Written answers

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

  • Department for Education

    • GCSE and IGCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis her Department has based its assessment that GCSEs and iGCSEs are comparable qualifications.

    • Russia: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle gaps in public knowledge on the origins of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

      Teachers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of levels of unemployment and underemployment among qualified teachers; and what steps she is taking to help...

      Department for Education: Jews and Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department classifies (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as (i) an ethnic and (ii) a religious group.

      Ethnic Groups: Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional...

      Schools: Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered requiring state-funded schools with defibrillators to make those devices publicly accessible where it is safe and...

      Further Education and Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of further and higher education funding.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments and interest rates on graduates from different socio-economic...

      Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of parents who have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school have a child that has (a) Education,...

      Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the use of prosecutions for school non-attendance in cases where a pupil’s absence...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships who were aged a) 16, b) 17, c) 18, d) 19, e) 20, f) 21, g) 22, h) 23, i) 24 in each year since 2017-18.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing student loan repayment thresholds and interest rates from 2027 on the...

      Special Educational Needs: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include one or more representatives of providers of home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs and...

      Pre-school Education: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will give an update on her progress of appointment of an expert advisory group for the development of CCTV guidance for the early years sector.

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local Government on safeguarding procedures for drivers transporting pupils to and from school.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle educational underachievement.

      Schools: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her expected timeline is for publishing the Schools White Paper including the SEND reform package.

      Pre-school Education: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for Ofsted to (a) increase the duration of inspections in early...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were entitled to free school meals in each of the last three years.

      Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Question 103540 answered on 13 January, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential impact of the extension of the...

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the policy of automatic off-rolling to ensure a formal review and hearing occurs before any decision is made.

      Department for Education: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the transparency data entitled the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July...

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the £100,000 earnings threshold for free childcare on incentives to work.

      Nurseries: Sleep

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to ensure all nursery staff receive sufficient training regarding safe sleep for babies.

      Childcare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the gap between her Department's funding rates for early years childcare and the cost of provision.

      Schools: Storms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Storm Chandra on children’s education in Yeovil constituency.

      Free School Meals: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the No Recourse to Public Funds income thresholds to ensure equity of eligibility...

      Special Educational Needs: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be available for new special educational needs and disabilities schools through the Special Free Schools Programme in Surrey...

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of eligibility criteria for free school transport on young children who are advised to walk...

      Teachers: recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of teachers in England.

      Special Educational Needs: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children who are on the waiting list for an education, health and care plan in Hampshire; and...

      Special Educational Needs: Cheshire East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to help Cheshire East Council reduce its SEND assessment waiting times.

      Academic Freedom: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of a statutory complaints scheme on enforcement of the Higher Education (Freedom...

  • Home Office

    • Police: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to the Metropolitan Police on the circumstances in which conditions that effectively prevent a...

    • Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting and retail crime.

      Police: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process of commercial bidding in IT systems will be required to tender within the new national police service.

      Police: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of consolidating the specific grant for the Police Uplift Programme into the...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Home Office supported asylum accommodation have been accused of a crime.

      Crime Prevention: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Safer...

      Body Searches: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to help ensure that all strip searches of children have an appropriate adult present.

      Home Office: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for...

      Police: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compensation schemes for people wrongly identified by live facial...

      Police: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Police and Crime Commissioners will have in relation to the National Police Service before the position of Police and Crime...

      Crimes of Violence: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle youth knife crime and serious violence in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

      Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional neighbourhood police officers are expected to be recruited under the new graduate recruitment scheme.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 103561 on Anti-social Behaviour, what steps her Department is taking to tackle...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Gloucester city centre.

      Police: Racially Aggravated Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the Government provides to police forces to (a) help deal with racially aggravated sexual assault and (b) support victims of...

      Police: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of police officer numbers in the West Midlands Police force area and planned...

      Home Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what due diligence processes her Department undertakes before awarding contracts valued above £10 million.

      Public Order: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to policing bodies on the use of (a) artificial intelligence and (b) generative technologies in (i)...

      Anti-social Behaviour: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in antisocial behaviour in the West Midlands over the past five years.

      Immigration Controls: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review its policy on access to UK e-gates by foreign nationals; and whether consideration has been given to...

      Passports: Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Passport Office issues clear instructions for applying for a passport for an adopted...

      Immigration: Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an impact assessment for the proposals in the White Paper for Immigration.

      NHS and Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of NHS and social care workers impacted by the Immigration White Paper in (a) Poole...

      Police: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to reduce larger policing bodies on (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey...

      Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (i) prosecutions and (ii) convictions there were for the use of a mobile phone while driving in each of the last five years.

      Police: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for completing the reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales.

      Police: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that coastal and rural areas are effectively supported by centralised police forces.

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding provision for the police.

      Police: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26...

      Crime: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rollout of facial recognition technology on levels of crime in Surrey...

      Police: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve mental health support and PTSD treatment services for serving and former police officers who...

      Artificial Intelligence: National Police Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will submit details of new AI-enabled IT systems to be procured for the proposed National Police Service for select committee scrutiny.

      Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 79231 on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, what her planned timetable is for...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an estimate of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant accepted by the UK.

      Home Office: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will publish an annual summary of due diligence outcomes and contract performance for its highest-value suppliers.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on publishing details of grants on asylum housing costs to individual local authorities.

      Asylum: Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out how complaints relating to (a) cleanliness, (b) safety and (c) hygiene in landlord-provided asylum accommodation are (i)...

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her oral answer of 17 November 2025, Official Report column 524, what steps she will take to stop asylum seekers who have...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Gibraltar: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how they intend to respond to the findings of the McGrail Inquiry that found “grossly improper” and...

    • Global Disinformation Index

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department uses the Global Disinformation Index service.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she expects to have updated the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the United States regarding the ongoing use of...

      Independent Commission for Aid Impact: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding was given by her Department to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in each of the last five...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the enhanced verification procedure for the export of end-of-life tyres beyond April 2026.

    • Animal Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce animal welfare standards for imports to ensure that products produced in ways that are...

      Animal Welfare: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for a) reviewing and b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.

      Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 106499 on Tyres: Waste Disposal, how many of the 1,891 applications...

      Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 106499 on Tyres: Waste Disposal, how many Annex VII documents were...

      Bridleways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the maintenance of bridleways to reduce the...

      Hunting: Animal Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response she has given to the US Administration's letter to her Department regarding trophy hunting.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality

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

      Animal Sentience Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the effectiveness of her Department's engagement with reports produced by the Animal...

      Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group has in (a) improving animal welfare and (b) improving public safety.

      Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group last met.

      Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will prohibit bottom-towed fishing gear in all 41 Marine Protected Areas.

      Environment Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the (a) number of staff and (b) and operating expenditure have increased at the Environment Agency since...

      Animal and Plant Health Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the (a) number of staff and (b) operating expenditure have increased at the Animal Plant Health Agency since...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Ofwat’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2025-28, how much Ofwat has spent on external...

      Floods: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to support the reopening of community spaces that were closed as a result of flooding during...

      Agriculture: National Landscapes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which farming areas in West Worcestershire constituency would qualify for the Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of false applications for the de minimis exemption on...

      Biodiversity: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government response to the Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development...

      Birds: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the prohibition on exhibiting Psittaciformes alongside (a) canaries and (b) finches at licensed bird...

      Birds: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to consult (a) regional bird clubs, (b) national exhibition and (c) any other avicultural...

      Thames Water: Credit Rating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Ofwat and (b) Thames Water on the potential merits of issuing penalties to...

      Thames Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the financial stability of Thames Water.

      Eggs: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the temporary removal of tariffs on egg imports from...

      Animal Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which animal products will be included in the exploration of method-of-production labelling outlined in the Animal Welfare...

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle excessive household water bills based on rateable values.

      Tyres: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to remove end-of-life tyres from the green list waste category under the Waste Shipment Regulations.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the average cost of producing a pint of milk in each of the last five years.

      Milk: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average farmgate milk price was in each of the last five years.

      Milk: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when representatives from her Department last met with milk producers to discuss farmgate milk prices.

      Animals: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance is issued to police forces on the investigation of suspicious animal deaths; and what recent assessment has...

      Veterinary Services: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) economic state and (b) financial viability of independent...

      Housing: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what...

      Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, if she plans...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of funding the full cost of specialist palliative care delivered by hospices.

    • Home Care Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed local authority care fee uplifts below the minimum price for homecare on...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the boundary between NHS and local authority responsibilities is applied in practice when assessing eligibility for NHS Continuing...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how nursing needs are (a) assessed and (b) categorised when determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement Hospice UK’s four-point plan for fair hospice funding.

      Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to utilise existing community-based musculoskeletal healthcare providers to reduce GP workload and NHS...

      Pharmacy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure additional funding for community pharmacies to meet demand.

      General Practitioners: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place for families to seek remedial action against GPs who fail to correctly diagnose patients who shortly...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the APPG on Pharmacy’s...

      Pupils: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of vaccine uptake in schools.

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 106495, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the 25% reduction in the...

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding Continuous Glucose Monitoring for a wider range of diabetes patients.

      Liver Diseases: Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis time and (b) medical care for people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a modern service framework for kidney disease; and what steps he is taking to support early...

      Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure the effectiveness of cancer screening programmes in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 101856, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the...

      Family Hubs: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the provision of healthy baby funding to Stockport Council will be as part of the Best Start in Life allocation.

      Babies: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the rollout of Healthy Babies is compatible with the 10 Year Health Plan’s commitment...

      Pharmacy: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data collected on all women at increased risk of breast cancer.

      Breast Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the training provided to GPs on prescribing risk-reducing drugs to women at increased risk...

      Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to patients treated with rectopexy mesh for...

      Sodium Valproate: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether conditions arising from sodium valproate exposure are consistently recognised and coded within NHS diagnostic systems.

      Aspirin: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the availability of aspirin and (b) normalise aspirin supply chains.

      Community Care: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that patients discharged from hospital receive appropriate aftercare and follow‑up,...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department plans to respond to the public consultation on the Government Statistical Service Harmonisation Standard for Ethnicity...

      Immunotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NICE's draft guidance on brexucabtagene autoleucel on (a) the Life Sciences...

      Coronavirus: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 106102 on Coronavirus: Research, for what reason they have yet to receive a copy of...

      Drugs: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Pharmaceutical deal on patient access to medicines.

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for epilepsy research.

      Mental Health: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned start date is for the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were overpaid cost of living payments in 2025; and what is the total amount of the overpayments identified...

    • Childcare: Flexible Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to streamline the process for parents on Universal Credit to claim upfront childcare costs through the...

      Employment Schemes: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of graduate schemes in supporting graduate-level employment.

      Construction: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of young people entering the building and construction sector in the West Midlands.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has produced an impact assessment of the effects of the reforms to Level 7 apprenticeship funding.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      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 Warrington South constituency.

      Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will require NHS employers to provide ongoing education, training and health surveillance for all staff who handle or may be exposed to...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that employers participating in the Disability Confident scheme do not unfairly dismiss...

      Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the use of engineering controls such as biological safety cabinets and closed‑system...

      Personal Independence Payment: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for Personal Independence Payment were carried out by Capita by telephone in 2025.

      State Retirement Pensions: Greece

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK–EU social security coordination rules in protecting the pension rights of people...

      Pension Credit: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received Pension Credit for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the operation of the household benefit cap relies on manual administration; and how many people in his Department work on its...

      Personal Independence Payment: ADHD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the effects of ADHD on daily life are included in PIP assessments.

      Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average end-to-end clearance time for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment was in each month since January 2025 for (a) new...

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is notified that a claimant has been moved in to out of area temporary accommodation.

      Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps with local authorities to help ensure that when vulnerable claimants move into temporary accommodation...

      Flexible Support Fund: Equipment and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what auditing processes are in place to monitor the use of equipment and technology provided to claimants through the Flexible Support Fund,...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals that have migrated from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit in the last 12 months have had the amount of...

  • Department for Transport

    • Ferries: Europe and Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) ferry operators on the crewing model that will be used on the vessels...

    • Motor Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105760, if she will provide a hyperlink to that information.

      Roads: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve flood resilience on (a) key arterial roads and (b) motorways in (i) Surrey and (ii) the South East.

      Railways: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department considers the level of rail infrastructure investment in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands to be proportionate to its...

      Transport: Newton Abbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to integrate climate change projections and increased storm frequency into long-term planning for transport and...

      National Highways and Network Rail: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895, what proportion of the £424 million efficiency saving attributed to regulated...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers are on waiting lists for practical driving tests in the East of England.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the DVLA has taken to investigate individuals or organisations involved in (a) reselling driving test appointments and (b) bulk booking or...

      Driving Tests: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at driving test centres in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester in each of the...

      Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the UK Emissions Trading Scheme once the International Maritime Organisation rules come into force.

      Level Crossings: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to conduct an annual review of (a) the duration of closures of public level crossings, (b) the potential impact of those...

      Railways: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of diesel operation on the Midland Main Line north of Leicester on emissions and air...

      Railways: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the West Coast Main Line at Stockport; and what steps she is taking to...

      Ports: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how decision-makers should interpret the requirement for applicants to assess the implications of port developments for Shoreline Management Plans,...

      West Coast Main Line: Trains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of non-tilting HS2-compatible trains on West Coast Main Line capacity.

      High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend land powers for the HS2 route between Birmingham and Crewe beyond 10 February 2025; and what assessment she has made of...

      Brighton Main Line: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative schemes she is considering that will address the capacity issues on the Brighton Main Line, namely around Reigate and the Selhurst...

      Railways: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to Northern Ireland elements of the All-Island Strategic...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests were carried out in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for road maintenance for metropolitan authorities.

      Speed Limits: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Pursuant to WPQ 103428 answered on 19 January 2026 on Speed Limit: Fines, what body is coordinating the independent investigation on the anomaly; and...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Written Statement of 12 January 2026 on Local roads and highways, HCWS1232, whether it is her policy that local authorities that...

      Ferries: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what policy reason route-level impact assessments were not published for ferry-dependent communities ahead of laying secondary legislation for the...

      Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities have received funding from Government-funded schemes supporting the procurement of new buses, including zero-emission,...

      Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department will treat the transfer of Dartford Crossing toll revenues to a private Lower Thames Crossing operator as a loss of income to...

      Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the press release entitled £43 million boost for green aviation to drive growth, jobs and cleaner flights, published on 20 January...

  • Treasury

    • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the structure of Vehicle Excise Duty.

    • Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the criteria used by the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether a gastro-pub is assigned a special category code of a pub or...

      Snooker: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total business rate support package available to snooker and clubs is in (a) 2026, (b) 2027 and (c) 2028.

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the 2026 business rates revaluation was subject to a Cabinet Committee write-round.

      Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of expense rules for childminders whose homes function as full-time workplaces.

      Snooker: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made by the Valuation Office Agency of the footprint for snooker clubs and venues to accommodate snooker tables in...

      Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Valuation Office Agency's publication entitled Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2026...

      Hotels: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94190 on Hospitality Industry: Taxation, how much is the mean increase in rateable values for the...

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government correspondence entitled 4/2025: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL)...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the valuations and address of each dwelling liable to pay the council tax surcharge will be published online by the Valuation Office Agency.

      Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of Child Benefit paid to non-UK nationals since July 2024, broken down by month; and what proportion of that amount was paid for...

      Revenue and Customs: Credit Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy for HMRC to offer payroll deduction to its employees to enable them to join a credit union.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2025 to Question 89444 on Property: Valuation, whether the discussion between the Valuation Office Agency and the...

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) HMRC has undertaken research on the reasons for why savers withdraw money from Lifetime ISAs and incur withdrawal charges.

      Growth Mission Board: Membership

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 98794, on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Growth Mission Board.

      Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105552, on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, if she will publish the terms of...

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the Lifetime ISA, rather than replacing it with a new product.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of how many and the proportion of pubs hereditaments assigned Valuation Office Agency Special Category Code 226 which...

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 6 January 2026, to Question HL13202, on Public Houses: Business Rates, what the equivalent figures are to the 4% increase...

      Gardens: Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026, to Question 103885, on Council tax: garden, what methodology is used when a garden is valued by the Valuation...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Vehicle Excise Duty rates on the uptake of electric vehicles.

      Railways: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were applied in the Spending Review for assessing proposed rail infrastructure projects.

      Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data (a) her department and (b) NISTA holds on the number of central government PFI contracts which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the...

      National Wealth Fund: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund operates a salary sacrifice scheme for its Defined Contribution staff pension offering.

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 102744 on Educational Institutions: Council tax, how many retail, hospital an leisure hereditaments...

      Valuation Office Agency: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88671 on Valuation Office Agency: Training, what the titles are of internal training and e-learning...

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Northern Ireland will receive through Barnett consequentials from the support package for pubs further to her Department's press...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Conflict: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mobilisation of the National Health Service in the event of...

    • Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any (i) UK and (ii) Commonwealth armed forces personnel have had their Armed Forces Pension revoked as a consequence of fighting with the...

      Greenland: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the UK will play in the multinational NATO command in Greenland.

      Ballistic Missile Defence: Defence: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to defend the UK from (a) ballistic and (b) hypersonic missile attack.

      Type 26 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will give the latest estimated in-service date for HMS Belfast.

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the status of the proposed P4E electronic upgrade for the RAF's Typhoon fleet.

      Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many current and former serving Afghan military personnel remain in Afghanistan now that the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy has ended.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment he has made of the potential implications...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 22 January on Ajax, HCWS 1269, who previously held oversight of the Ajax programme.

      Defence: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department's Defence AI and Autonomy Unit has made of the potential role of AI within the targeting decision cycle.

      Norway: Type 26 Frigates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to allocate one of the eight Type 26 frigates currently intended for the Royal Navy to Norway.

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of...

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Readiness Bill will be legislated for in the current Parliament.

      Defence: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support British SMEs in light of the delay to the Defence Investment Plan.

      HMS Venturer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in-service date for HMS Venturer.

      Boxer Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in service date for the RCH 155 artillery system with the British Army.

      Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's spending plans are forecasted to lead to an overspend of his Department's budget in the (a) current financial year and (b) next...

      Armed Forces: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst (a) serving and (b) former military personal of the risks posed by wealth creation scams.

      Skynet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 70768 on Skynet, what were the findings of the National Infrastructure and Services Transformation...

      Skynet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 70768 on Skynet, when the next Skynet 6 programme review will take place.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Higher Education

      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...

      Defence Equipment: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work is being done in conjunction with other departments to explore new financing methods for defence equipment procurement.

      USA: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangement governs the use of UK-based US fighter jets for interception taskings.

      HMS Richmond: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Richmond is due to be decommissioned.

      Canada: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total cost to his Department of running British Army Training Unit Suffield for (a) the current financial year and (b) each remaining...

      Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a formal target date to create an Integrated Force.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's investors advisory group has been consulted on funding for the Defence Investment Plan.

      VALOUR Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Valour Veterans' Support Programme will include working with existing social enterprises that provide advice, services and support to veterans.

      Army: Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the restrictions on officer roles for late entry officers in the Army; and why those restrictions are in place.

      Ministry of Defence: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the Public Accounts Committee report HC 1229 on the...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the current online Royal Navy recruitment campaign, how many merchant seafarers currently employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary work a...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to compare the contractual employment conditions of Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers with employment conditions of crew on...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current level of operational crewing is at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Navy tasking is currently being carried out by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment and Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to establish the (a) hourly rate of pay and (b) annual hours of each seafarer grade at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on (a) consent to transfer sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory and (b)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Scientists: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the retention and re-employment of UK scientists alongside plans to recruit scientists...

    • Mobile Broadband: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on (a) the annual increase in the cost of mobile data for consumers, (b)...

      Social Media: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing.

      Data Protection: Departmental Coordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her timeline is for rolling out the data sharing project between her Department, the Department of Energy Security and...

      Information Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to take steps to the Government plans to engage civil society on strengthening trusted information ecosystems.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of social media...

      UK Research and Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support is available to help UK-based organisations become a UKRI approved research organisation to allow them to apply...

      Mobile Phones: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the resilience of mobile networks.

      Project Gigabit: Derbyshire Dales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on the rollout of gigabit broadband in Derbyshire Dales constituency.

      Telecommunications Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the copper wire communications network.

      Project Gigabit: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what date the last premises in North Shropshire was connected to full fibre under Project Gigabit; and the date on which the...

      Intellectual Property Office: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the Intellectual Property Office was in 2024–25 of policies, programmes or staffing related to net...

      Electronic Government: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to HCWS1249, what productivity gains and cash-releasing savings are expected from the digital government...

      Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to HCWS1249, what steps are being taken to prevent digital exclusion arising from the expansion of the GOV.UK...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Minerals: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether minerals local plans will be subject to new local plan making regulations.

    • Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent properties being incorrectly designated as short term lets.

      Kevin Bentley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to Councillor Kevin Bentley on 29 January 2026, if he will publish the email received...

      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 postponing the 2026 local elections on Thurrock council's...

      Council Housing: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of households on local authority housing waiting lists include at least one non-UK national.

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Affordable Homes Programme annual report 2024 to 2025, published on 7 January 2026, whether the...

      Temporary Accommodation: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how much local authorities spent on providing temporary accommodation to...

      Council Tax: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what financial year will the new default arrangements for council tax bills being billed in 12 instalments, rather...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2006 to Question 107949 on Local Government: Elections, whether Basildon...

      Housing Associations: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to cover housing...

      Council Tax: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the assessment of entitlement to a Council Tax...

      Homelessness: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homelessness in Eastleigh constituency.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to launch the Long-Term Rough Sleeping Innovation Programme; and whether that programme will include the...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional...

      Temporary Accommodation: Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has provided to Leicester City Council to support the provision of temporary...

      Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing a call for evidence for the independent review into...

      Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 86657 on Elections and Political Parties, whether the final...

      Affordable Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was allocated to the Greater London Authority in each year of the 2026-36 affordable housing programme.

      Temporary Accommodation: Leicester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement action his Department undertakes to ensure that temporary accommodation in...

      Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the estimated revenue from business rates in England in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Future Homes Standard.

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Question 10626, whether his Department has conducted its own modelling of potential cost-savings arising...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of assistance available to people with EWS1 forms deemed to be invalid and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107450, if he will publish a breakdown of the administration and programme...

    • Freight: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the economic costs arising from paper-based certification requirements for UK haulage operators...

      UK Trade with EU: Certification and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Union on reducing barriers related to product testing and certification.

      Motor Sports: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with motorsport manufacturers and related bodies on growing the sector in the UK.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • BBC: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on the adequacy of the political impartiality in its news and current affairs output.

    • Freeview Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the department will make an assessment of the potential effect of turning off Freeview on areas with poor broadband connectivity.

      Media: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of fragmented media systems on democracy.

      BBC: Local Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on ensuring that it continues to report on local and regional stories of interest.

      Press: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45800 on Press: Misconduct, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that...

      Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support regional and local media.

      Broadcasting: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of whistleblowing protections for employees of publicly owned broadcasters under the...

      Sports: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she will have with broadcasters on commissioning programmes that encourage those aged over 60 to participate in...

      Festivals and Special Occasions: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) the Arts Council has allocated to Decolonise Fest since July 2024.

      Arts: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the Arts Everywhere funding is due to be allocated to (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Launch of new capital fund for places of worship, HCWS1268, and the...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Launch of new capital fund for places of worship, HCWS1268, what...

      Gambling: Addictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for statutory levy funding on the financial resilience of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Public Office (Accountability) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the intelligence services.

    • Trials: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to amend the Contempt of Court Act 1981 to reflect public comments about trials on social media platforms.

  • Church Commissioners

    • Church of England: Hereford

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Commissioners will hold discussions with the (i) Dean and (ii) Bishop of Hereford to discuss spiritual and...

    • Church of England: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioner, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the communication of the outcomes of Clergy Disciplinary Measures of...

      Anglicanism: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, which of the Anglican Churches in the British Overseas Territories remain in communion with the See of Canterbury.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Hereford and Lichfield

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations she has received on the reduction in the budget for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Supply: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his answer to question 106583, if he will publish a breakdown of the £2bn in capital spending by his...

    • Private Rented Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect private renters from rent increases after landlords invest to improve the...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish full details of the Warm Homes Plan; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the delay on...

      Solar Power: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial support is available for the installation of solar panels in UK domestic settings.

      Carbon Emissions and Energy: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department plans to tackle skills shortages in retrofitting and home decarbonisation.

      Wylfa Power Station: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on representations...

      Electricity: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has set a benchmark for the proportion of the UK’s electricity supply that should be imported from...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of double charging of emissions at berth under both the UK ETS and EU ETS for...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of whether the administrative costs of extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Government’s net‑zero and...

      Warm Homes Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the Warm Homes Agency's scope will be; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that agency working within...

      Energy Company Obligation: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has met with representatives of the eco‑homes and retrofit sector to discuss the risk of...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of ECO4 being limited to December 2026 on insulation...

      Climate Change Convention: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the potential impact of the United States leaving the Paris Climate...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has conducted an economic impact assessment of the transition period between the Energy Company...

      Warm Homes Plan: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Warm Homes Plan, published on 21 January 2026, what proportion of consumer loans will be zero-interest.

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, What the £1.5 billion transition fund announced for the period between ECO and its successor scheme will cover; and when...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to customers whose energy efficiency improvement works were due to begin under the ECO4 scheme but are...

      Energy Company Obligation: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment in the home‑insulation and retrofit sector of the decision to...

      Energy: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with social housing providers in the Macclesfield Constituency to help reduce energy costs for...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103782 on Ministers: Official Cars, which team within the Government Car Service prepares the...

    • Cabinet Office: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103782 on Ministers: Official Cars, what is the estimated, non-granular aggregate expenditure by...

      Varun Chandra

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the remuneration and terms of reference of Varun Chandra as the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the US on trade and investment; and...

      Tim Allen

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 94700, on Tim Allan, whether the records held by the Cabinet Office as part of the declaration...

      Civil Service: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help close the gender pension gap in the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

      Government Property Agency: Empty Property

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 103795 on Government Property Agency: Empty Property, if he will list the addresses of the 13...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she made of the cost to her Department of implementing the digital ID scheme since September 2024.

      Admiralty House: Official Residences

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 103786 on Admiralty House: Official Residence, which business unit of the Cabinet Office...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the trend in the levels of timeliness of Civil Service Pension payments since Capita took over administration of the...

      Government Departments: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 74206, on Government Departments: Social Media, which external firms are used to procure social...

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Leader of the House

    • EU Law: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask the Leader of the House, Further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what steps he will take to assist Parliament scrutiny of new EU laws that the UK will adopt...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Disinformation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action, if any, they are taking to combat disinformation about the United Kingdom posted online from overseas.

    • Gaza: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have come to the UK under the Gaza medical evacuation scheme (1) in the past month and (2) overall, either at public expense or through private funding.

  • Home Office

    • British Nationality: Bahrain

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have requested information from the government of Bahrain about individuals applying for UK citizenship; if so, how many individual cases they...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Disability Living Allowance: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why the number of child recipients of the Disability Living Allowance is increasing.

    • Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what specific reasonable adjustments are embedded in the digital benefit application interface to accommodate claimants with learning disabilities; and what...

      Formaldehyde: Health and Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of recent evidence of occupational exposure to formaldehyde in NHS workplaces, whether they plan to take any action beyond existing Control of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fisheries: Biodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether environmental assessments undertaken by regional fisheries management organisations are regarded as meeting the requirements under Part 4 of...

    • Marine Environment: International Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government how cumulative, ecosystem-wide and transboundary environmental impacts will be assessed where an appropriate authority defers to an equivalent assessment under the...

      Water: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve water quality monitoring; and how many water quality monitoring stations are currently in place.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage change in the number of sewage discharges from sewage overflow from 2024 to 2025.

      Coastal Erosion: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total annual expenditure on coastal protection against erosion by the sea, broken down by how much was spent in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales,...

      National Parks

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the proposals in the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025, published on 23 April 2025, whether they plan to retain the protected landscapes duty for...

      Marine Environment: International Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government how decisions by appropriate authorities to rely on an equivalent assessment under the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007, as amended...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether a unit would be defined as a "start on site" under the Affordable Homes Programme were it located on part of a site where existing residents are...

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current legal grounds for local authorities to postpone local elections planned in May.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Employment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect jobseekers' personal data from being harvested by AI-led interview tools.

    • Artificial Intelligence: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support digital skills and technology investment to enable productivity improvements from AI.

      Social Media: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Welsh Government, and (2) the Scottish Government, about restricting or banning children from accessing social media;...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding the regulation of gambling content and advertising online for young people, including...

  • Treasury

    • Emigration: Financial Services and Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the UK economy of people employed in the (1) medical, and (2) financial, sectors migrating out of the UK.

    • Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the implementation of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on 1 January, what steps they are taking to mitigate the £200 million annual cost...

      Apprenticeship Levy

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much they collected through the Apprenticeship Levy in financial years (1) 2024-25, and (2) 2025-26; and how much in each of those years was subsequently...

  • Attorney General

    • European Court of Human Rights and International Criminal Court

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Levitt on 22 December 2025 (HL12744) and the then Prime Minister on 20 March 2024 (HC18492), whether the Attorney...

    • Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Attorney General has recused himself from providing legal advice on the International Court of Justice's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu; and...

      Greta Thunberg

      To ask His Majesty's Government what correspondence the Law Officers have had with Greta Thunberg since 4 July 2024.

      King Charles III: Artworks

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the Attorney General's Office, and (2) the Government Legal Department, received a free portrait of the King as part of His Majesty The...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Dementia: Community Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that dementia is explicitly designed into the neighbourhood health model at a national level and to prevent local discretion...

    • Autism: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss future plans for services for autistic people with (1) Ambitious about Autism, (2) Autistica, (3) Autism Action, (4) the...

      Medicine: Higher Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set a target of 50 per cent of NHS doctors to be educated in the UK.

      Women: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they propose to take to support women with long-term health conditions.

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant are being applied by (1) Op COMMUNITY, and (2) local health bodies.

      Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards exist to prevent patients from losing access to established, life-extending cancer treatments as a result of changes to NICE methodology.

      Kidney Diseases: Testing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness of increasing the uptake of urine albumin-creatine ratio tests so that all patients with chronic...

      Health Professions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of the distribution of healthcare professionals across regions; and how workforce planning reflects areas of greatest health needs.

      Dementia: Community Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that every neighbourhood health service in England includes dementia specialism within multidisciplinary teams, with...

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "complex needs" in the 10 Year Health Plan for England's target for 95 per cent of people with complex needs to have an agreed care...

      Autism: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a new national autism strategy.

      Autism: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proposals they intend to take forward in the 10 Year Health Plan for England in relation to services for autistic people.

      Dementia: Community Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish national dementia outcomes for neighbourhood health services requiring integrated care boards to demonstrate timely...

      General Practitioners: Obesity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of reports that the provision of weight management support in the NHS is limited, (1) what assessment they have made of the adequacy of existing GP...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to publish national guidance on the proportion of families accessing specialist dementia support within a defined period following diagnosis.

      NHS Trusts: Managers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the total expenditure by NHS England was on the remuneration of (1) chief executives, and (2) all other executive directors, of (a) NHS Trusts, and (b) NHS...

      NHS Trusts: Managers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the total expenditure by NHS England was on the remuneration of (1) chairs, and (2) non-executive directors, of (a) NHS Trusts, and (b) NHS Foundation Trusts,...

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Dementia and Frailty Modern Service Framework will establish a single national dementia care pathway, including end of life care and clear minimum...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Food Banks: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether food banks are a devolved matter to Northern Ireland.

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of whether the (1) Provisional Irish Republican Army, (2) Ulster Defence Association, or (3) Ulster Volunteer Force are active.

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