Written answers

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 12-week Prison Office Entry Level Training in teaching new prison officers security procedures and...

    • Daniel Boakye

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the factors that led to the abscondment of Daniel Boakye.

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average officer to prisoner ratio was across all male prisons as of February 2026.

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Tech challenge launched to counter drone threats in prisons, published on 4 November 2025, on...

      Homicide: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders in UK prisons have been sentenced for causing the death of one or more people.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases under the Early Removal Scheme where the removal may undermine confidence in the scheme or criminal justice system were referred to the...

      Prisoner Escorts: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the oversight mechanisms in place to hold private custody and prisoner transport providers accountable for delays in delivering...

  • Treasury

    • Airports: Business Rates

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

    • State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of raising the personal allowance in line with future increases in the State Pension on pensioners...

      State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of exempting the state pension from taxation.

      Conveyancing: Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the smooth functioning of the property market, of the Finance Bill's requirement for...

      Conveyancing: Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC will publish the detailed guidance firms will need in order to comply with the Finance Bill's requirement for conveyancers submitting Stamp Duty...

      Taxation: Digital Technology

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how and when her Department plans to roll out the 'Making Tax Digital' scheme across turnover brackets.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Loan Charge and HMRC’s approach to dealing with so-called disguised remuneration schemes.

      Film: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a film can qualify for the AVEC and IFTC tax credits if all other eligible criteria is met but all the images and audio were created by AI.

      Financial Services: Small Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to improve access to finance for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

      Pensioners: Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cumulative number of pensioners who will be liable for income tax between 2026 and 2031 as a result of the the Personal...

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including the weight of the vehicle in the review of Vehicle Excise Duty.

      Airports: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87788, whether airport turnover and revenues were a material consideration in the determination of...

      Bank Services: Charities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal right to basic banking services for charities.

      Small Businesses: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the role of tax incentives in boosting investment in small and mid-sized quoted companies.

      Financial Services: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on modernising adviser charging rules.

      Investment: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory disclosure requirements for investing.

      Financial Services: Direct Marketing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 on the effectiveness of Targeted Support.

      Financial Services: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the use of AI technologies in financial advice by (a) consumers and (b) industry.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving the delivery of financial education.

      Hybrid Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential financial impact of the proposed pay-per-mile charge for electric vehicles for those with hybrid vehicles,...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact for electric vehicle owners caused by the Vehicle Excise Duty becoming payable on EVs.

      Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on the Retail Investment Campaign.

      Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.230 of the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to maintain the viability of the Lifetime ISA.

      Aluminium: Recycling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of the development of the Circular Economy Growth Plan, whether her Department holds data on (a) how many metric tonnes of waste aluminium...

      Childminding: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many childminders i) across the UK ii) in Northern Ireland are expected to be impacted by the loss of the 10% wear and tear allowance.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of settlement terms for loan charge liabilities in place (a) before and (b) after 2021 on...

      Research: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s operational capacity and performance standards for processing R&D tax credit repayments.

      Aluminium: Recycling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many metric tonnes of aluminium were exported from the UK for recycling in each of the last five years; to which countries was that aluminium exported;...

      Aluminium: Imports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many metric tonnes of processed aluminium were imported into the UK in each of last recorded five years; from which countries and in what quantities...

      Aluminium: Imports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of the development of the Circular Economy Growth Plan, whether her Department holds data on (a) how many metric tonnes of recycled...

      Visitor Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a visitor levy on the affordability of domestic holidays for UK families; and whether she plans to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the Rt hon. Member for New Forest East during the Oral Statement of 22 May 2025 on Diego Garcia...

    • Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the contract with Palantir was awarded without competition in December 2025.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his statement of 22 May 2025 on Diego Garcia Military Base, Official Report, Column 1284, what the potential legal rulings are that he...

      Defence: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland element of the Defence Growth Deal on (a) jobs and (b) private sector...

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 104515 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, when he plans to respond to Question 98512...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many replenishments at sea RFA’s Tide-class tankers have provided for international allies in each year since 2017 to date.

      Ministry of Defence: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question number 110769, if he will confirm whether any minister in his Department was made aware of the...

      Veterans: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medically discharged personnel have been referred to (a) Op COURAGE, (b) Op RESTORE and (c) Op VALOUR in each of the last five years.

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on mitigating the impact of delays to the Defence Investment Plan on investment planning.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirements in the Regulations for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries BRd 875 for Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships...

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether DEFCON 514 is applicable to the contract between his Department and General Dynamics UK for the supply of Ajax-family vehicles.

      Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 17 February 2026 to Questions 111951 and 111952, if he will place in the Library a summary of (a) the due‑diligence...

      Ministry of Defence: Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 17 February 2026 to Questions 111951 and 111952 on Ministry of Defence: Palantir, whether his Department has updated its...

      Security Action for Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK plans to make a formal application to join the second round of the EU SAFE fund.

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to National Audit Office Report HC 989 on The UK’s F-35 capability, when he expects the UK F-35 fleet to meet the MoD’s target...

      Reserve Forces: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defence to allow airline pilots to serve as reserve F-35...

      Merchant Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the commercially managed ships currently in MoD service.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on Article 298 of UNCLOS and Diego Garcia.

      Armed Forces: Parachuting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what roles across the Armed Forces are defined as specialists.

      NATO: Baltic Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans to commit to NATO’s Task Force X Baltic.

      Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Declaration of Intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The French Republic and Ukraine relating...

      Arctic: Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the Royal Navy's last Ice Exercise.

      Canada: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training villages are active on the British Army Training Unit Suffield Training Area.

      16 Air Assault Brigade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in developing interoperability between 16 Air Assault Brigade and (a) the US 82nd Airborne Division and (b) the French 11e...

      Caribbean: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104140, whether her Department made an assessment on the security implications for the...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the expenditure that...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, from which Department's budget the 0.47% of GDP spend not included in...

      Ottawa Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impactions for his policies of the recent withdrawals of a) Poland, b) Estonia and c) Finland from the...

      Canada: Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel are permanently stationed at the British Army Training Unit Suffield.

      Global Response Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British Army units form the Global Response Force.

      USA: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what permissions the US requires from the UK Government in order to launch offensive operations from United States Visiting Force bases in the UK.

      RFA Argus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred during the most recent refurbishment, upgrade and replacement work on RFA Argus at A&P Falmouth in the last calendar year.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department’s Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit is committed and accounted for (a) by contracts already in...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the flight testing performance of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Collaborative Combat...

      Rifles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of (a) workforce skills, (b) industrial capacity and (c) sustainment of specialist...

      AUKUS: Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty regarding the a) design, b) build, c) operation,...

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of F-35As that need to be procured to undertake training for the wider UK F-35 fleet and perform the tactical...

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the announcement that 12 F-35As will be bought, beyond the £1.1 billion already announced, once weapons,...

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to trace potential beneficiaries of unclaimed Armed Forces pensions via National Insurance numbers.

      Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether the sprint review of system-wide capacity of the...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 106312 on Defence: Expenditure, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for South Suffolk.

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112783 on Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems, what is the full scope of the challenge launched on...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his department’s policy to apply, on a voluntary basis, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention to the (a) merchant navy...

      RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports of the sale of the former Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Ruler and Wave Knight to Inocea Group, what discussions he has...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Section C5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, what information...

      RAF Fairford: Military Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of RAF Fairford by the United States Air Force to launch offensive military action on UK...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on the Memorandum of Understanding...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the binding merchant shipping Statutory Instruments applicable under the MoD Ships Order in Council,...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Department for Transport agencies on the Royal Fleet...

      Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the names of the vessels on the UK Defence Shipping Register.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what the proportion of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s work has been outsourced to (a) commercial contractors and (b) international...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) recognised trade unions on the Strategic Defence Review’s...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the number of (a) women and (b) men employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by seafarer grade.

  • Department for Education

    • Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on local authority finances of accumulated high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the...

    • Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to expand access to practical trade-based qualifications within mainstream secondary schools before the age of 16,...

      Private Tutors: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children from disadvantaged backgrounds can access private tutoring.

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed cap on branded uniform items on curricular and extracurricular PE participation;...

      Schools: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce bullying in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Kinship Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Kinship Allowance Pilot will commence; and when she plans to publish the list of the ten selected local authorities participating in that pilot.

      Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what projection she has made of the deficit in the High Needs block budgets of English councils between now and the start of FY 2028/9.

      English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of GCSE a) English and b) Maths attainment in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency over...

      Family Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of distribution of Best Start Family Hubs across local authorities; and how much funding is...

      Young People: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the balance between online safety measures and the development of digital literacy skills in young people aged 12 to 18.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to develop a National Trauma Strategy for England.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the £1.6 billion Inclusive Mainstream Fund will be allocated between (a) early years settings, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and...

      Childminding: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of introducing Making Tax Digital at the same time as removing the wear and tear...

      Special Educational Needs: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether comparisons of the cost of maintained and independent special school placements take account of differences in (a) pupil needs, (b) placement...

      Children's Play: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making play-based learning and continuous provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum.

      Dedicated Schools Grant: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the write-off of 90 per cent of the High Needs block debts of English councils on the amount...

      Special Educational Needs: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) methodology and (b) data the Department uses to (i) calculate and (ii) compare the average cost of maintained special school placements and...

      School Games: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in appointing a delivery partner for the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network; and whether her Department plans to...

      Reading: South Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase reading for fun in South Shropshire constituency.

      Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase long term retention rates for foster carers.

      Foster Care: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to increase the number of approved foster carers in Nottinghamshire.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Pornography: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps is the Government taking to protect adults from harmful pornographic content online.

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what governance arrangements are in place to oversee delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy; how progress on...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure effective collaboration with (a) regulators, (b) industry, (c) academia and (d) civil...

      Sepsis: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to accelerate the development and adoption of non-animal methods for sepsis research.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including specific, time-bound targets and milestones for the...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding to deliver the Replacing Animals in Science strategy; and whether...

      Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed cuts to funding for particle physics,...

      Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to publish the outcome of the Artificial Intelligence regulatory approach discussions with the Withdrawal...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the written statement of 20 January 2026 on Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children, HCWS1262, when...

      Project Gigabit: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had conversations with broadband providers on the suitability of deadlines for new applications to the gigabit...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which official was the authoriser of the use of paid trade union facility time for trade union activities as set out in the Cabinet Office guidance on...

    • Civil Servants: Redundancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105705 on Civil Servants: Redundancy, if he will publish the data on projected exits collated...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who was involved in determining the scope of material to be disclosed in the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date did his Department receive a written report from Lord Glassman regarding the nature of the relationship between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was the appointing Minister of Lord Mandelson as Head of Mission.

      Ministers and Special Advisers: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compliance of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers with the guidance entitled Non-corporate...

      Lord Doyle

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information was provided to the House of Lords Appointments Commission by (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street about links Matthew Doyle may...

      Prime Minister: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal title and position John Pond held on 2 August 2009 within Downing Street.

      Public Appointments: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 9 February 2026, Official Report, Column 573, on Standards in Public Life, what 1425 Bill he was referring to.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has final authority to determine whether material falls within scope of the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee will be consulted on the scoping exercise for the Government response to the Humble Address; and...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 12 February 2026, Official Report, Column 923, on Lord...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether voluntary disclosures by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment will be treated as...

      10 Downing Street: Clothing

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the dress code is for staff in Downing Street.

      Cabinet Office: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107144, on Cabinet Office: Repairs and Maintenance, who requested that the No9 media room was...

      Prime Minister: Languages

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has received any coaching in foreign languages funded by the Government since July 2024.

      10 Downing Street: Artworks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 12231 on 10 Downing Street: Artworks, what the status is of the conservation work on the...

      Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will place a copy in the Library of the most recent guidance on undertaking due diligence for a (a) regulated public appointment, (b) direct...

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 to enable the Public Health and Service Ombudsman to stop requiring an hon. Member's signature...

      Mission Boards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether the internal members of Mission Boards should be fixed.

      Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 110008 on Peers: Leave of Absence, whether the consent of the peer is required to remove a peer...

      Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to social influencers who are paid by the Government on stating that they are paid by the Government on...

      Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has paid for social media influencers to undertake promotional activity in (a) the United States and (b) other countries outside...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Coeliac Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of a recent report from COELIAC UK indicating that sufferers spend in excess of a third more...

    • Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Newton Abbot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, following the approval in June 2020 of outline planning permission for the NA3 Wolborough Barton development,...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on considering method of production labelling reform as a part of the Government’s wider...

      Dolphins and Whales: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help protect animals from the grindadrap.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is considering piloting a recreational water status.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether issues associated with the potential merits of introducing information about methods of slaughter on food labelling...

      Animal Welfare: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to help tackle the use of catapults to injure wildlife in Slough constituency.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish a formal consultation on how a transition to in-ovo sexing would be implemented.

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions there have been with EU negotiators about what falls within scope of the term agri-food product for the...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to work with industry to end the routine culling of male chicks.

      Boats: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring boat owners using canals and rivers to generate their own...

      Total Allowable Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department incorporates discard estimates into the setting of total allowable catches in the fishing industry.

      Houseboats: Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the position paper by the Association of...

      Fishing Catches: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many infraction notices have been issued for illegal discarding in the fishing sector in the last three years.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of retailers withdrawing from the Better Chicken Commitment on her...

      Pesticides: Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she provides to farmers when changes are made to pesticide regulations; and if she will make an assessment of...

      Pesticides: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that approved pesticides do not pose a risk to public health.

      Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to water companies on installing backup systems to prevent pump failures following...

      Water Supply: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has issued guidance on the statutory limits that apply to the number of unplanned water supply...

      Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reports of marine mammal bycatch were made by fishermen in the last three years.

      Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which sites she plans to designate as high seas marine protected areas.

      Food: Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to help ensure that the labelling of food originating in Western Sahara is not (a)...

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of overfishing on costs to the fishing industry.

      Total Allowable Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science report on the number of...

      Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce measures to manage bottom trawl fishing in the 41 English marine protected areas...

      Movement Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with (a) supermarkets and (b) other retailers on the potential impact of the closure...

      Flood Control: Maidenhead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the Environment Agency implements corrective works following the...

      Landfill: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of leachate on the aquatic environment as a result of landfill abandonment.

      Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government body is responsible for landfill sites that have been abandoned.

      Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Department officials on potential landfill abandonment due to improved environmental standards.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the designated bathing waters framework.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of work to develop or introduce a recreational water status in England.

      Odour Pollution: Stanlow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence and compliance assessments the Environment Agency relied upon when permitting the continued operation of the...

      Food: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made in its target to deliver half of the food in the public sector from local and...

      Controlled Burning: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Fire Chiefs Council’s 23...

      Clean Air Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environmental Improvement Plan, published 1 December 2025, what assessment she has made of the...

      Inland Waterways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the safety and availability of public access to waterways for recreation and wellbeing.

  • Department for Transport

    • Parking Offences: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to undertake a national review of penalty charge levels for municipal parking.

    • Storms: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108386 on the Dawlish sea wall, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications...

      Motorways: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with National Highways, police and regional road safety partnerships on the suspension of motorway camera enforcement...

      Railways: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 99932 on Railways: Government Assistance, what the estimated level of support is for the...

      Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to railways in Wales in each year of the Spending Review 2025.

      Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she will hold discussions with local police forces on...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the introduction on Rule H1 on the behaviour of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists since January...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Rule H1 of the Highway Code, a) what assessment she has made of whether the hierarchy of road users alters expectations of legal...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on enforcement against pavement parking.

      Electric Vehicles: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse has been of the Get that Electric Feeling advertising campaign; and whether she will publish a breakdown of...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently her Department reviews private sector delivery against projected installation requirements for meeting the 2030 public chargepoint target.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how much Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) funding has been i) allocated, ii) drawn down, and iii) spent, b) what the average time is between...

      Civil Aviation Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the growth duty will apply to the Civil Aviation Commission.

      Driving: Disqualification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113322 on Driving Disqualification, if she can list the reasons for exceptional hardship that...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of children injured in road traffic incidents within 500 metres of a school in each of the last five years.

      Safety Belts: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, published in January 2026, whether proposed new penalties for not wearing a seat belt will apply to...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Street Wardens: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council on volunteer groups that...

    • Combined Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that funding allocated to mayoral combined authorities is delivering...

      Combined Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mayoral combined authorities in delivering regional growth plans;...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is his timetable for (a) responding to the consultation on the Private parking code of practice and (b) laying...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Edaroth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the...

      New Towns: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) special advisers and (d) officials in his Department have had with the...

      Retail Trade: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the high streets of the Broxtowe towns of (i) Beeston, (ii) Stapleford,...

      Housing: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department plans to publish timetables for the release of funds to local authorities for the delivery of...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have paid back their full Exceptional Financial Support.

      Supported Housing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulation of (a) private and (b) public supported...

      Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Recovery Grant Guarantee to match the national...

      Empty Property: Shops

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Basildon Council on the a) reuse and b) redevelopment of empty shop units in Basildon...

      Antisemitism: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in levels of antisemitism...

      Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to councils on higher parking fees for heavier vehicles.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he sought legal advice prior to the decision to postpone the scheduled 2026 local elections.

      High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average waiting for the Building Safety Regulator to approve the remediation of...

      Building Safety Regulator: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to increase staffing capacity at the Building Safety Regulator.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on the timely delivery of postal votes for the May 2026 local...

      Elections: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of establishing a National Commission on Electoral Reform to...

      Private Rented Housing: Mould

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to extend Awaab's Law to private rented sector housing.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 69040 on Park Homes: Sales, what his proposed timeline is for...

      Private Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that housing in the private rented sector is maintained to the...

      Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expediting implementation of the Decent Homes Standard to...

      Affordable Housing: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes recorded as started by the Greater London Authority under the 2016 to 2023 Affordable Homes...

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with local authorities to improve the quality of local housing stock.

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of Planning Inspectorate decisions overruling local councils in respect of...

      Conveyancing: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking any steps to assist the digitisation of the conveyancing process.

      Social Services: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the costs to local authorities of...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the transparency of local authority budget-setting processes in...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Personnel Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Administration of Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) legal challenges and (b) judicial reviews his Department has (i) lost in court and (ii) conceded prior to...

      Funerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of Local Authorities contracting funeral services where those services fall...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) investigate suspected under-declaration of income within the Child Maintenance Service.

    • Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for Access to Work award decisions and reimbursements payments on access...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the effect of calculating Child Maintenance Service payments on gross income on...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks does his Department carry out into the ongoing circumstances of those claiming Carer's Allowance.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings...

      Independent Case Examiner: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a case to be assigned a caseworker at the Independent Case Examiner in the latest period for which data...

      Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to engage disabled people in the process of the Timms Review of the Personal Independence Payment system.

      Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average processing time is for Mandatory Reconsiderations for (a) Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children and (b)...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have been ordered to make repayments to the Department after being convicted of benefit fraud in a) 2025 and b) 2026.

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.

      Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his department has made on the implementation of the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 in England and Wales.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish (a) the total amount owed to parents in child maintenance payment arrears and (b) how much this has increased by over the...

      Pensioners: Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners living in rural, off-grid homes who are ineligible for Pension Credit but are in fuel...

      Motability: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of motability cars handed back as a result of the introduction of telematics systems...

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the component costs are to facilitate a social security appeal hearing.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Common Travel Area: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues about the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area...

    • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the differences in shipping tax between Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Natural Gas: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has made of the potential merits of blending up to 20% of hydrogen by volume into existing GB gas networks.

    • Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Batteries and Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release published on 5 February 2026 titled Clean energy upgrades for hospitals and military sites,...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to identify skills gaps in the retrofit industry; and what assessment he has made of the...

      Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to support people using heating oil as the primary means to heat their homes.

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what energy security assessment has been made of electricity supplied to the UK via international interconnectors.

      Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has requested that the Drax power station provides further documents relating to its conduct following of the 2022 BBC...

      Carbon Budgets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to (a) embed climate adaptation and (b) integrate steps to mitigate and adapt within the seventh carbon budget.

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many consumers who received heat pump installations under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and Green Homes Grant Voucher...

      Energy: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of inaccurate or prolonged estimated energy billing on small and microbusinesses.

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what inspection regime was in place for verifying the quality and compliance of heat pump installations funded under the Domestic...

      Energy: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering loans or a cashback scheme to SMEs to implement energy efficiency...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what processes were in place to verify that accredited installers participating in government heat pump schemes held the required...

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Fuel Finder scheme will addresses regional disparities in fuel pricing.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jagtar Singh Johal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she is scheduled to next meet representatives from the Sikh Federation to discuss the detention of Jagtar...

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to answer Questions (a) 114398, (b) 114399, (c) 114400, (d) 114401 and (e) 114402, tabled by the...

      Trade Promotion: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with diplomats and officials on reports of alleged wrongdoing by Andrew...

      Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question UIN 74744 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States,...

      USA: Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of immigration enforcement activity undertaken by U.S....

      Kazakhstan: Christianity

      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 abuse of young Christian...

      Education Cannot Wait: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a decision on how much ODA will be allocated to Education Cannot Wait for their...

      Ukraine: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether in future financing for Ukraine, in line with the policy conditions for macro-financial assistance...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Tyres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i)...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what security assessments her Department undertook ahead of the approval of the planned Chinese Embassy by the...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chines Government made representation to her Department, outside of the planning process, on...

      Chinese Embassy: Royal Mint

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105773 on Chinese Embassy: Royal Mint, if she will provide a...

      Christian Turner

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Dr Christian Turner CMG appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: WhatsApp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and DEvelopment Office: Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable...

      Hong Kong: Political Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities following the conviction of the father...

      Sri Lanka: Global Charter on Children's Care Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial or technical assistance her Department provides to support implementation of the Global Charter for...

      British Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many items of correspondence relating to the British Council her Department has received since 5 July 2024.

      Sovereign Wealth Funds: Anguilla

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Sovereign Wealth Fund being established in...

      Russia: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she will take to detain sanctioned Russian ships passing through the English Channel.

      Ukraine: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with Cocos Island National Park Rangers on the repurposing of discarded fishing...

      Francesca Albanese

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will join France in calling for the resignation of UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a strategic review of her Department's...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Museums and Galleries: Edinburgh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will provide support to The Art Works facility in Granton.

    • Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the monies raised through the statutory gambling levy is being allocated; and if they will publish a breakdown of spending by (a)...

      Public Libraries: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading 2026.

      Sports: Gambling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to crack down on gambling operator sport sponsorship,...

      Music and Tickets: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent anti-competitive practices in the live music and ticketing sectors.

  • Home Office

    • Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in Special Constabulary numbers on diversity and representation within...

    • Stop and Search

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of youth scrutiny panels in improving trust and accountability in the use of stop and...

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on 3 June 2025, HC 523, what steps her Department...

      Police: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 64 of the Police reform white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, CP1489, when she plans...

      Drugs: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes on the importation of illegal drugs into the UK.

      Shops: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on creating a public reporting line for illicit high‑street businesses.

      Immigration: EEA Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment been completed on the potential impact of the changes from the Immigration White Paper on individuals who...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme for children born in the UK to Ukrainian national parents;...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to communicate with Ukraine Permission Extension holders on applying before their permission expires;...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme are awaiting a decision.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish further information on long-term steps to help support people using the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extension of settlement routes for those on family visas from 6 to 10 years in...

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of paragraph HK 23.5 of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route on...

      Migrant Workers: Livestock Industry

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

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extension of settlement routes for those on family visas from 6 to 10 years in...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made in maturing the eVisa programme.

      Health Services and Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals holding pre settled status work in the health and social care sector.

      Health Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of retrospective changes to settlement requirements on health care workers and the...

      Visas: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were issued to Russian citizens in each of the last three years.

      Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps have been taken to ensure adequate levels of awareness of rule changes for dual nationals being implemented on 25th...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance will be issued to local authorities, employers, universities and support organisations on the 24 month extension of the...

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional arrangements will be available for Ukrainian families with children approaching the age threshold for private life...

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a pathway to (a) settled status and (b) Indefinite Leave to Remain for Ukrainians who wish to remain in the UK.

      Home Office: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

      UK Border Force: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force employees were routinely employed at (a) Belfast, (b) Larne, (c) Foyle, and (d) Warrenpoint ports during 2025.

      Vetting: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) basic, (b) standard, and (c) enhanced checks undertaken by the DBS in England and Wales are undertaken on individuals...

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in England and Wales would have a previous caution or conviction disclosed in a standard DBS check.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the document entitled Government’s Principles of Engagement, published on 14 March 2024, remains active; and whether those...

      Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce a new mechanism to restrict the activities of extreme criminal protest groups.

      Cybercrime: Sutton Coldfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle cyber crime targeting older people in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

      Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will develop a transnational repression framework to enable the police to recognise and tackle transnational repression.

      Animal Experiments: Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licence applications involving the use of dogs under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused in each...

      Shops: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to close illicit (a) mini‑marts, (b) barbers, (c) vape shops and (d) other similar outlets.

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of reports that religious centres in the UK are being used to (a)...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether anyone that has been removed from the UK in 2026 has subsequently re-entered the country...

      Immigration: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals arrived from Afghanistan to the UK between 25 October 2022 and 6 December 2023.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how many policy staff job posts there are in his Department and (b) what the salary band is for each post.

    • Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Ministers receive guidance on referring to devolved issues in the Chamber.

      Scotland Office: Communication

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total expenditure on press and communications, including staffing costs, for financial year 2024/5, and for 2026 for the office of the...

      Scotland Office: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the expenditure on paid-for social media advertising and promotion, such as on Facebook and X for financial year 2024/5 and the budget for...

      Scotland Office: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the expenditure on advertising for financial year 2024/5 and what is the budget for 2026 for the office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to enhance due diligence obligations on exporters of dual-use goods to help prevent diversion through...

    • Construction: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized construction businesses facing insolvency as a result of planning...

  • Wales Office

    • Defence: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.

    • Railways: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the Welsh rail network.

      Clean Energy: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.

      Wales Office: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Equal Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that young women are aware of rights on equal pay.

    • Office for Equality and Opportunity: Credit Unions

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

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support access to genomically-matched targeted therapies for patients with rare cancers, where genomic...

    • Drugs: Export Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of zero tariffs on pharmaceuticals exports from the UK to the US on South...

      Aspirin: Newbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural dispensing GP practices in Newbury have a sufficient supply of aspirin.

      Care Trusts and NHS Trusts: Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost was of an inquiry into (a) NHS trust and (b) care trusts in the last 12 months.

      Allergies: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with known medical intolerances are able to be dispensed medication that is appropriate...

      Pain: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding allocated for research into chronic pain disorders.

      NHS: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of barriers to reporting sexual misconduct by doctors, including for patients and NHS staff.

      Patients: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that human, qualitative patient insight is not displaced by digital, survey-based and institution-led feedback once...

      Stoma Appliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the full cost to the NHS of preventable stoma management complications; and whether he will...

      Mental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a) the COVID-19 Pandemic and b) social media on the mental wellbeing...

      NHS: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve whistleblowing protections for NHS staff who (a) experience and (b) witness sexual misconduct by...

      General Practitioners: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving data controller responsibilities from GPs to (a) NHS and (b) government...

      Patients: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patient experience data and intelligence is independently aggregated and analysed following the...

      Down's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the final statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 will include Down syndrome-specific training for health,...

      Down's Syndrome: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of diagnostic overshadowing for people with Down syndrome; and whether...

      Hearing Impairment: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made recent progress on developing national guidance for Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf children.

      Down's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that references to learning disability and support needs in the draft statutory guidance...

      Health Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of digital health forms on elderly people's access to health services.

      Drugs: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to release an impact assessment for changes to the NICE cost-effectiveness threshold.

      Community Health Services: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate compliant data sharing between organisations involved in the National Neighbourhood Health...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Ballot Secrecy Act 2023

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to Electoral...

    • By-elections: Gorton and Denton

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, further to the research published by Democracy Volunteers, what...

      Election Offences

      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 report by the Universities of...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI in recruitment processes does not lead to unfair exclusion, bias, or reduced transparency for job applicants.

    • Payment Methods: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of AI in bank payment systems to prevent fraud; and what steps they are taking to ensure that safeguards and...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Reading: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland.

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a list of commitments contained in the Safeguarding the Union command paper (CP1021), published on 31 January 2024, which have yet to be...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the proposals included in the UK–EU reset agreement, published on 19 May, in particular the...

    • National Security Adviser: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what role the National Security Adviser has had in UK Government engagement with the government of the United States of America since 20 January 2026.

      Civil Servants: Redundancy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether voluntary exit or redundancy packages offered to civil servants are subject to a maximum cap; if so, whether that cap includes pension elements or...

      Tim Allan

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet office on 23 December 2025 (HC97797), whether Tim Allan has recused himself from government business...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Angus Lapsley

      To ask His Majesty's Government who made the decision to appoint Angus Lapsley as the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to NATO.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Industrial Diseases: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 in 2025, or the most recent 12-month period available, were from workers...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Executive Order “Prioritizing the warfighter in defense contracting”, published by the President of the United...

  • Ministry of Justice

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Leasehold

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to commence section 29 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

    • Leasehold

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 27 January (HLWS1278), when they intend to commence Part 1 of the Leasehold...

      Leasehold: Valuation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), when they will launch...

      Leasehold: Valuation

      To ask His Majesty's Government for what proportion of leasehold properties development value makes the exercise of collective enfranchisement prohibitively expensive; and what measures they...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Fluoride: Water Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 February (HL14539), whether they will establish a statutory duty for water companies to follow the...

    • Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suitability of current diagnostic standards for Alzheimer's disease in promoting early and accurate diagnosis.

      Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to commission a clinically-led review of diagnostic standards for Alzheimer's disease to ensure earlier and more accurate diagnosis.

      Learning Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any impact that a shortage of residential care placements for learning disabled individuals may have on the choice...

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve targeted case-finding and earlier diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in community settings.

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable the adoption of innovative diagnostic technologies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within the NHS; and what...

      Cancer: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Cancer Board will be accountable for the children and young people’s chapter of the National Cancer Plan for England; and, if so,...

      Energy Drinks

      To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from previous age-restricted sales legislation, to ensure local authorities are adequately resourced to support the monitoring...

      Professional Record Standards Body

      To ask His Majesty's Government what risk assessment they undertook in respect of the decision to cease NHS England funding of the Professional Record Standards Body; and how they...

      Surgery: Robots

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the interim targets for (1) 2027, (2) 2028, and (3) 2029, in the course of meeting the commitment of 500,000 operations supported by robotics each year by...

      Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people under 25 years old have been prescribed by the NHS selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in each year since 2015, broken down by age and sex.

      Heart Diseases: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether planning and resourcing in primary care are sufficient to deliver earlier diagnosis and treatment of heart failure;...

      Energy Drinks

      To ask His Majesty's Government what they expect the timeline to be for bringing forward energy drinks age-of-sale legislation.

      Cancer: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the support for travel costs for children and young people with cancer introduced in the National Cancer Plan for England will be for England only or...

      NHS: Sick Leave

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce levels of sickness absence among NHS staff.

      Antidepressants: Prescriptions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS prescriptions for antidepressants have been prescribed to patients (1) of all ages, (2) under 25 years old, and (3) under 18 years old, in each year...

      Resident Doctors: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Baroness Merron to Lord Kamall on 19 February (DEP2026-0132), when they plan to announce which medical specialties will receive new...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the NHS workforce plan to be published before the end of the current parliamentary session.

      Hospitals: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools by NHS hospitals to support clinical documentation, including real-time note-taking systems; and what...

      Doctors: Registration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the top five most commonly-cited reasons given by doctors for leaving the UK register.

      Occupational Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether their workforce plan, due to be published in the spring, will cover resourcing of occupational health.

      Health Technology Assessment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the process for the selection and prioritisation of NICE Health Technology Assessment Innovation Laboratory projects.

      NHS: Sick Leave

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the accuracy, consistency, and transparency of sickness absence reporting within the NHS.

      Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a response to the The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February...

      NHS: Sick Leave

      To ask His Majesty's Government what interventions they are undertaking to address mental health-related sickness absence among NHS staff.

      Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with mutually run healthcare providers to understand the barriers they face in growing their services and supporting the...

      Innovative Medicines Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the Innovative Medicines Fund budget was spent in each of past two financial years as (1) total spend, and (2) a percentage of the overall budget.

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