitoring on licence: process and interim impact evaluation, published 30 October 2025,...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Nnamdi Kanu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Nigerian counterparts regarding the arbitrary detention of Mr Nnamdi Kanu...

    • Guinea: Arrests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of arbitrary detentions in...

      Guantanamo Bay: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101...

      Christianity: Religious Freedom

      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 the recommendations of Open...

      Zimbabwe: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to question 57617 on Zimbabwe: Commonwealth, what recent steps she has...

      Somaliland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will recognise Somaliland as an independent nation.

      France: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is monitoring far right activity by British citizens in France.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Piers: Teignbridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what kinds of heritage and restoration funding can be made available for the repair and protection of Teignbridge pier in Newton Abbot...

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Freedom of Information Act disclosure, reference FOI2025/05106, of 8 July 2025.

      Government Art Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question HL12794 on Government Art Collection, if she will list the (a) date received,...

      Trams: Blackpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the national heritage significance of Blackpool’s heritage tram fleet.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Betting and Gaming Council has had in informing Government policy on gambling advertising; if she will publish the...

      School Libraries: Primary Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on establishing a programme to guarantee a library space in every primary school.

      Exercise: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Sport England on expanding the Physical Activity Clinical Champions pilot.

  • Attorney General

    • Solicitors: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the levels of paid ad spoofing in the no win no fee sector.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Climate Change Committee on whether projections in The Seventh Carbon Budget include the...

    • Wind Power: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the latest allocation of contracts for off-shore wind electricity generation...

      Warm Home Discount Scheme: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to individuals who live off grid and who are on low incomes who do not meet the...

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofcom, (b) network operators and (c) energy suppliers on improving signal coverage in areas...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the Warm Homes Plan in (a) Central Bedfordshire, (b) the...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce annual increases in household energy bills in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Dental Services: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on NHS Dentist provision.

    • Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to make additional funding available to the Police Service of Northern Ireland to meet the costs arising from the 2023 data breach.

  • Wales Office

    • Devolution: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 107737 on Devolution: Wales, the future devolution of which specific key policy areas have been...

  • Scotland Office

    • Public Expenditure: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much the Scottish Government received in Barnett consequential funding from English funding to support stop smoking services in 2025-26.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Islamophobia

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on tackling Islamophobia.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church Commissioners: Written Questions

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, when she plans to answer Question 106240 tabled on 15 January 2026, on Church of England: LGBT+ People.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Ebrahim Sharif

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised the arrest of Ebrahim Sharif on 12 November 2025 with the government of Bahrain; if so, on how many occasions they have raised that...

    • British Virgin Islands: Companies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of companies registered in the British Virgin Islands which are held via a trust or complex legal...

      Myanmar: International Criminal Court

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court under Article 14 of the Rome Statute.

      Greenland: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK citizens are permanently resident in Greenland.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the long-term consequences of the benefit cap on the life chances of children, including future employment prospects, health...

    • Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of integrated strategies which connect mental health services and skills training to employment support for young people.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an equality analysis on the impact of the benefit cap on children in households with protected characteristics, including lone parent...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the benefit cap on demand for local authority hardship support, including discretionary housing payments, and how...

      Childcare: Lone Parents

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their childcare support policy on child poverty in single-parent households; and what consideration they have given...

      Children: Social Security Benefits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the benefit cap on (1) access to early years provision for children, (2) school readiness, and (3) early...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the interests of children are assessed in the design and ongoing operation of the benefit cap; and what mechanisms exist to ensure that the welfare of children...

      Natural Gas: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen leak detection, odourisation and public health-related standards for gas used in domestic homes and other premises used for...

  • Department for Education

    • Universities: United Arab Emirates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the United Arab Emirates has restricted funding for its students permitted to study in the UK; and what assessment...

    • Schools: Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of school allergy-management policies.

      Mandarin Language: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will continue to fund the Mandarin Excellence Programme beyond August.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children of Afghan refugees attending schools in or near army barracks across the UK are being taught in classes segregated by sex.

      Children: Social Security Benefits

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether children living in households affected by the benefit cap experience (1) higher levels of school absenteeism, (2) reduced...

      Schools and Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to tackle the causes of antisemitism and anti-Zionist intimidation and harassment in schools and universities; and what the timetable...

      Pupils: Sanitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the Potty Training Guide, published on 9 December 2025.

      Schools: Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that emergency medication for pupils with allergies is accessible, labelled and in-date, following the failings highlighted in...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to understand the factors contributing to the doubling in the number of children with education, health and care plans for social,...

      Natural History: GCSE

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to start the consultation on the proposed natural history GCSE.

      Training and Vocational Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 16 September 2025 (UIN HL10060), what plans they have to amend the International Education...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish proposals for the reform of provisions for delivery for special educational needs pupils in England.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total non-capital resource spend on special educational needs pupils in England in (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25, and what is the projected...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services and Social Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure greater collaboration between adult social care and the NHS.

    • NHS: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to update the Quality and Outcomes Framework to reflect the direction for the NHS set out in the 10 Year Health Plan for England.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, for the Department of Health and Social Care and each of its arm's length bodies, how many full-time equivalent staff they employ; and what their headcount was in...

      Euthanasia

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and its impact assessment, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of judicial approval as...

      Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS patients in England are free to have a prescription at primary care level issued at a pharmacy of their choice.

      Clinical Trials

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of prompt, large-scale molecular testing to the efficiency of commercial clinical trial recruitment, particularly...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Arts: Skilled Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on developing a sector skills plan for the creative industries.

  • Cabinet Office

    • National Income

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the gross domestic product per capita was in (1) Wales, (2) England, (3) Scotland, (4) Northern Ireland, and (5) the United Kingdom, in (a) 2000, (b) 2005,...

    • Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times they have declined to lay before Parliament a draft statutory code submitted by an arm's-length body between January 2015 and December 2025,...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 January (HL13276), when the arm's length bodies (ALB) review will be...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Ritual Slaughter

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the practice of animals not being stunned prior to slaughter; and what assessment they have made of meat produced by this...

    • Agriculture and Nature Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the relationship is between domestic food production, including increasing self-sufficiency and food security, and nature recovery schemes.

      Agriculture: Mercosur

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement on UK farmers.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Agricultural Products: Mercosur

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether UK imports of agricultural products from Mercosur countries will increase following the EU–Mercosur trade agreement.

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what mitigations they have secured under the United States' "Most Favoured Nation" drug pricing initiative as part of the UK–US Economic Prosperity...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of specialist rail plant used in the maintenance of the rail network.

    • Motor Vehicles: Lighting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of bright vehicle headlights impeding the vision of oncoming drivers.

      Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters on the L-Category sector; and what steps they are taking to ensure a fair, safe, and...

      Railway Stations: Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the future role of Great British Railways in supporting use of shared micromobility to travel to and from train stations.

      Railway Stations: Active Travel and Bus Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure integration with (1) active travel, (2) shared transport, and (3) buses, at train stations during and after the transition to Great...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were (1) killed, or (2) seriously injured, in road traffic accidents in England in the most recent year for which statistics are available; and...

      Aviation and Freight: Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from recent Russian-linked attempts to attack European logistics hubs; and what assessment they have made of whether current...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January, what additional funding and resources they will allocate to (1) the police, (2) local...

      Driving under Influence: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an impact assessment of the potential effect of lowering drink-driving limits on consumer behaviour in (1) rural communities, and (2)...

      Driving under Influence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January, whether they have plans for a comprehensive communications plan about reducing the drink...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equality: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations was submitted to the Cabinet Office on 8 April 2025; and if not, on what date...

    • Women: Public Places

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider any specific issues relating to who can lawfully access women's single-sex facilities to be open to interpretation, and if so which issues.

      Gender Recognition Certificates: Offenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government under what circumstances a convicted criminal offender could obtain a gender recognition certificate while serving a sentence of imprisonment.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many armed forces families have been displaced from their Service Family Accommodation (1) within barracks, and (2) on housing estates close to their place of...

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