Written answers

Monday, 23 February 2026

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for Release on Temporary Licence pilot scheme to be completed.

    • Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what counter-Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities are available to HM Prison and Probation Service staff.

      Prisoners' Release: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his target number is of Strategic Housing Specialists in women's prisons.

      Reoffenders: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory disclosure of unspent criminal convictions on rates of reoffending.

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, how has he...

      Offenders: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in the criminal justice system participate in the National Year of Reading.

      Theft: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were a) convicted for theft and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence were foreign nationals, by year of conviction.

      Legal Aid Scheme: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of Legal Aid in enabling consumers to hold water companies to account for overcharging and environmental damage.

      Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those acting under a valid and registered Lasting Power of Attorney are not subjected to (a)...

      Family Courts: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to reform the family court system; and whether such reforms will include strengthening enforcement powers where child...

      Crown Court: Juries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases in the overall Crown Court backlog are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury...

      Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the current number of either-way cases in the present Crown Court backlog that have yet to elect mode of trial.

      Sexual Offences: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average Crown Court waiting time is for sexual offences in England and (b) Northumbria Local Criminal Justice Board; and what steps he is...

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Every child caught with a knife to get tailored support, published on 11 February 2026, what...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the last 12 months, how many individuals convicted of (a) a violent offence and (b) homicide had a recorded history of detention under the Mental...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Apprentices: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the second year of their...

    • Apprentices: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of apprentices aged (a) 21 or under and (b) 24 or under were subject to a 100% reduction in apprenticeship...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 24 October 2025 from the hon. Member for Lewisham North.

      Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claims failed the Habitual Residence Test in each month since 1 July 2024.

      Social Security Benefits: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each of the last 5 years, a) how many complaints to his Department have resulted in a consolatory payment being made to benefit recipients...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people recruited by his Department were aged 16 to 24 in each calendar quarter since 1 January 2023.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to respond to casework queries from Members of Parliament.

      Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job starts are expected to be delivered in (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh under the first phase of the Jobs Guarantee rollout.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of Universal Credit claimants have income levels above the income tax personal allowance.

      Housing Benefit and Pension Credit: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on levels of pensioner poverty among mixed-age couples of the requirement that...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the in-house design and development of the replacement for his Department's Find a Job digital service, what information his...

      Employment Schemes: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential efficacy of public-private partnerships to (a) promote innovation and (b) integrate artificial...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will set out more detail on how it will deliver the replacement for the Find a Job service by July 2026, including how it...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department is using powers within the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 to help identify fraud in the welfare system.

      Offshore Industry: Missing Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the report into the loss of a crew member on the Valaris 121 jackup drill on 22 January 2023 to be published; and on what date...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were waiting for decisions on Access to Work scheme claims as of (a) February 2026, (b) October 2025 and (c) April 2025.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the current (a) mean average and (b) longest waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the Child Maintenance Service and (b) ensure that payments are made.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

      Employment: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve employment opportunities for older people.

      Universal Credit: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will review the Universal Credit capital rules that reduce or remove entitlement for claimants with savings above...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing information about methods of slaughter on food labelling.

    • Wood-burning Stoves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to restrict or ban the use of wood-burning stoves in homes.

      Deer: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation to prohibit stag hunting with hounds.

      Deer: Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004 for stag...

      Greenpeace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025, on Question 89461, on Greenpeace, what topics were discussed, on each date; and...

      Animal Welfare: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to secure a carve out for animal welfare in the SPS agreement.

      Fishing Vessels: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to question 91566, on Fishing Vessels: Monitoring, what progress has been made on...

      Marine Protected Areas: Seabed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when does her Department plan to announce the results of the Marine protected areas Stage 3 Consultation.

      Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has she made of the benefits of a complete ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to reduce the harmful impacts of long lining.

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of projected increases in domestic water bills on household...

      Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered a) regulating the cost of veterinary procedures, and b) requiring increased transparency around...

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support dairy farmers.

      Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including glass in the proposed deposit protection scheme.

      Dartmoor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will (a) hold discussions with stakeholders on Dartmoor and (b) attend the forthcoming annual Dartmoor Forum...

      Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact on farm businesses and the sheep industry of the withdrawal of visa...

      Veterinary Services: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to HCWS1281 of 28 January 2026 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what assessment the Government...

      Agriculture: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farming in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.

      Water Companies: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what estimate she has made of the proportion of the £104 billion investment package that will be funded through...

      Environment Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her department will confirm plans for the Environment Agency to hold a separate, stand alone bridges construction and...

      Licensed Premises: Noise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many warning and fixed penalty notices were issued against licensed premises under the Noise Act 1996 by local...

      Foie Gras: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will introduce a ban on the importation of foie gras into the UK during this Parliament.

      Dams and Reservoirs: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to assess the safety of dams and reservoirs given potential climate impacts,...

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what the failure-to-attend rate for practical car driving tests was in each month since January 2024; and b) whether the Department has assessed...

    • Department for Transport: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her oral contribution of 9 December 2025 in the debate on the Railways Bill, Official Report, column 207, how the £150 million...

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reduce average waiting times for practical car driving tests to seven weeks by summer 2026.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical car driving tests were cancelled with fewer than (a) three working days’ notice and (b) ten working days’ notice in...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of potential impact of restricting driving instructors and driver trainers from managing practical test...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average response time is for repairing Category 1 road defects; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with (i)...

      A120: Dual Carriageways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has undertaken an assessment of the benefits of the proposed A120 dualling scheme.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of limiting learners and Driver Trainers to two practical car driving test changes...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will take steps to investigate the nature of flights into and out of UK airports allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that conversations take place with contemporary handlers, ground staff or airport executives regarding flights into...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of flights into and out of Stansted Airport allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein; and if she will take steps...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to establish the age of any passengers that may have been on board flights allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein into and out of...

      Transport: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much transport infrastructure funding per capita has been allocated to (a) mayoral combined authorities and (b) non-mayoral areas in the North...

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will amend statutory taxi and private hire vehicle licensing guidance to ensure that licensing authorities require taxi and private hire...

      Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of transits by sanctioned Russian‑linked vessels through the Channel on national...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of compelling landlords to allow electric vehicle meters to be connected to a...

      Highway Code: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve public awareness and understanding of the 2022 updates to the Highway Code; and whether she plans...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure freight drivers have adequate secure facilities for overnight and welfare stops.

      Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 76397 on Driving: Disqualification, how many drivers with more than 12 or more penalty points...

      Roads: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Storm Chandra on the prevalence of pot holes in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 108803, when her Department expects to publish its formal response to the Office of Rail and...

      Railways: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has make it easier for passengers to receive Delay Repay compensation.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate lorry parking provision and welfare facilities for freight drivers.

      Cycling: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to make it a requirement for cyclists to wear high visibility attire when cycling on public roads.

      Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of (a) the ability for police forces to issue fixed penalty notices for motorists caught for excessively driving in the...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost to drivers in rural communities in England of damage to vehicles caused by potholes.

      Abellio Greater Anglia: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance targets she has set for Greater Anglia rail services since nationalisation.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess the adequacy of private sector delivery of public electric vehicle charge points for meeting the...

      Gatwick Airport: Airspace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process in relation to Gatwick...

      Airports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107163, what information her Department holds on airport kerbside drop-off charges.

      Level Crossings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 107166, what information her Department holds on level crossing performance, safety incidents...

      South Western Railway: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) number and (b) rate of train cancellations since the nationalisation of South Western Railway.

      East Coast Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of variations in ticket pricing between rail operators on the East Coast...

      Ports: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.5.12 of the draft amended National Policy Statement for Ports, published on 4 June 2025, what guidance will be available...

      Level Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances she has had from Network Rail on steps being taken to minimise unnecessary barrier down-time at level crossings, while maintaining...

      Railways: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether estimates of net Government support per passenger journey are used internally by her Department for (a) budgeting, (b) business planning and...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of UK ETS rules for negotiations at the International Maritime Organisation on a global...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence the Department has that the inclusion of emissions at berth in the UK ETS will lead to emissions reductions in the absence of widespread...

      HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) Court of Appeal judgment in Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom [2026]...

      Level Crossings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the collection and analysis of data on level-crossing barrier down-time, including average...

      Roads: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious vehicle accidents have resulted from potholes in (a) Hertsmere constituency and (b) Hertfordshire since 2015.

      Railway Inspectorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of returning the Railway Inspectorate to the Health and Safety Executive.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government will consider implementing legal requirement for drivers to stop or report collisions involving domestic pets such as cats.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are in place to hold local highway authorities accountable when roads are left unrepaired for extended periods despite being reported...

      Department for Transport: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, since 1 January 2024, how many additional employees have been recruited by DFT Operator Limited (DFTO) on a headcount basis; and what the net change...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place...

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to empower communities in local decision-making processes.

      Waste Disposal: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on contingency arrangements to mitigate the impact of the...

      Housing: Construction

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

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of regulation of rented homes on landlords.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication ENTITLED MHCLG register of board members’ interests 2025 to 2026, updated 21...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to HCWS1286 on Resetting the S106 system, what consultation she will undertake with local authorities...

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in reference to HCWS1286 on Resetting the S106 system, whether financial payments made in lieu of onsite affordable...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between housing supply and economic growth in a) Leicester...

      Waste Disposal: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how frequently Government-appointed commissioners at Birmingham City Council report to Ministers on the impact of the...

      Housing: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of unoccupied properties in privately owned retirement...

      Property Development: Landslips

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what legislation developers are responsible for mitigating the risk of landslides in their property developments.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has set incremental targets for its overall housebuilding target in this Parliament.

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in reference to HCWS1286 made of 26 January 2026 on Resetting the S106 system, what estimate he has made of the number...

      Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency (b) financial protection and (c) value for...

      Social Rented Housing: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the A National Plan to End Homelessness, 11 December 2025, CP1452, whether the new requirement for...

      Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of requirements relating to safe and suitable flooring within...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% sales commission on park home residents.

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statistics entitled Local authority Council Taxbase in England 2025 (revised), 21 January 2026,...

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103284 on Council Tax: Warwick, whether a local authority must...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 per cent commission on park home resales, including...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to UIN 105608, if he will publish the evidence on the application of the...

      England: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 85176 on England: Anniversaries, and the Answer of 21 January...

      Council Tax: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the core spending power figures of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026 to 2027,...

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 22 January 2026, HCWS1270, on Local government reorganisation, if he will...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to The New Decent Homes Standard: policy statement, updated 28 January 2025, whether he has had...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are being taken to ensure student safety on university campuses in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands, and (c) the UK.

    • Aviation: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 105279, whether the Office for Students has had discussions with commercial pilot training...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to (i) expand childcare provision and (ii) help tackle the affordability of childcare costs for working families.

      Schools: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her dept is taking to ensure that schools (a) remain up to date with AI technology as it develops and (b) remain equipped to offer support...

      Students: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Statement of Expectations relating to student housing will include specific measures to ensure independent students can access...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 107689, what the expected split is between inbound and outbound places within the 100,000 places...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of school buildings in Surrey.

      Private Tutors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to review the regulation of the private tutoring sector.

      Pupils: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the national approach to behaviour and attendance will include specific guidance on reasonable adjustments for pupils with speech and language...

      Assessments: Software

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

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled 10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child, published on 11...

      Reading: Civil Society Covenant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Civil Society Covenant will play a role in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.

      Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has to help bring awareness to the National Year of Reading.

      Department for Education: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

      Pre-school Education: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support recruitment and retention of early years staff in rural areas, including consideration of travel costs, wage...

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the nutritional guidance for school dinners.

      Breakfast Clubs: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional support will be made available to schools to help meet staffing costs as a result of the launch of the new free breakfast club...

      Food: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to help tackle inequalities in access to healthy,...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential impact of accrued interest on the total debt balances of Plan 2 borrowers and (b) number of...

      Schools: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using empty school classrooms for health services.

      Pre-school Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the financial viability of rural early years providers operating from (a) village halls and (b) any other...

      Truancy: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents have been prosecuted for their child's non-attendance at school in each quarter of the last five years.

      Children: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of screen time on children aged five and under in Gloucester; and what steps her Department is...

      Children: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to assess the potential impact of screen time on the development of children under 5.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan interest accrual on borrowers who take (a) maternity leave, (b) shared...

      Sign Language: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 91065, what tools have been or are being assessed to deliver Artificial Intelligence approaches...

      Crimes of Violence: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to schools following serious violent incidents affecting pupils in their local area.

      Nurseries: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold a consultation on the mandatory use of CCTV in childcare nurseries.

      Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in a) early years settings, b) primary schools, c) secondary schools, d) further...

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered (a) the reintroduction of maintenance grants for independent students and (b) removing the priority course requirement for...

      Pre-school Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a (a) rurality and (b) sparsity weighting within the Early Years National Funding Formula.

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help strengthen safeguarding arrangements in out-of-school settings.

      Free Schools: Witham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, When she will complete her review of the representations sent in relation to her Department’s cancellation of funding for Lodge Farm School in...

      Children: Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with Ofsted on reducing the time taken to licence people who are in charge of children's homes.

      Sixth Form Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to open Sixth Forms and Post 16 offers the Department has granted in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change was in the level of Student Loan debt between (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.

      Adoption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent meetings her Department has had with victims of forced adoptions in England.

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made of whether children’s social care practice adequately supports parents who are experiencing post-separation...

      Home Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the financial impact of participating in GCSE exams on home-schooled...

      Public Bodies: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring her Department undertakes of recruitment and selection practices by organisations in receipt of public funds.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised any reduction in reserve service days in the remainder of this financial year.

    • Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 98834 on Navy: North Atlantic Bastion, if he will list the individual capabilities that form...

      Military Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure a replacement for the Hawk jet trainer from a British company.

      Diego Garcia: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Annex 1, Clause 1 (b), of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 Mat...

      Ministry of Defence: UK Border Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department currently has operational command of Border Force vessels in the English Channel.

      Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82701 on Troubles-related civil cases, whether he will provide a list of all 700 cases that remain...

      Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2025, to Question 77563, on Palantir, which representatives of (a) his department and (b) the Armed Forces...

      Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Swiss counterpart on the assessment conducted by the (a) Swiss army and (b) Swiss Armed Forces of Palantir,...

      AWE: Conflict of Interests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to identify and manage conflicts of interest involving members of the board of AWE.

      AWE: Industrial Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the progress of consultations between AWE and Prospect.

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his pension policy of the ruling of the Advocate General for Scotland v Mr Charles Milroy [2026] EAT...

  • Treasury

    • Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries were opened as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the DWP to identify when older children claim benefits in their own right; over...

    • Business Rates: Appeals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing businesses to continue paying rates based on the previous year's...

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the cost of the additional business rates support for pubs will be funded.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of setting a maximum settlement reduction of £70,000 under the revised loan charge...

      Pensioners: Self-assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to WPQ 109606 answered on 3 February 2026 on Pensioners: Taxation, what the maximum value is of small amounts of tax.

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101767 on Jeffrey Epstein, whether Jeffery Epstein visited HM Treasury offices in Whitehall during...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times that Jeffrey Epstein (a) visited and (b) stayed at a Crown Estate owned property.

      Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is planning to take to assess the potential impact of the removal of the wear and tear allowance within Making Tax Digital on the...

      Religious Buildings: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cost exempting repairs enjoyed by museums and galleries from VAT to include listed places of worship to the...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Erasmus deal with the EU has (a) asymmetric or (b) symmetric early termination payments, payable (i) by the United Kingdom if it terminates...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.

      Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 118047, which section of the most recent Block Grant Transparency publication details the Barnett...

      VAT: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK businesses at the most recent date for which information is available have had their Government Gateway access restricted on the grounds that...

      Employees' Contributions: India

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Agreement on Social Security relating to Social Security Contributions between the United Kingdom and India is subject to the scrutiny...

      Special Educational Needs: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Written Statement UIN HCWS1315, what Barnett consequentials will be provided to the Welsh Government as a result of the grants awarded to...

      Child Benefit: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 107494 of 26 January on Child Benefit, how many of the compliance enquiries issued to Northern Ireland claimants (i) were confirmed to...

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the policy to write off 90% of local authority SEND debs will be funded.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Investment: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) report on the gender investment gap, such as tracking year‑on‑year venture...

    • Investment: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a co‑investment fund with diverse angel investors.

      Investment: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that support programmes provide meaningful access to all types of finance, as well as investment education...

      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, whether any British Business Bank programmes or business lines have been...

      British Franchise Association

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101404, what assessment he has made of the British Franchise Association's effectiveness...

      Quality Franchise Association

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101404, what assessment he has made of the Quality Franchise Association's effectiveness...

      Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108797, what the estimated costs were of proposals, programmes or initiatives aimed at...

      Arms Length Bodies: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any arm’s-length bodies sponsored by his Department incurred additional costs as a result of Net Zero or sustainability...

      Music Export Growth Scheme: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications were approved under the Music Export Growth Scheme from Northern Ireland in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

      Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in protecting people who report wrongdoing in public bodies.

      Parental Leave and Parental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on publicising entitlement to Neonatal Care Pay and Leave in hospitals and other...

      Small Businesses: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to export support services for SMEs in Bradford.

      Protective Clothing: Electronic Commerce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his proposed timeline is for introducing regulations for online retailing of Personal Protective Equipment under the Product Regulation...

      Protective Clothing: Trading Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions on trading standards has the Office for Product Safety and Standards had with the British Safety Industry Federation on...

      Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Costa Rica

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the completion of Costa Rica's accession to the CPTPP.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing business support programmes in reaching SMEs in deprived communities.

      Insolvency Service: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111867, whether he will make an assessment of the level of compliance by the...

      Courier Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Ofcom customer protection regulations against poor delivery services from couriers...

      New Businesses: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and...

      Skilled Workers: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of high-skilled jobs in sectors reliant on research and innovation in Bradford...

      Business: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) Bradford and (ii) West Yorkshire.

      Franchises: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the performance of franchise businesses in the UK since 2022.

      Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support the franchise industry.

      New Businesses: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of access to finance for start-ups in (a) Bradford and (b) West Yorkshire.

      Retail Trade: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support independent high street businesses in Gloucester constituency.

      Exports: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to export support services for SMEs in Lincolnshire.

      NHS: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail's Universal Service...

      Trade Promotion: Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the New Approach to Africa framework, published on 9 January 2025, how his Department plans to promote UK-Africa trade...

      Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme: Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will grant EII status to the Horticulture Sector in the Energy Intensive Industries exemption scheme.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of (a) energy suppliers and (b) the National Grid to provide...

    • Community Energy: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan funding for projects in Wales will be delivered through the Internal Market Act.

      Energy Supply: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to his Answers of 26 January and 4 February 2026 to Questions 106583 and 109831 on Energy Supply: Expenditure, if he will...

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will amend the electricity fixed-cost banding rule to permit evidence-based band migration based on actual usage and capacity...

      Energy: Social Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a social energy tariff.

      Refineries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK carbon pricing on the refinery sector; and whether her has made an...

  • Home Office

    • Honour Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to introduce a statutory definition of honour-based abuse; what progress she has made on introducing such a definition; and...

    • Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were made to the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme; how many were successful and whether she will provide a...

      Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme in the context of rising attacks on...

      Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many (a) mosques and (b) associated Muslim faith community centre have applied for the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme; and how...

      Home Office: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

      Home Office: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 87860, what HOPS Change Budget refers to; and whether the figures provided relate...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 11 of the Police reform white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing (CP1489), from which...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals to merge Section 1 and Section 2 firearms licensing on (a) employment and...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the consultation into licensing controls for shotguns.

      Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers on...

      Iran: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is in place for Iranian nationals seeking to visit family members in the UK.

      Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total number of people who have arrived to fulfil jobs on the Immigration Salary List (formerly the Shortage Occupation List),...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications of the registration of birth provisions in the Births and Deaths...

      Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices for careless driving have been issued by police forces in (a) England and (b) Leicestershire since 2013.

      Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposed changes to the Computer Misuse Act 1990, whether she plans to ensure any potential statutory defence covers...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for the Animals in Science Regulation Unit to...

      Thames Valley Police: State Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reimbursing Thames Valley Police Force for extra officer hours associated...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase funding for police forces that is ring-fenced for (a) drivers' road safety education and (b) the enforcement...

      Migrants: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of extending settlement qualifying periods under consultation CP 1448 on rates of child poverty...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish timelines for (a) asylum housing pilots and (b) funding to trial local delivery of housing for people seeking asylum.

      Immigration: Christchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reinstate the right to remain of a Christchurch constituent who has been classified as an overstayer pending review of his case,...

      Undocumented Migrants: Taxis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the spend was on taxis and private transport services provided to illegal migrants in 2025 by region and supplier.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty deductions, service credits and contractual remedies have been applied to suppliers under the Asylum Accommodation &...

      Asylum: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum-related expenditure is delivered through outsourced contracts rather than in-house provision.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Chevening Scholarships Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships programme on...

    • Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: State Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council has been reimbursed for security costs incurred...

      Egypt: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterpart on the potential impact of the use of Egyptian national...

      Prime Minister: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88303 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what progress he...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, is Lord Mandelson currently in receipt of a government salary.

      Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish what assistance UK Embassies have provided to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor since July 2024.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Sick Leave

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of long term sickness absence in the Civil Service between (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.

    • Government Departments: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across government departments and their executive agencies; and how many of...

      Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish Tim Allan's declaration of interests.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prosecutions have been taken against republican paramilitaries for troubles-related crimes.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Project Gigabit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) current planned deadlines are for new applications to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, and (b) whether any...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the widespread use of artificial intelligence systems on children.

      Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's artificial intelligence regulation.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Media: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of trends in the level of ageism in the media sector.

    • Cinemas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding funding for cultural organisations to include independent cinemas.

      Film: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve training standards in the film industry.

      Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 110748 on Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, what mechanisms the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions Minister in his Department have had with Alan Milburn about the costs of clinical negligence since 4 July 2024.

    • Doctors: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the EU regarding access to doctor malpractice data through the Internal Market Information...

      NHS: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening the eligibility of the NHS Low Income Scheme to include those who are on...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the (a) Government, (b) Premier League and (c) Samaritans are providing for the Together Against Suicide Partnership.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress towards ensuring that all areas have a commissioned 24/7 community mental health...

      Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to assess compensation for those living with Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which external organisations David Lock KC has spoken to as part of his role advising Ministers on the costs of clinical negligence.

      Learning Disability: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 107115, how many people with a learning disability are recorded as beneficiaries of the NHS...

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the proportion of legal costs as a percentage of overall clinical negligence costs.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent in each of the last 3 years on (a) maternity services and (b) compensation for errors in maternity services.

      Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to introduce a redress scheme for women affected by (a) vaginal mesh and (b) sodium valporate.

      Eating Disorders: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) provide support for children with Paediatric Feeding Disorder and (b) to reduce distances travelled to...

      HIV Infection: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on Tackling HIV transmission, HC 1663, what the...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Research's news story entitled NIHR launches £13.7 million investment...

      Surgical Mesh Implants and Sodium Valproate: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent civil servants are working on his Department's response to the Hughes Report: Options for redress for those...

      Ophthalmic Services: Community Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the outcome of the NHSE patient safety investigation into Community Health and Eye Care Services as reported in The...

      Alzheimer's Disease: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to ensure that the (a) psychological, (b) social and (b) financial impacts of caring for someone with...

      Givinostat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 19th January to question 105612, to ask what role the Department for Health and Social Care will have in drug...

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to to the answers of 5 and 17 October 2025 to Questions 77387 and 86538, what progress he has made on ensuring a reliable...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure women's health services are included in the Neighbourhood Health Service.

      Dementia: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new dementia framework will be published.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to issue neighbourhood health guidelines for maternal services.

      General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision has been made to help increase the number of appointments available within NHS primary care services in response to...

      General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of (a) the new online consultation system for GP surgeries and (b) as part of that,...

      General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the impact that mandating extended online consultation use at GP surgeries will have on...

      General Practitioners: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Millions more appointments as more than 2,000 extra GPs recruited,...

      Community Health Services: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve community health services in Gloucester constituency.

      NHS: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of (a) how much new NHS primary estate is being built each year and (b) what the year-on-year change in...

      Respite Care: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is providing additional resources for respite care for parents.

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework in reducing winter pressures on...

      Respiratory Diseases: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions...

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he make an assessment of the potential merits of a Modern Service Framework for respiratory health to help improve referral and...

      Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's nurses serving residents of Esher and Walton constituency.

      Health Services: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that overseas visitor charging regulations are applied uniformly across NHS trusts.

      Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the timeline for determining the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and what assessment he has made of the potential...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of burnout of NHS staff.

      Neurology: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of a regular, comprehensive national workforce census on neurology...

      Neurology: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Association of British Neurologists’ Workforce...

      Diabetes: Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a workforce strategy to provide support for diabetes patients.

      Midwives and Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of nurses and midwives.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific mechanisms will enable HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force to verify compliance with the vaping product registration...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards will oversee the vaping product registration scheme.

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formal intergovernmental mechanisms are in place to coordinate enforcement of the vaping product registration and testing regime...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the vaping product registration scheme to be fully operational before the commencement of the Vaping Products Duty in...

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in...

      Folic Acid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, what steps he has taken to avoid harm to people unable to...

      Diabetes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a robust audit of diabetes services.

      Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce at-home test kits for cervical smears.

      Long Covid: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support exists for children under 16 diagnosed with Long Covid.

      Kidney Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109011 on Kidney Diseases: Health Services, when he plans to bring forward a Modern...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of targeted oncology training places announced in the National Cancer Plan for areas...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 10-Year NHS Workforce Plan will be published.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to (a) increase the clinical academic workforce and (b) ensure that all...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether in person support will also be provided where necessary in addition to the digital first prehabilitation offer for people with...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that all patients in England have access to Minor Eye Conditions Services (MECS) and Community...

      Pharmacy: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to mitigate the impact of upcoming living wage, national insurance and business rates changes on...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role he intends for optometry practices to play in delivering the 10 Year Plan.

      Lipoedema

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training and guidance is provided to GPs and other frontline clinicians on recognising and managing lipoedema; and whether he plans...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure equitable access to community eye care services across England.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fully integrating primary care with secondary care and social care.

      Pharmacy: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to community pharmacies.

  • Scotland Office

    • Local Growth Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the evidential basis is for not including the North East Scotland Regional Economic Partnership in the Local Growth Fund.

    • Scotland Office: Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications job posts there are in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Islamic State: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Daesh-affiliated members, or families of former Daesh fighters, have been brought to the UK from Syria over the past year; what risk assessment they...

    • Myanmar: Rohingya

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 5 December 2025 (HC94719),...

      EU Immigration: Africa

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in United Kingdom participation in the Rabat Process.

      Lebanon: Glyphosate

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Israel sprayed glyphosate over areas of south Lebanon; what assessment they have made of the impact...

      Antisemitism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the global level of antisemitism; and how the protection of Jewish communities is reflected in the UK’s foreign policy.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Imports: Iron and Steel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure British steel manufacturers are not undercut by imported high emission steel manufacturers.

    • Defence: Industry

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel following the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 in September 2025.

      British Steel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential litigation relating to (1) asset valuation, (2) debt liability, or (3) interference with shareholder rights, in...

      Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of financial services firms in promoting the adoption of AI tools among UK small and medium-sized enterprises; and how...

      British Steel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in designing the compensation scheme required under section 7 of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act (2025) in relation to...

      Social Media: Electrical Goods

      To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations and rules are in place to prevent social media influencers from promoting dangerous electrical products online; and what assessment they have made...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure regulatory frameworks on the use of AI in consumer financial services protect users and support innovation.

    • Artificial Intelligence: Data Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to inform the public if their data held in public administrative datasets is used for AI development; and which departments are...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks posed by the deployment of autonomous AI agents by businesses, in particular for governance, security and data...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Europa Nostra shortlisting Victoria Tower Gardens as one of Europe's most endangered heritage sites due to the proposed...

    • Local Government Finance: Greater London

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have oversight of sector expenditure by the Greater London Authority.

      Local Government: Accountability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that council officers and councillors are held to account for significant public failings on the part of local authorities.

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 26 January (HL Deb col 715), what assessment they have made of the ability of the 14 remaining...

      Pride in Place Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether neighbourhood boards appointed in local areas to oversee the Pride of Place programme will be required to (1) receive formal written applications for...

      Ground Rent

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposal to cap ground rents before changing to a peppercorn after 40 years in the draft...

      Pride in Place Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that direct funding allocated to the Pride in Place programme will support only legitimate high-street businesses.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Offenders: Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that those in the criminal justice system benefit from the National Year of Reading.

    • Offenders: Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those in the criminal justice system benefit from the National Year of Reading.

      Prisons: Travellers

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 3 February (HL14086), what steps they are taking to improve data collection for Gypsy, Roma and...

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to end the use of Ministry of Defence accommodation to house Afghan refugees; and what plans they have to find alternative accommodation for...

    • Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have absconded from Home Office accommodation since 5 July 2024; and how many of them have subsequently been located.

  • Department for Transport

    • Aviation: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide funding to improve accessibility of pilot training.

    • Great British Railways

      To ask His Majesty's Government what policy objectives they have set for Great British Railways, and in what order of priority these objectives have been ranked.

      Leeds Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority about (1) ongoing delays to the upgrade of the entrance...

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government which public sector employers, including (1) NHS bodies, (2) maintained schools, (3) academy trusts, and (4) transport authorities, operate optional remuneration...

    • Economic Growth

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the figures for economic growth in the last 12 months and how does that outcome compare with their economic growth objectives.

      Recording Studios: Business Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the net annual cost to the Treasury of freezing business rates on recording studios.

      Combined Cadet Force: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, provision is being made to allow independent schools which have a Combined Cadet Forces Unit to offset the associated costs against their VAT commitments.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Isotretinoin and Spironolactone: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS prescriptions for (1) isotretinoin, and (2) spironolactone, have been issued in each year since 2014.

    • General Practitioners: Mental Illness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of NHS GP appointments that have arisen due to mental health conditions in each of the past five years.

      Paramedical Staff: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether ambulance paramedics are regulated to undertake or supervise procedures, including routine catheterisation and infusion, while waiting with patients...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure regular review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellent mental health guidelines.

      Ambulance Services: Birmingham

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether standard operating practices and procedures for the treatment of patients in ambulances for those waiting to be admitted...

      Medical Treatments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent decisions by countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Norway to incorporate wider societal impacts within...

      Health Services: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times, and in which NHS regions of England, the outcome of commissioned health and justice service contracts have been referred to the Independent Patient...

      Health Services and Social Services: Patients

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they will secure independent evidence on the needs and experiences of health and social care users following the abolition of Healthwatch.

      Health: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the digital NHS health check programme will include the use of point-of-care diagnostic testing technologies.

      Abortion: Statistics

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2024.

      Learning Disability: Death

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the percentage of "avoidable deaths" among those with a learning disability following the revision to the data published in...

      Health: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the expected timetable is for the rollout of the digital NHS health check programme.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Aquaculture: Antimicrobials

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to develop routine antimicrobial resistance surveillance across UK aquaculture sectors.

    • Animals: Antibiotics

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 21 January (HL13085), what evidence they received from trading partners to confirm that...

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