Written answers

Friday, 6 February 2026

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, With reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, whether alternative delivery models...

    • Asylum: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value of all active asylum-related contracts currently held by her Department is, broken down by supplier and contract type.

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, if he will publish...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, what controls exist to prevent (a)...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, which officials and Ministers approved...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, what the administrative cost is for...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, why parts of the documentation relating...

      Asylum: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on making provisions for Iranians seeking asylum in the UK.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract Support Payment Card, procurement reference 429018/148318, if she will make an assessment of the potential...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract, Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, on what date...

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, how many staff delivering services are...

      Asylum: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Key Performance Indicators are commonly applied across asylum contracts.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, how many replacement cards were...

      Migrants: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people currently held in immigration detention have received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision under the the National Referral...

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in contingency accommodation; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the use of that...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to make an initial decision on an asylum claim was in each of the last five years.

      Asylum: Somalia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of services for processing of asylum claims from Somali nationals.

      British Nationality: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of children in care whose citizenship...

      Immigration: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Skilled Worker route for Indefinite Leave to...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 to include registration of...

      UK Border Force: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed in Border Force in each of the last five years.

      HM Passport Office: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making HM Passport Office data available to Electoral Registration Officers for the...

      Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people without leave to remain were removed from the UK in each of the last five years.

      Offences against Children: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many online child sexual abuse offences have been recorded in England and Wales in the last 3 years.

  • Department for Education

    • Multi-academy Trusts: Corporate Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Multi-Academy Trust boards are permitted to redact minutes of board meetings that relate to the use of public funds; what guidance her...

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken was to complete an Education, Health and Care Plan assessment in England in each of the last five years.

      Pupils: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities and employer groups on the availability of work‑experience placements for Year 10...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105698 on Erasmus+ Programme, what estimate her Department has made of the number of inbound EU...

      Schools: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of internal exclusion on pupil behaviour, attendance and educational outcomes; and...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying an interest rate of RPI plus 3% to Plan 2 student loans for graduates earning over...

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure vulnerable children in care are given the best start in life.

      Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an assessment of the economic impact on early years providers of changes to employers national insurance.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Duty Solicitors: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of duty solicitors available in rural areas.

    • Courts and Tribunals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sitting days each (a) court and (b) tribunal in England and Wales has been allocated in the 2025–26 financial year.

      Legal Profession: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of criminal legal aid firms that have ceased operating in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

      Special Educational Needs: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals relating to special educational needs and disabilities were lodged with the First-tier Tribunal in each of the last five years.

      Criminal Proceedings: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest waiting time was for a case to be heard in a criminal court in England and Wales once referred, as of the most recent data available.

      Juries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to the right to a jury trial on the rule of law.

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unique offenders were convicted for an indictable offence and did not receive immediate custody in 2024 with i) zero, ii) 1-2, iii) 3-6, iv)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to bring section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 into force.

    • Artificial Intelligence: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of research by Morgan Stanley for Bloomberg...

      Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of using the Gov.uk One Login to verify identity on people...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, (b) provide stable...

      Electronic Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to HCWS1249, whether he will publish annual progress reports against the roadmap, department-level performance...

      Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to help ensure that official child right’s impact assessments are undertaken to inform the...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to SOPS 1.1. in the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report, if she will publish (a) a breakdown of resource...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown...

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration has been given to the effects of her proposed road safety policies on people from both (a) younger and (b) older age demographics.

    • Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking to secure an exemption for UK professional HGV and coach drivers from the Schengen 90 days in any 180 rule.

      Highway Code: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has has made of trends in the level of public awareness of updated Highway Code rules.

      Highway Code: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to expand the Highway Code awareness campaign beyond London; and what plans her Department has to help ensure...

      Level Crossings: Thatcham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential safety and operational benefits of converting the Thatcham level crossing from manually...

      Railways: Newcastle upon Tyne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects a decision from the Office of Road and Rail on the prospect of approving a Newcastle to Brighton rail link.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 101488, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing or...

      Railway Stations: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to question 105010, answered on 20th January 2025, titled Railway Stations: Stockport, if (a) her Department plans to provide more funding...

      Ports: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of co-funding transport infrastructure associated with port developments; and what criteria will be...

      Community Railways Initiative: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105292, what funding her Department has provided directly to Community Rail Partnerships in each...

      Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure ongoing liaison between the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the...

      Govia Thameslink Railway: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether passenger demand forecasts for Thameslink services have been updated to reflect the approved expansion of London Luton Airport, planned...

      Channel Tunnel: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 104026 on 7 January 2026 on Channel Tunnel: Fares, what discussions she has had with the Office...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department plans to introduce (i) increased safety standards for US-style pickup trucks and (ii) measures to limit the number of US style...

      Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing Graduated Driver Licenses for new drivers, in the context of levels of car insurance.

      Department for Transport: X Corp

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

      Dangerous Driving: Horse Riding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to expand the use of Leicestershire and Rutland’s rural policing team's Hazard Express Van to improve public...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Community Infrastructure Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities on pursuing Community Infrastructure Levy charges...

    • Planning Permission: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will respond to the consultation entitled Reforms to the statutory consultee system which closed...

      Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January, Question 107071, whether his Department or any body administering...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87778 on Affordable Housing: Construction, what proportion of...

      Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to expand leaseholder right of first refusal.

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce a requirement for local planning authorities to include targets for social...

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of social rented homes built through the planning...

      Unadopted Roads: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for schools situated (a) on and (b) close to unadopted roads where no parties are...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend planning rules to include measures relating to the long-term stewardship and public...

      Chinese Embassy: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the telecommunication cables by the Royal Mint site will be amended or moved when the Chinese Embassy is built.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of national planning policy in securing the long-term...

      Local Plans: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the new local plan-making regulations will be introduced.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Southern Africa: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department has offered to the a) Republic of Mozambique, b) Republic of Zimbabwe and c) Republic...

    • Balochistan: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her counterpart in Pakistan about the abduction of Women in Balochistan.

      Gaza: Médecins Sans Frontières

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to ensure Doctors Without Borders are able to access Gaza...

      Afghanistan: Women

      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 Taliban's decision to...

      Palestine: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer to Question 104985, whether the Government is aware of which independent audit firm the...

      Israel: Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on making an assessment of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on...

      Afghanistan: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on modern slavery in Afghanistan.

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action she is taking to help stop illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

      Syria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the security situation in North-East Syria on humanitarian...

      Iran: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken in response to the situation in Iran.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to question 107527 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, for what reason the first 100 Ajax-vehicles are not in...

    • Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the re-classification of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a Non-Standard Occupation Group has been completed.

      HMS Protector: British Antarctic Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the recent performance of HMS Protector in addressing threats to sovereign interests in the British...

      Courts Martial: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to parts 1 and 2 of the Service Justice System Review, published on 29 March 2018 and 29 March 2019, if he will amend the Armed Forces...

      National Cyber Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on establishing a National Cyber Force HQ in Lancashire.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Broadcasting: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what external oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that publicly owned broadcasters investigate whistleblowing concerns...

    • England: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England next year.

      Aquariums and Zoos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of current economic conditions on visitor numbers and income for zoos and aquariums.

      Wellington Orbit: Icon Creative Foundations Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the decision taken earlier this year not to award funding to the Wellington Orbit from the Creative Foundations Fund.

      Orchestras: Government Assistance

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

      Motor Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Formula One bodies on further support for Formula One in the UK.

      Video Games: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered establishing a dedicated regulator for the video games industry.

  • Treasury

    • Tourism: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a cross-government impact assessment for (a) higher National Insurance on employers, (b) higher business rates and (c) the overnight...

    • Business Rates: Uprating

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of increase in business rate receipts in England from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as a consequence of the CPI inflation uprating.

      Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cost of (a) the potential business rates relief for pubs and (b) the cost of extending this relief to (i) the...

      Revenue and Customs: Electoral Register

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) making HMRC taxpayer data available to Electoral Registration Officers for the purposes of...

      Music Venues and Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled 1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027, what estimate she has made of the number...

      Government Securities: USA

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the risks associated with holdings of United States Treasury securities; and what steps she is taking to manage prudential...

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 202 to Question 105434 on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what proportion of the 23% of ratepayers expected to see a...

      Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Retail Trade: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on including retail businesses in the proposed business rates relief for pubs.

      Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of potential changes to the childminder tax agreement (BIM 52751) on the financial sustainability of...

      Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the methodology used by the Valuation Office Agency to calculate recent rateable value...

      Hotels: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Valuation Office Agency’s valuation method for small independent hotels.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Capita on ensuring newly retired civil servants receive pensions on time.

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service Pension Scheme payments to beavered spouses are outstanding.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has the ability to issue penalties for performance in relation to Capita's contract for administering the Civil Service Pension.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings Ministers in his department have had with CAPITA in regard to the administration of the civil service pension scheme.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations to the Public...

      Unemployment: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were unemployed for over last 12 months in (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether departments have been asked to make (a) operational and (b) efficiency savings to fund the new Digital ID programme.

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of reported incidents of violence against women and girls in England and Wales.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) eligibility criteria for interest-free hardship loans and (b) process for applying for them for retired civil servants that...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Birds: Gun Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bird shooting industry on (a) native bird populations and...

    • Hen Harriers: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help preserve hen harrier numbers.

      Hunting: Animal Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all species of Zebra will be included in the proposed ban on hunting trophies.

      Hen Harriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the the numbers of hen harriers over the last 5 years.

      Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that future SPS alignment with the EU does not reintroduce regulatory barriers...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels CO2 emissions caused by importing foreign steel for British...

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is his timeline to determine the Rosebank oil field application.

      Energy: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Oldbury Power Station: Small Modular Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) local employment and (b) economic growth in the Thornbury...

      Wind Power: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the i) effectiveness and ii) adequacy of the consistency of voluntary community benefits...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for a decision on the approval of the Jackdaw oil field.

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Electric Cables: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost and feasibility of undergrounding new electricity transmission infrastructure in rural areas,...

      Oldbury Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the strategic agreement with Westinghouse on the Nuclear Transport Solution (NTS), what assessment he has made of...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Wind Power: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impacts of making community benefit payments for onshore wind developments...

      Wind Power: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future,...

      Wylfa Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the technical and strategic suitability of the Wylfa site for (a) a...

      National Grid: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.

      Energy: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support British manufacturing businesses in the production of new energy projects.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the North Sea oil and gas sector.

      Great British Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on household energy bills.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to seek a reviewable exemption for lifeline Solent ferry services under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision not to temporarily exempt the Isle of Wight from the maritime...

      Boilers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the costs of installing new gas boilers.

      Electricity: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce industrial electricity prices.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered international policy frameworks that distribute responsibility for emissions reductions to account for...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 installations are incomplete due to installer insolvency in England the last 12 months; and what consumer protection...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Jews and Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Sikhs and Jews are recorded as (a) ethnic or (b) religious groups by the agencies his department is responsible for.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Jews and Sikhs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment their Department has made of trends in the level of discrimination faced by (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic groups in the...

      Poverty: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by Marie Curie, entitled Dying in...

      Carer's Allowance Overpayments Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to implement he recommendations of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are in receipt of benefits in excess of £28,000.

      Glyphosate: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Health and Safety Executive to launch a public consultation as part of the statutory process for the potential renewal of...

      Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure that parties appearing before the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal are informed of any...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is provided to Personal Independence Payment assessors on considering the effects of active medical treatment on...

      Health Services: Hazardous Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make and assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 to ensure...

      Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to develop or adopt a UK list of hazardous medicinal products and to require safety data sheets for finished...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will consider recognising Long Covid as an occupational disease.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families subject to the household benefit cap are blended families.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who leave employment due to long-term health conditions or disability can...

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on the consideration of occupational health reports when assessing claims for (a) Employment and...

      Universal Credit: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department monitors whether Universal Credit claimant commitments for single-parent claimants are appropriately...

      Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requiring claimants to score four points in a single daily living...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Liverpool Street Station: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Network Rail’s approach to the proposed redevelopment of...

    • Skilled Workers: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise UK-based companies to retain and create skilled jobs in the UK rather than offshore them.

      STEM Subjects: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect STEM jobs in Wales.

      Manufacturing Industries: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria is used to assess the suitability of publicly-funded manufacturing contracts allocated to companies.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects treatments for fatty liver disease to be approved for use on the NHS; what assessment he has made of the readiness of the...

    • Health Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to healthcare services in rural areas.

      Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to develop a national diagnostic and treatment pathway for craniocervical instability.

      Diabetes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support earlier diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in babies, toddlers and children presenting with...

      Diabetes: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional variation in access to continuous glucose monitoring, including in Dorset.

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend NHS eligibility for the Shingrix shingles vaccine to older adults who previously received Zostavax.

      Long Covid: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to each Integrated Care Board in England for long covid services in the 2024-25 financial year.

      Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines are currently in operation in NHS hospitals, and how this compares with projected clinical need over the...

      Diabetes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the preliminary findings of the ELSA Study that...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Public Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of vaping devices that (a) contain and (b) can be configured to contain...

      Latex: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 January to Question 101203, on Latex: Allergies, if he will place a copy of the Expert Advisory Group...

      Functional Neurological Disorder: General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure General Practitioners are sufficiently trained on Functional Neurological Disorder.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Marie Curie on funding for the hospice sector.

      Medicine: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of places for domestic students on medical courses in universities.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the level of funding in hospice care in Yeovil constituency.

      Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2025 to Question 94707 on Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England: Flags, if he will...

      Magnetic Resonance Imagers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) accessibility and (b) availability of functional MRI scans.

      IVF: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108291 on IVF: Greater Manchester, if he will have discussions with the NHS Greater...

      Maternity Services: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will appoint a Maternity Commissioner.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on the potential merits of producing a National Maternity Strategy.

      Health Professions: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight mechanisms were in place within NHS England and his Department to monitor the expenditure and governance of overseas...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Côte d'Ivoire: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what their latest assessment is of the political situation in Cote d'Ivoire.

    • Syria: Gender Based Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations of sexual and gender based violence against women and girls from ethnic minority groups in Syria, including abduction...

      UK Relations with EU: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 17 September 2025 (HL10206) and 23 September 2025 (HL10204), what definition of a woman...

      International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much Official Development Assistance they contributed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025.

      Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to announce the 2026 Official Development Assistance budget allocations; and whether they will make the announcement by means of an oral...

      China: Embassies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of China about the redevelopment of the UK embassy in Beijing; and whether they discussed the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Batteries: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what compensation is available to residents who have to evacuate due to a fire at a battery storage unit.

    • Batteries: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fire risks of battery storage plants.

      Batteries: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have taken to prevent thermal runaway at battery storage plants.

  • Department for Transport

    • Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of non-compliant number plates on the ability to trace and prosecute hit-and-run drivers.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dogs: Public Places

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce dog lead requirements for dogs on or adjacent to public highways and urban green spaces.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Google

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Google about reports that they sent emails to under 13 year-olds informing them how to turn off parental controls on their birthday.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Education

    • Arts: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they periodically review the effect of the structure of the Progress 8 and accountability measures in arts subjects in schools.

    • Crafts: Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what diploma qualifications they will fund for trainee stonemasons from September 2026.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

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