Written answers

Thursday, 12 February 2026

  • Department for Education

    • Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of media literacy in helping children identify misleading or harmful online content.

    • Dance and Music: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure children from non-privileged backgrounds can access music and dance training (a) through the Music...

      Arts and Vocational Education: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that all pupils are able to pursue (a) creative or (b) vocational education pathways in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Pupils: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to help support children with visual impairments in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Schools: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support school’s in administering statutory suicide prevention training from September 2026.

      Children's Play

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the recommendations from The University of Manchester article entitled The right to play: making play a policy and...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of removing the loan charge for students who withdraw from university in their first year due to...

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will respond to Written Question 106338 which was due on 21 January 2026.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to continue providing dedicated environmental support to the UK Overseas Territories through...

    • Hydrofluorocarbons: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed hydrofluorocarbon phasedown reforms will include mandatory training requirements for the refrigeration,...

      Plastics: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) define and regulate the classification of ocean plastic and related...

      Water Charges: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to make water social tariff (a) eligibility, (b) discount levels and (c) application...

      Water Charges: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of support for water social tariff across different regions;...

      Fluorinated Gases: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with manufacturers from the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss mandatory...

      Hydrofluorocarbons: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses her Department received to the consultation entitled Amending the hydrofluorocarbon phasedown schedule.

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of his Department's (a) targets, (b) requirements and (c) performance standards for...

      Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department's ambient air quality policy is interacting with climate change mitigation, nature recovery and land use...

      Air Pollution: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen communities' powers to improve accountability and local action on air pollution.

      Air Pollution: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's performance in comparison with international counterparts in setting standards for...

      Swimming: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with colleagues in the Department for Education regarding steps taken to increase...

      Thatched Roofing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of growing water reed for the purposes of thatching materials within...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 151 flood defence schemes which her Department has stated were delivered in its first year (a) were started...

      Farms: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farms that have become (a) insolvent and (b) ceased trading in the last...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: X Corp

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

      Pigs and Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's proposed timeline is for banning cages in relation to hens and pigs.

      Plastics: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of plastic recycling provision in supermarkets including where products are sold...

      Western Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on survival rates for new trees planted in the Western forest.

      Agriculture: 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 estimate...

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the consultation on restricting Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in...

      Reservoirs: Thames Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the...

      Reservoirs: Thames Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department had a cap for the level of cost increase for Thames Water’s SESRO project above which the...

      Pesticides: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the EU’s bans on certain pesticides and fungicides taking effect...

      Fires: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to Natural England on the circumstances in which staff may not attempt to fight...

      Floods: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of data on the impact of flooding on social housing tenants.

      Fly-tipping: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) tackle and (b) prevent organised crime networks involved in...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving a) research, b) monitoring and c) labelling of...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109797, how many of the 3, 442 documents for which an Annex VII...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the consultation on restricting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her answer to Question 106499 of 22 January 2026, how many of the 1,891 consignments for which an Annex VII was...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Landscape Recovery Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding under the (a) Landscape Recovery and (b) Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme has been...

      Environment and Food: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to empower local community initiatives, farms, and schools to implement practical food and nature...

      Fish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department if taking steps to help promote fish as part of a healthy diet.

      Veterinary Services: Insecticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of asking the VMD to reduce the unrestricted use of spot-on pet treatments by...

      Veterinary Services: Insecticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of amending the user risk mitigation advice for spot-on pet treatments to...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to answer 109832 of 4 February 2026 on Animal Welfare: Fines, what conversations she has had with the Leader of the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Navy: Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the scope of the Royal Navy’s Eagles Eye trials in relation to the development of a naval aviation hybrid...

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has given security guarantees to the United States on the future of the military base on Chagos Islands since 2 February 2026.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-commissioned officers ranked Staff Sergeant or above, have left the Army in the last 3 years, broken down per year.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the evidential basis is for his Department's position that all of the Atherton Report’s recommendations have been implemented in full.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full deployment timeline will be for the roll out of female body armour in the Armed Forces; and what feedback mechanisms will be established...

      Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99038 on Armed Conflict: Civilians, if he will publish the conclusions of the external review.

      Typhoon Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoon be upgraded with the Aerodynamic Modification Kit.

      Military Bases: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which MOD sites are in scope to be sold under the Defence Estates Optimisation Plan.

      Cadets: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MOD sites used by Cadets have been closed under the Future Defence Infrastructure Services programme.

      Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) external partners on the 25-year conservation plan for Akrotiri Salt Lake in...

      Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 103618, when the Armed Forces Foundation Year Scheme placement details will be finalised.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Capability Drop 3 Ajax-family vehicles that have undergone acceptance testing by the Joint Acceptance Group required concessions against...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the original capability requirements specified for the Ajax-family vehicles have been relaxed or amended due to an...

      Firearms: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Troubler.

      Electronic Warfare: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Goldweed.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Lily.

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Upham.

      Military Intelligence: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107819 on Military Intelligence, what was the (a) cost and (b) start date of the existing...

      Air Force: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to the public purse of the Royal Air Force transitioning to 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel by...

      BOWMAN combat radio system

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out of service date for Bowman.

      Skynet: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January to Question 108701 on Skynet: Procurement, when the Skynet 6A will complete the testing and validation phase.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned legislative timetable is for the Defence Readiness Bill.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the St Helena Government following the aviation regulator downgrade of...

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been provided to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework.

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish official communications from the US State Department sent in March 2025 on the legal premise...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the changes to the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands on...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department held with the Mauritian Government on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in (a)...

      Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the status of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her planned timetable is for disbursing the humanitarian assistance package for El Fasher.

      UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department provides on the potential impact of Article 298 of the United Nations Convention on...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) issuing and (b) updating travel health advice...

      Rwanda: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Rwanda on the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) Chinese and (b) Japanese counterpart on the maintenance of peace and...

      Question

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

  • Department for Transport

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy published on 7 January, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) road...

    • Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on supporting improved access to transport for disabled people across Wales.

      Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low levels of rail enhancement funding for railways in Wales on passenger numbers...

      Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of UK Government rail (a) Enhancement and (b) Operations, Maintenance and Renewal spending does Wales receive.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage weighting is given to social value in the evaluation of bids under each Government-funded scheme supporting the procurement of new...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, whether the Department has identified any financial year in which the cumulative...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 105302 on Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation, what steps she is taking to mitigate for...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to collect data on the frequency of (a) potholes and (b) defects on local roads.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108459 on Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence, what assessment her Department has...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Bus Service Improvement Plan funding on school travel costs.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the...

      Great British Railways: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 106604, whether growing revenue and delivering value for money for passengers carry equal...

      A34: Safety Measures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of safety measures on the A34 including (a) signage, (b) road markings, (c) LED road...

      Ports: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ports have operational shore power infrastructure capable of supporting zero-emission operations; and how this compares with the number of...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Rail Delivery Groups' updated fare search limits on (a) passenger choice, (b) the cost of...

      Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of how average journey times on railways in Wales compare to equivalent distances on the railways in (a) London and...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to rail fares in England, what the average percentage change was between July 2024 and the current fares period for a) Advance fares b)...

      Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 105289, how many meetings of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce have taken place since July 2024;...

      Transport for London: Govia Thameslink Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104872, when her Department expects to conclude its assessment of Transport for London’s...

      Railways: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will implement a mechanism for people to report delays and overcrowding on Great British Railway trains.

      Ferries: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK ETS on lifeline ferry services outside Scotland, including routes serving...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will record and publish standardised data on the causes of Penalty Fares.

      Trains: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of battery-electric trains for passenger rail lines.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to assess passenger affordability when setting rail fares.

      Ports: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government’s view, as set out in paragraph 4.5.10 of the draft National Policy Statement for Ports dated 4 June 2025, that there is...

      Railways: Penalty Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the reasons given for the issuing of Penalty Fares on the rail network.

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Railways Bill will set out the duties of the Great British Railways.

      Railways Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Railways Bill will support improved connectivity for communities currently without such links.

      Railways: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a railcard for adults over the age of 30 who rely on regular rail...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in January 2026.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the final National Policy Statement for Ports..

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the maritime sector.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to improve the reliability of rail services that have been returned to state ownership.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Network Rail and Northern Trains in the refurbishment of Sunderland station.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve Weymouth train station.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.3.2 of the draft National Policy Statement for Ports, what guidance will be available to decision-makers to support...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the affordability of essential transport services to the Isles of Scilly.

      Bus Services: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 104865, whether her Department plans to improve the frequency and granularity of bus passenger...

      Motorcycles: Driving Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to introduce legislation on driving licence requirements for motorcycle and moped delivery riders; and what timetable...

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide, for each driving test centre in Great Britain, the car practical driving test waiting time in weeks in January 2026.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical car driving tests were conducted in (a) July 2024 and (b) each subsequent month up to the most recent month for which data is available.

      Driving Tests: Swindon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at Swindon Test Centre in the most recent month for which data is available.

      Driving Tests: Swindon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at Swindon Test Centre in the most recent month for which data is available.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Technology: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands benefit from national investment...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107026, on Asylum: Housing, what criteria was used to select...

    • Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the social housing sector in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and...

      Local Government: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the (a) number, (b) total and (c) individual amount of local authority exit...

      Council Tax: Tax Yields

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 104789 on Council Tax: Tax Yields, whether his Department has...

      Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Land Registry holds information on the numbers of sales of primary homes by local authority area in 2025.

      Social Services: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the cost to local authorities was of providing social care to asylum seekers in each financial year since 2019-20...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has undertaken into the reasons for sites with planning permission being (a) stalled and...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to introduce planning reforms through primary legislation.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the risk to public safety from the publication of sensitive information relating...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105220 on MHCLG: Publicity, which suppliers his Department has...

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Greater London Authority supplementary business rate...

      Leasehold: Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at...

      Planning Permission: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 321 directions have been issued to allow for closed planning hearings in each of the last ten years.

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2024, to Question 53574, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, and with reference...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what are the internal areas within the proposed Chinese Embassy that would be exempt from UK inspection and verification.

      Construction: New Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken with Homes England to help support start-up builders.

      Planning: Special Protection Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the availability of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace capacity within local...

      Infrastructure: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a tracker document for the (a) pipeline and (b) applications in relation to the 150 national...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 58971 on Historic Environment Records, how he plans to commence...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106884, whether the requirement for local planning authorities...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the efficacy of the Housing First pilots on tenancy sustainment for people...

  • Wales Office

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much of the £445 million funding for Welsh railways will be spent on...

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Welsh Government on how much and what proportion of the £450 million investment in Welsh...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will provide a breakdown by operations, maintenance, renewals and enhancement of funding committed by the UK Government to Welsh railways between...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the investment announced for Welsh railways forms part of a multi-year funding settlement; and how much of the investment is guaranteed beyond...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act.

    • Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her proposed timetable is for launching the consultation on the reform of weddings law in England and Wales; and what the proposed duration of that...

      Vulnerable Adults: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has his department made of the potential benefits of introducing mandatory regular building surveys and maintenance plans in support of...

      Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of financial abuse by negligent Financial Deputies on vulnerable adults under the court...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letters of 7 October 2025 and 8 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough with case reference...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Answers to Questions 109199, 109198, 109197 and 109196, if he will publish the spreadsheet with the information requested in these...

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government action to avert summer prison disaster, published on 29 January 2026, when...

      Probation Officers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers have been recruited since 5 July 2024.

      Prison Officers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been recruited since 5 July 2024.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his assessment is of the effectiveness of Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders.

  • Treasury

    • Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to end the sale of written-off consumer debts to third-party debt purchasers.

    • Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing additional business rates relief for community pubs that operate as the sole...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the proposed loan charge settlement scheme cut off date of 1 June 2021 for excluding taxpayers who have...

      Theatre: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the amount of Theatre Tax Relief for Corporation Tax provided to Scottish Companies over the last two tax years.

      Treasury: Hotels

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

      Financial Services: China

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the agreements from the first UK-China Financial Working Group in Beijing on UK financial services.

      Valuation Office Agency: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure transparency in the work of the VOA.

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress she has made on establishing the future entity for open banking.

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 102744 on Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates, what estimate she has made for the...

      Pensioners: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the tax treatment of the State Pension and Pension Credit on the relative incomes...

      Landlords and Small Businesses: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months, published on...

      Public Houses: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has conducted a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) VAT rates on food and drink served in pubs compared with (b) VAT rates...

      Capital Gains Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an inflation adjustment mechanism for capital gains tax calculations.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how will property subject to tenancies agreed under (a) the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and (b) the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 be valued for the...

      Childminding: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital on the childminding sector.

      Council Tax: Surcharges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the proposed High Value Council Tax Surcharge will be levied on the property owner of the dwelling.

      Musicians: National Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time taken to issue A1 forms to touring musicians was in each year since 2021.

      Hotels: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she will respond to Question 107479 regarding the Valuation Office Agency’s valuation method for small independent hotels.

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109216, what estimate she has made of the annual amount of UK Emissions Trading Scheme revenue...

      Buildings: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove VAT from refurbished building work.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential impact of alcohol duty policy on on-trade venues such as pubs, with off-trade alcohol sales in...

      Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a comparative assessment of Air Passenger Duty rates in the UK with aviation passenger taxes and equivalent charges in...

      Thatched Roofing: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making thatching existing properties zero-rated for VAT.

      Tobacco: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the impact of tobacco prices...

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to electric Vehicle Excise Duty on the use of internal combustion engine vehicles.

      Question

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on the recruitment of young workers in Scotland.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of consumer redress mechanisms for when installers do not engage with...

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for UK energy grid procurement policies of the Strider report on US...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had discussions with the Foreign Secretary on the comments made by the US Ambassador on...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what regulatory mechanisms exist to require installers to carry out corrective works where insulation products installed under...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Salford of 11 September 2025 on the British Coal Staff...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109392, what engagement his Department undertook with ferry operators and...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109240, what proportion of the estimated costs of extending the UK Emissions...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent announcement by the International Energy Agency that...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Youth Services: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the schools identified to receive support through the National Youth Strategy will be selected; and whether schools on the Isle of...

    • Youth Services: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Isle of Wight will be eligible for funding under the National Youth Strategy; and what steps are being taken to ensure that...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her department provides on ensuring that sports facilities and stadia in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) the...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides to increase participation in grassroots sport in (a) Leicester and (b) Leicestershire.

      Hockey: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support England Hockey to help ensure there is appropriate provision of playing facilities for amateur...

      Football: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the FA regarding proposed changes to the Women’s FA Cup.

      Young Futures Hubs: First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the inclusion of first aid education within Young Futures Hubs after the initial phase of early adopters.

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her proposed timetable is for announcing current and future funding streams for the National Youth Strategy including Richer Young...

      Youth Services: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the contribution of uniformed and non-uniformed youth volunteering organisations...

      Cycling: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support partnerships between schools and grassroots cycling clubs to increase participation...

      Sport England

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

      Arts: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that arts organisations receiving public funding do not discriminate against events based...

      Sports: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Game changer for the nation, published on 19 June 2025, how much and what...

      Tourism: Coastal Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help promote tourism in coastal communities.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether support will be made available through the Arts Everywhere funding to heritage ships of historic national significance.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance and funding streams are available to support independent, family-owned cultural and educational attractions that...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109187 and Question 109186 on Religious Buildings: Wales, what additional funding...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish further information on the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

  • Attorney General

    • Honour Based Violence: Prosecutions

      To ask the Solicitor General, what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for honour-based offences broken down by (a) local authority area and...

    • Attorney General's Office: Credit Unions

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

      Question

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for human trafficking or sexual exploitation offences in each of the last three calendar years involved two or more defendants charged as part...

      Forced Marriage: Prosecutions

      To ask the Solicitor General, what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for facilitating forced marriages in each year since 2010 and broken...

      Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been prosecuted for flying a drone in a Restricted Fly Zone around (a) closed prisons and (b) young offender institutions since January 2024.

      Law Officers: Equality

      To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48266 on Equality, whether the proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the Law Officers.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Local Government: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to provide local authorities with guidance on whole society resilience.

    • Espionage: Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to counter espionage within the civil service.

      Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the assessment criteria the Department uses to determine whether the supplier of externally-contracted services has been responsible...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government Commercial Agency is taking to help improve access to Government procurement processes for (a) Small and Medium-sized...

      Cabinet Office: X Corp

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on X premium, and on which tier, in the last 12 months.

      Cabinet Office: Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92012 on Cabinet Office: training, if he will publish a breakdown of costs for the...

      Peers: Leave of Absence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether life peers who are on a Leave of Absence may be removed from the Roll of the Peerage.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Pension Protection Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of uprating Pension Protection Fund compensation for members who lost indexation...

    • Universal Credit: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit overpayments arising from official error were identified in each month since 5 July 2024.

      Manufacturing Industries: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support training and skills pathways for British manufacturing industries.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes to Apprenticeship Levy funding on Level 7 Senior Leader apprenticeships.

      Adult Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support adults who missed extended periods of education due to medical conditions they experienced...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing public funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for learners over the age of 21 on...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments were made to (a) paying and (b) receiving parents by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last three years.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to update the apprenticeship levy funding band.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will publish (a) national and (b) regional breakdowns of under-occupied social rented housing.

      Access to Work Programme: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of applications for the Access To Work scheme had a wait time of more than two weeks from submitting an...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people became unemployed while waiting for a decision on their application to the Access To Work Scheme in 2025.

      Universal Credit: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated total Universal Credit expenditure is for 16 to 21 year olds who are receiving the UC health element, including the...

      Universal Credit: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to prevent fraud relating to Universal Credit recipients claiming for properties they no longer occupy.

      Access to Work Programme: Learning Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Access to Work decision-making on the ability of people with learning...

      Apprentices: English Language and Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people pursuing apprenticeships who are unable to obtain English and Maths GCSEs; and what assessment...

  • Home Office

    • Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104897 on Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance, and with reference to the Cabinet...

    • Community Protection Notices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered the merits of allowing police to issue Community Protection Warnings and Notices to 10-16 year-olds.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the desired governance end state for policing in Wales following the policing...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the numbers of animals being used in tests in order to satisfy international regulators despite a non-animal...

      Children in Care: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per unaccompanied asylum-seeking child to local authorities was in the 2024-25 financial year.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to close asylum hotels, particularly the Four Points Hotel in Horley.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101646 on Offences against Children, whether guidance to volunteer groups will...

      Immigration: Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to ensure that every child in care has their immigration status resolved before turning 18.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide exemptions from Electronic Travel Authorisation for children living abroad who hold dual citizenship...

      Overseas Students: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing emergency visas to students in Gaza who have confirmed UK university...

  • Public Accounts Commission

    • National Audit Office: Credit Unions

      To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, whether the Commission has had discussions with the National Audit Office regarding employee payroll deductions to credit unions.

  • Scotland Office

    • Schools: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the statutory walking distance for entitlement to home to school transport under section 42(4) of the...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Question

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45681 on Electoral...

    • Electoral Commission: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission press release entitled...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much annual grant funding was issued by the Aerospace Technology Institute (a) in total, (b) for Zero Carbon Emission Aircraft...

    • British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108798 what the British Business Bank’s total programme expenditure, staffing...

      Insolvency Service: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107769, what estimate he has made to the Insolvency Service of compliance with Net...

      Audit and Corporate Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forwards an alternative to the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.

      Motability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme on supporting the British automotive industry.

      Employment: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to ensure that employment protections for pregnant employees are legally enforceable.

      UK Export Finance: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was of mitigating operational emissions arising from (a) its office footprint and b) business travel in...

      Trade Agreements: Switzerland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of an enhanced UK-Switzerland trade agreement on jobs in the UK.

      Public Houses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small pub landlords.

      UK Export Finance: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of UK Export Finance-supported exporters are based in (a) the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency, and (b) Essex.

      Supply Chains: UK Export Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK businesses are estimated to be part of the supply chains supported by UK Export Finance customers; and what plans the Government...

      Self-employed: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Late payments consultation: tackling poor payment practices, when he plans to...

      Businesses and Shops: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the regularity of identity verification for businesses and shops possibly operating...

      Self-employed: Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of parental allowance for self-employed workers who choose to adopt.

      Cleaning Services: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of the commercial laundry industry to the economy.

      War Memorials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the creation of memorials to recognise war-time ammunition factory workers.

      Nightclubs: Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered introducing a ban on the use of indoor pyrotechnics in nightclubs.

      Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to assess the compatibility of existing bilateral investment treaties containing Investor-State Dispute...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to establish new statutory action standards for the use of PFAS and POPs for fire-resistant purposes in furniture (a)...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of financial support for new parents who are (a) self-employed and (b)...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of potential impact of the new US vehicle connectivity rules on UK automotive exports to the US; and if he will...

      UK Export Finance: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was in 2024–25 of expanding its climate stress testing models and scenarios using Network for...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospices: Finance

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

    • Dementia: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on decisions affecting individuals with dementia who are already living in...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of shortening the Pharmacy First Service claim window in June 2025 on pharmacies...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public interest assessment for large-scale acquisitions in the...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of offshore ownership of care assets in the United Kingdom on his Department's plans to...

      Glaucoma: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand ophthalmology services to help early detection of Glaucoma.

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 84973 on Car-Hill formula, when he plans to publish the conclusions of that review.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with the cost of non-residential adult social care.

      General Practitioners: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure General Practice nursing and administrative staff are offered a pay increase as a result of...

      Glaucoma: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society 2025 consensus on Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, what estimate he has made of...

      Disabled Facilities Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take following the internal review of the upper limit for Disabled Facilities Grants; and what his planned...

      Toothpaste: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that women can access toothpaste that is appropriate for their saliva's ph level.

      Dental Services: Chronic Illnesses and Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of dental care given to (a) veterans and (b) those suffering with long-term illnesses.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community pharmacies from the potential impact of changes to the living wage,...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 15 of the National Cancer Plan, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients in remote and...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions to (a) GP practices, (b) the...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the implications of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal for the potential approval of Jascayd...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has an estimate of the earliest possible date Jascayd (nerandomilast) could be available to idiopathic pulmonary...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating all at risk screening for breast cancer into the National NHS Breast...

      NHS: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the reduction in NHS waiting lists since April 2025 is attributable to patient removals; and if he will publish a...

  • Treasury

    • Arts: Business Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether recording and visual arts studios will be included within the forthcoming business rates revaluation process; if so, how; and when this will be implemented.

    • Financial Services: Politically Exposed Persons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of due diligence checks on politically exposed persons undertaken by financial institutions in the United Kingdom.

      Bank Notes: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the tender for the Banknote Supply and Service Agreement (notice identifier 2026/S 000-004172) includes a requirement to produce the banknotes in the UK.

      Financial Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of workplace financial wellbeing companies on financial inclusion.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to take further action against the government of Iran, including sanctions and other measures, in response to human rights abuses against...

    • Repatriation: Syria

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens or former British citizens who are (1) male, (2) female, and (3) minors under 18 years old, have been repatriated from (a) Al-Roj, and...

      International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to include religious leaders and faith based civil society groups from Israel and Palestine that are committed to peace building and...

      Palestine: Homicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the killing of three Palestinian journalists by a targeted strike on a vehicle on 21 January.

      Islamic State: Yazidis

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a investigation into the atrocities against the Yazidis; if so, what is the progress of that investigation; and, if so, what are the...

      Syria: Islamic State

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Syria, in particular the threat posed to ethnic and religious minorities in the country, following reports of...

      Syria: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about the protection of religious minorities in northeast Syria.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether UK humanitarian aid for Gaza is diverted to Hamas or Hamas-linked individuals operating in Gaza.

      UN Commission on the Status of Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the rights and needs of all ages of women, especially older women, in their engagement at the UN Commission on the Status of...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regulatory and consumer protection implications of the use of AI as financial guidance tools; and what safeguards they are...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI adoption in the UK on the labour market; and what plans they have to support workers affected by technological...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Courts: Unpaid Fines

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the number of fines issued by the court system to individuals were unpaid in the last full year for which they have data, broken down by...

    • Courts: Child Sexual Abuse Material

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that child sexual abuse material is completely removed from cloud servers as well as local devices upon the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Licences: Reform

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Northern Ireland Executive’s plans for graduated driving licence reforms; and what consideration they have given to...

    • Railways: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about restructuring funding of railways and train services that (1) operate in Wales, or (2) serve Wales.

      London North Eastern Railway: Timetables

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with London North Eastern Railway about the December 2025 timetable changes and its impact on the experience of passengers...

      High Speed 2 Line: Tunnels

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Great British Railways will assume responsibility for the construction of the tunnels between Old Oak Common and Euston, and if so, when.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Climate Change: Mortality Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of deaths related to climate change in each county in England.

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government which minister will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the child poverty strategy across government and accountable for the progress of that...

  • Attorney General

    • Lucy Connolly

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the Attorney General fast-tracked the prosecution of Lucy Connolly in August 2024; and what reference he made to the Code for Crown Prosecutors to support that...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent underage access to gambling via loot boxes, skin betting and other third party markets linked to video games.

    • Gambling: Video Games

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Twycross on Thursday 15 January (Hansard: HL Deb col 183), when they expect to publish the report on industry-led guidance...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of compensation for the loss of inflation protection for benefits accrued before 1997 for past members of the...

    • Pension Protection Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the current surplus in the Pension Protection Fund; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that surplus to meet the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Batteries and Electrical Goods: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made (1) the potential cost savings, and (2) the fire reduction benefits, of mandatory nationwide kerbside collection of waste batteries...

    • Question

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 20 January 2026 (HL13504), why a farmer or landowner is required to bear the cost of...

      Electrical Goods and Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of local authorities in England offer kerbside collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment; and what steps they are taking to increase...

      Waste Management: Fires

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in battery-related fires in waste and recycling infrastructure between 2021 and 2024.

      Ecology: National Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the report National security assessment on global ecosystems, published on 20 January, what plans they have to prioritise the protection and...

  • Home Office

    • Biometrics: Ethnic Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Office on 26 January (HC Deb col 610), what steps they are taking to correct and define new...

    • Biometrics: Ethnic Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Office on 26 January (HC Deb col 610), what assessment they have made of any bias and...

      Immigration: Armed Forces

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed change to qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain will apply to current and former non-citizen armed forces personnel and...

  • Department for Education

    • Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many students from the UK participated in the Erasmus programme in the last year in which the UK was part of the programme; and which nation or English...

    • Schools: Allergies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they issue to schools in England on preventing, recognising, and responding to anaphylaxis.

      Social Mobility

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their response to the report of the Social Mobility Policy Committee Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change, published on 18...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Written Questions

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions were tabled in 2025.

    • Written Questions: Peers' Interests

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many written questions tabled in 2025 contained a declaration of a peer's relevant interest; whether those declarations of interest were published; and, if...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces Covenant

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that an expanded Armed Forces Covenant Duty will be backed by (1) measures of success, (2) methods for monitoring the impact of...

    • Armed Forces: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Veterans on 23 April 2025 (HC47398), what further progress they have made on the rollout of Programme...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Post Codes

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 28 January (HL13712) and Ofcom's statement in the 2013 Postcode Address File Review that "The...

    • Products: Marketing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider social media influencers who promote consumer products through paid, sponsored or affiliate content to be economic operators; and whether...

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