Written answers

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment Schemes: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, progress his department has made on testing personalised employment support in the Wakefield Pathfinder pilots; and whether an assessment has...

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to SOPS 1.1. in the Department's 2024-25 Annual Report, if she will publish a breakdown of the £6,156,284,000 spent on...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024,...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the in-house replacement for the Department’s Find a Job digital service will (a) offer additional functions to the current...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the in-house digital replacement for the DWP's Find a Job service, whether an assessment has been carried out of its...

      Maternity Services: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to enforce guidance around Working Time Regulations in maternity services to encourage safe working practices in...

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with less than £50 per month in disposable income after essential expenditure.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent front-line customer support staff worked on his Department's bereavement line in each year between 2021 and 2026.

      State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were entitled to (a) old style and (b) new style State Pensions in Northern Ireland as of December 2025; and what was the...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity...

      Social Security Benefits: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the termination of the UK–Australia social security agreement in 2001 on UK...

  • Home Office

    • HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HM Passport Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110416 on Government Departments: Publicity, whether she plans to remove the HM...

    • Road Traffic Offences: Forensic Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the timeliness of police forensic collision investigation reports following serious road traffic collisions;...

      Home Office: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity...

      Imitation Firearms: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) relevant Scottish trading standards bodies on compliance and enforcement...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evaluated the cost to local police constabulary of changes to licensing requirements around shotgun ownership.

      Abortion: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.

      Police: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Thames Valley Police in responding to information requests from the...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any meetings with BASC, has any future meetings with BASC and any other organisations planned, on the issue of combining...

      Motorcycles: Seized Articles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on the disposal of seized off-road electric motorbikes.

      Public Order Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish operational guidance for the recently amended Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023.

      Drugs: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she can list the (a) Ministerial responsibilities and (b) the responsibilities and reporting arrangements of any relevant...

      Visas: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsor licenses for care homes and care agencies have been revoked in a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, and d) 2025 by county.

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any estimate has been made on the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders who will not meet the new proposed income...

      Care Workers: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take with (a) the Department for Health and Social Care and (b) local authorities to help ensure that...

      Immigration Controls: Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make extra staff available to process certificates of entitlement for those born in the UK.

      Immigration: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made on the number of children on the British National (Overseas) visa who would face delays in attaining...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s recent announcement that Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme applicants will be able to apply...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for applications for indefinite leave to remain in (a) each year since 2016 and (b) 2026.

      Visas: Chevening Scholarships Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting Chevening scholars to apply for graduate visas.

      Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2026 to question 114146 titled Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences: Airports, what assessment her...

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number and proportion of people currently in the UK on (a) Skilled Worker visas and (b) Health and Care Worker visas...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made towards its target of ending the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers over the course of...

      Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how does the Home Office learn of, or uncover, incidents of transnational repression.

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March...

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March...

      Undocumented Migrants: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for a decision on a proposed increase to the financial incentive for illegal migrants to co-operate with...

      Immigration: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact upon the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on levels of immigration from Iran.

      Asylum: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to fully reimburse local authorities for the costs of providing social care to asylum seekers.

      Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of funding from the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration...

      Forced Marriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2026, to question 116395 on Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage, whether male victims of forced...

      Gender Based Violence: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the commitments in the Men and Boys Explanatory Note to the Government’s Freedom...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified at the level of...

    • RAF Fairford: Military Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Prime Minister, (b) Cabinet colleagues, (c) senior civil servants and (d) the Attorney General on the...

      Cyprus: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he held discussions with Ministers regarding the deployment of capabilities to Cyprus between 19 February and 2 March 2026.

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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...

      Poland: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Poland agree enhanced missile defence and helicopter training cooperation, published on...

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 107088 on Poland: Defence Procurement.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was a) overall and b) core spending on defence in each of the last ten years.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure future armoured vehicle programmes secure intellectual property rights to avoid sole-source support...

      Antiship Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to question 79699 on Antiship Missiles, by what date will the Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon programme full...

      Air Force: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase training of Royal Air Force engineers in extreme cold temperatures in each remaining year of the current Parliament.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February on Unmanned Air Systems: Training, how many individual small uncrewed air systems training programmes are...

      Iran: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Government will have the ability to approve or refuse individual targets before the United States conducts strikes from UK military bases...

      Iran: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the agreement allowing the United States to use UK military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites includes any limits on the types of...

      NATO: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact on UK naval priorities of losing NATO’s Marcom central maritime command appointment.

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British military personnel were involved in the (a) planning or (b) intelligence gathering for the US attack on Iran.

      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, if he will provide the basis for his...

      Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman.

      Iran: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iranian attack drones have been downed by Royal Air Force planes using (a) advanced short-range air-to-air missiles and (b) cannon.

      Cyprus: HMS Dragon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy Type 45 will replace HMS Dragon within the NATO Maritime Group One role following its emergency deployment to Cyprus.

      Military Decorations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the merits of issuing a National Defence Medal to military personnel to recognise their service to...

      Germany: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany.

      Germany: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the 10 previous financial years.

      Germany: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the quantity of military equipment used at the Land Regional Hub Germany in any of the remaining years of the current Parliament.

      Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military equipment is stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman.

      Oman: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Oman in each of the last ten financial years.

      Diego Garcia: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Mauritian Government on the potential impact of Treaty of Pelindaba on the operation of nuclear...

      Autonomous Weapons: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies,...

      Defence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any draft versions of the Defence Investment Plan have been approved by the (a) Chief of the Air Staff, (b) Chief of the General Staff or (c)...

      Ministry of Defence: Anthropic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has any current contracts with Anthropic.

      Ukraine: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has recently reviewed the eligibility of personnel supporting Operation Interflex for the Wider Service Medal.

      Armed Forces: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals does he expect to receive an operational tour bonus in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason Questions 113021 and 113433 on UNCLOS and the Chagos Islands, tabled on 12 February for answer on...

    • Chagos Islands: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110708, whether she plans to derogate from Article 298 of...

      Uyghurs: Intimidation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state intimidation on Uyghur families in the diaspora.

      China: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of China regarding recent legislative and policy developments...

      Cyprus: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to ensure good relations with the government in Cyprus in the...

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary’s Department: Freedom of...

      British Overseas Territories: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 68353, what the start date and project completion date of the...

      British Overseas Territories: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a review of illegal immigration into the British Overseas Territories.

      Government Departments: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the merits of appointing designated Ministerial leads in each Department to...

      Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean...

      British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department’s lead strategic policy document is for the UK's relationship with the Overseas Territories.

      Chagos Islands: Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the capability of Mauritius to support and protect the...

      Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Bangladesh Government on the protection of...

      India and Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

      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 recent reports of attacks on Hindus...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether changes have been made to the number and location of portraits of (a) Queen Elizabeth II and (b) King...

      Developing Countries: Women's Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the International women and girls strategy 2023 to 2030 remains government policy; and whether she plans...

      Diplomatic Relations and Soft Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the British Council’s international education...

      Nigeria: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she is providing to independent election monitoring of the 2027 Nigerian Presidential Election.

      South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made on recent restrictions placed on humanitarian access in South Sudan.

      Commonwealth: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce disability discrimination across the Commonwealth.

      Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to anticipate and pre-emptively mitigate humanitarian...

      Humanitarian Aid: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how she is ensuring that UK-supported humanitarian programmes provide timely and effective support to survivors of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Urinary Tract Infections: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of medical (a) gender inequality and (b) misogyny on the (i) diagnostics...

    • Gender Identity Development Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of outcome data on the cohort of young people treated by the Gender...

      Heart Pacemakers: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been affected by the recall of certain Boston Scientific CRT-P pacemakers (a) nationally and (b) within Somerset;...

      Maternity Services

      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 cultural and leadership issues referenced in the...

      Maternity Services: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration the Department has given to Baroness Amos' interim report’s findings regarding the limited progress on...

      Life Expectancy: Sandwell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, after factoring in the national decline in healthy life expectancy referenced in the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115639, for what...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies on vaping regulation of vaping devices marketed as...

      Ambulance Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the longest hospital handover time recorded in each ambulance service area of England in each January of the past five years.

      Marriage: Relatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England’s investigation into guidance and training materials relating to marriage between close relatives began; which...

      Urinary Tract Infections: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research on vaccinations against recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections.

      Haemophilia: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 20 May 2024, what information his Department holds on...

      Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer on 20 November 2025 to question 90583 on medical treatments, (a) what progress has been made on the establishment...

      Research Ethics Committees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework for Research Ethics Committees (RECs), including the...

      Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overseas prescriptions are dispensed in a) the UK and b) England i) in total, ii) by medicines dispensed and iii) by origin country.

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical trials, HCWS1347, in which the letter from MHRA refers to...

      Mental Health Services: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the press release entitled Funding boost for young people’s mental health services, published on 13 February 2026, how...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to reinstate funding to the Support After Suicide Partnership.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health patients per caseworker across the country.

      Mental Health: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions the Department has had with social media companies regarding the potential impact of their platforms on child...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Recycling: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase opportunities for skilled volunteers with repair and re-use expertise to help to reduce...

    • Recycling: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public liability insurance requirements on volunteering...

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on moving decisions on youth services funding to local communities.

      Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to increase revenue funding for youth services.

      Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support private stewards who manage significant national patrimony in private hands.

      Soulton Hall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the national heritage significance of the Byrga Geniht studies identifying Soulton Hall as...

      Listed Buildings: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect owners of listed buildings from changes in insurance premiums.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity...

      Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides for faith interface and reconciliation work carried out following cultural discoveries.

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 17th February 2026 to questions 112546 and 112547 on listed places of worship, if he will provide a target...

      Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the potential impact of budget changes to betting and...

      Hearing Impairment: Loneliness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people with hearing loss don’t face (a) loneliness and (b) social exclusion.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have...

    • Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the fuel finder service in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater...

      Heat Pumps: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to develop a (a) national training strategy for heat-pump installers and (b) dedicated heat pump...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is undertaking workforce planning to prepare for an increase in demand for heat-pump installations.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of voltage reduction technologies installed in homes on household energy bills.

      North Sea Oil: Shetland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the decision as to whether to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field project will be made.

      Energy Supply: Sutton Coldfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure energy security in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

      National Grid: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure commitments to grid upgrades and decarbonisation are not overlooked due to the demand for data...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Tyres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 114111, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of centrally...

      Carbon Emissions: Grangemouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to expedite long-term investment and skilled jobs at the Grangemouth industrial cluster as part...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the maximum amount of time an individual can remain on a Reserve List for a Senior Civil Service job without having to re-apply with full open...

    • Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister had with the then-UK Ambassador to the US on visiting Palantir head offices in Washington DC in February 2025.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether informal notes were taken of the meeting at Palantir HQ that was attended by Peter Mandelson, the Prime Minister, the chief executive of...

      Ministers: Private Sector

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance governs the recording and publication of meetings between Ministers and private‑sector suppliers held during overseas visits.

      Public Appointments: Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he plans to review (a) the Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments, updated 16 January 2026, and (b) UK Security Vetting process.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a register of withheld and delayed documents as part of the response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.

      Cabinet Office: Women

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For...

      Resolution Foundation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Contractfinder contract, Expert report - Resolution Foundation - Smith / Brewer, published 25 November 2025, ref: C19SF08RF25,...

      Resolution Foundation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Contractfinder contract, Expert report - Resolution Foundation - Smith / Brewer, published 25 November 2025, ref: C19SF08RF25,...

      Accenture: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - December 2025 (Cabinet Office Core), of 29 January 2026, what the purpose was of the...

      Prime Minister: Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister had a formal meeting with Palantir during his visit (a) with Lord Mandelson to their offices and (b) to the White House.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has received representations from Gordon Brown on communications between Lord Mandelson and Jeffery Epstein.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the Government will publish a list of the categories of documents within scope, identifying (a) which have...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the urgent question of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 43, on Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address, which...

      Hannah Bronwin

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 110807 on Hannah Bronwin, when his Department plans to publish her entry on the Announcements:...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 111932.

      Global Counsel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publications entitled No10 special advisers hospitality, October to December 2024 and No10 special advisers hospitality, January...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Jonathan Powell was involved in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.

      Public Appointments: Secondment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Direct Ministerial Appointments can be seconded from third party organisations, and what arrangements govern how secondees are paid.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in response to the question from the hon. Member for Huntingdon of...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the anticipated timetable for the Government to provide a substantive response to the Humble Address passed by the House on 4 February 2026.

      Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures will apply to enable access by the Intelligence and Security Committee to such documentation necessary to fulfil the duties placed upon...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Humble Address passed by the House on 4 February 2026, Official Report, Column 374, whether (a) Ministers and (b) special...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which a) current or b) former Government Ministers were involved in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the United States.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 87332, on Lord Mandelson, on what specific date did the Cabinet Office complete its due...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will answer Question 98795, tabled on 10 December 2025, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House.

      Admiralty House: Council Tax

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a job-related second homes council tax discount was claimed at any point during the occupancy of the former Deputy Prime Minister in Admiralty...

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Questions 90250 and 90239 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, what was the specific date in May...

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89453 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what specific date did HM Government inform...

      Admiralty House: Council Tax

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88674 on Admiralty House: Council tax and the Answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 88718 on...

      Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 92614, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and with reference to Section 16 of the...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 110814, tabled on 5 February 2026.

      Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what matters Tim Allan has recused himself.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to bring forward legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.

      Peers: Honours

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral answer of Baroness Smith of Basildon of 5 February 2026, Official Report, Column 1737, in what specific circumstances would the...

      Peers: Conduct

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to remove peers from the House of Lords due to misconduct.

      Lord Doyle

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 12 February 2026, Official Report, Column 932, on Lord Mandelson:...

      Public Appointments: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on disclosing the remuneration of individual direct ministerial appointments who were appointed prior to the creation of the Direct...

      Ministerial Powers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to Question 104191, on Ministers: Public Appointments, whether new or amended desk notes are formally...

      Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37424 on Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments, whether the...

      Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 113608 on Government Communication Service, whether departmental efficiency savings agreed at...

      Lord Barber of Chittlehampton

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 February 2026 to Question HL13416 on Cabinet Office: Public Appointments, what the remuneration and end date is of...

      Government Departments: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 113587,on Government departments: social media, whether the (a) Government Communications...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, through what legal mechanism will the UK sign up to the Erasmus+ scheme, and whether it will require UK Parliamentary legislation or authorisation.

      Propriety and Constitution Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many safes are there in offices of the Constitution and Propriety Group in 70 Whitehall.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 92580, how many of the 39 business cases were approved without conditions.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 92580, how many of the 39 business cases approved related to projects within the Government Major...

      Prime Minister: Press

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Downing Street Press Office no longer holds afternoon lobby media briefings.

      Prime Minister: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings the Prime Minister has attended related to the Home...

      Prime Minister: Defence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings the Prime...

      National Security Adviser: China

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of former (a) National Security Advisers and (b) Deputy National Security Advisers since 2005 who...

      Cabinet Office: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department archived emails (a) sent by and (b) received from John Pond between 2007 and 2010.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Ministers on whether they may pro-actively disclose their communications with Lord Mandelson prior to the publication...

      Government Departments: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90730 on Ministers: Official Cars, if he will provide equivalent information for July 2024 to...

      Official Cars: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85497 on Official Cars, what information his Department holds on the greenhouse gas emissions for...

      Cabinet Office: Defence and Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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...

      Cabinet Office: ICT

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the delivery confidence assessment by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority of the Falcon...

      National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the delivery confidence assessment by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority of the...

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - December 2025 (Cabinet Office Core), of 29 January 2026, what the purpose was of the...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Children’s Commissioner for England on proposals to protect young people in a)...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Consumers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of increased AI deployment in customer-facing services for...

      Social Media: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the mental health of young people reliant on online communities for emotional and social...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed under-16 social media ban on young people’s access...

      Social Media: Eating Disorders and Self-harm

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Department is taking to limit exposure of children to harmful content on a) self harm and b) eating disorders...

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Online Safety Act 2023, how the department is ensuring that the voices of children are considered in...

      Internet: Privacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the department is taking to ensure the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023 does not inappropriately...

      Social Media: Age Assurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the department is taking to ensure that age verification measures implemented by social media apps such as...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Medical Research Council has made on delivering ME/CFS research improvements.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department...

      Aerials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many mobile masts have been installed in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland that provide...

      Aerials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many existing mobile masts have been removed in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of online safety and content moderation standards on social media...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of fashion watchdog.

    • Small Businesses: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce bureaucracy and improve export processes for SMEs trading with the EU.

      Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department are taking to help tackle abusive purchasing practices in the fashion industry.

      Groceries Code Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to expand the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to tackle unfair trading practices in supply chains.

      Groceries Code Adjudicator: Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the independent Groceries Code Adjudicator to...

      Trade Agreements: Maldives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question HL12107, on Trade Agreements: Maldives, if he will list every country currently...

      Government: Contracts

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

      British Steel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what conditions or requirements are attached to the £375 million capital allocation relating to British Steel included in the...

      British Steel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 February 2026 by the Minister for Industry on British Steel, what contingency provision has...

      Stamp Advisory Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 107050, on Stamp Advisory Committee, on what dates those five meetings of the...

      Employee Ownership: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to further support employee ownership in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      British Steel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a value-for-money assessment of the £375 million capital allocation for British Steel included in...

      Small Businesses: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of statutory and compliance costs on (a) small and (b) micro businesses.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small consultancy businesses.

      Parcels: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to require parcel delivery companies to publish regular data on a) delivery success rates, b) complaints...

      Evri

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofcom regarding its monitoring and enforcement activity in respect of Evri.

      Parcels: Delivery Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of the operations of major parcel delivery operators during...

      Evri

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Evri on measures to support frontline delivery staff, including a) training, b) working conditions and c) pay.

      Business: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.

      Business: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of the closure of the Hormuz Strait on British business.

      Cooperatives and Mutual Societies: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timeline is for reporting on the Call for Evidence into business support for co-operatives and non-financial mutuals.

      Small Businesses: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what grant funding is available to help support the development of commercial and business skills in small and medium-sized enterprise.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve: Pension Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of pension rights on retired Full Time Reserve Royal Ulster Constabulary...

    • Northern Ireland Office: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended...

      British Students Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the British Council’s Study USA programme in Northern Ireland on career...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the proposed £50 million capital investment...

    • Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the proposed £50 million...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the funding distribution methodology for fire and rescue authorities following...

      Sleeping Rough: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers are not British nationals.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections)...

      Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any changes have been made to the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill following representations from...

      Leasehold: Conveyancing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure leaseholders have access to the full terms of their lease before completing a...

      Leasehold Advisory Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the limits on enquiries for free legal advice provided...

      Right to Manage Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enacting the recommendations from the Law Commission on the...

      Voting Rights: Commonwealth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to remove the right to vote from Commonwealth citizens in elections in the United Kingdom.

      Voting Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a) local, b) regional and c) general elections...

      Housing Ombudsman Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the current waiting times for the Housing Ombudsman.

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish updated statutory guidance on social housing allocations.

      Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109135 on Affordable Housing: Construction, how many...

      Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the exemption from local connection tests for social housing for...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 9 February 2026 on Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29,...

      Council Tax: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108644 on Council tax: billing, what his planned timetable is...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to ensuring that council tax flexibility for fire and rescue services is...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mechanisms of accountability of Local Resilience Forum Chairs to...

      Building Safety Regulator: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional staff were recruited to the Building Safety Regulator by the end of 2025; and whether the...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

      Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered the effectiveness of household fuseboards in reducing fire risk.

      Elections: Tower Hamlets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (a) Ministerial Envoys, (b) his Department and (c) Defending Democracy Taskforce is taking steps to help...

      HM Land Registry: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of HM Land Registry staff hold formal qualifications in (a) database architecture and (b)...

      HM Land Registry: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff are assigned to leasehold reform implementation in HM Land...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10% commission payable on the resale of a park home, what financial data he plans to require...

      Planning Inspectorate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Planning Inspectorate against its...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out long-term, holistic support for funding for regeneration of...

      HM Land Registry: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the data structure of HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset for...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the funding available for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service in (a)...

      Homelessness: Domestic Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish the toolkit on homelessness prevention and support for survivors of domestic abuse;...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of local authorities that are implementing the maximum...

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding in real terms was allocated from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to organisations providing support for...

      Airports: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered banning the issuance of Penalty Charge Notices on Airport land.

      Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the government has to introduce legislation and investment to ensure better and more equitable access to...

      Pride in Place Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements does Pride of Place funding have to be spent on (a) capital and (b) revenue in (i) England and (ii)...

      Coal: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential growth benefits of capital investment in SME industrial units...

      Visitor Levy

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

  • Ministry of Justice

    • HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were since its establishment.

    • Ministry of Justice: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115634 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, for what reason the number of laptops, mobile phones and other...

      Prisons: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent prison education funding changes on rehabilitation outcomes.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle substance misuse by inmates in the prison estate.

      Prisons: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to help ensure that lessons identified in (a) inspections and (b) reports are implemented consistently...

      Prisoner Escorts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of cases in which there have been miscommunications with respect to the Person Escort Record in the...

      Ministry of Justice: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by his Department between 5 July 2024 and 29 April 2025.

  • Treasury

    • Economic Growth: Norfolk

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase economic growth in Norfolk.

    • Treasury: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase local roads maintenance funding.

      City of London: Competition

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve the global competitiveness of the City of London.

      Taxation: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure the accuracy of information provided by tax advisers.

      Debts: South Basildon and East Thurrock

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of personal debt among financially vulnerable households in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 112094, to state the date by which the Government will initiate court proceedings if Roman...

      Treasury: Flags

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by her Department.

      Cooperatives: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of co-operatives in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

      Cooperatives: North East Somerset and Hanham

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of co-operatives in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.

      Mutual Societies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of business support for financial mutuals.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will extend the discount under Loan Charge settlement plan to schemes used before December 2010.

      Taxation: Repayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the process of providing reimbursements to people who have over paid their tax in the context of the Loan...

      Taxpayers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) basic rate and (b) higher rate tax payers there were in December (i) 2021 and (ii) 2025.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the business rates model on rural pubs that have been rescued and are operated by volunteers in...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109632 on Council tax: Valuation, what (a) geographical tools and (b) datasets are accessible within...

      Taxation: International Cooperation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.

      Retail Trade: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tax changes on high street businesses in Newbury.

      Heat Batteries: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the VAT treatment of heat batteries.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to the loan charge who will have their cases settled following the independent review of the...

      Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help increase productivity.

      Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of taxation levels in each of the next five years.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109630 on Council tax: Valuation, what the completion date is for the Council tax valuation operating...

      Treasury: National Security

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses were referred to HMRC because they had outstanding supplementary declarations and or post-movement Internal Market Movement Information...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding cases of people facing the Loan Charge she expects will be settled as a result of the McCann review.

      Imports and Exports: St Helena

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide an itemised list of imports and exports of (a) coffee and (b) fish and fish products from Saint Helena.

      Further Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the change in business rates liability for the further education college sector in 2026/7 relative to 2024/5.

      Imports and Exports: Tristan da Cunha

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide an itemised list of import and exports of (a) Crayfish and Lobster and (b) Fish products from Tristan Da Cunha.

      Exports: Falkland Islands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide an itemised list of exports of (a) fish and fisheries, (b) wool and (c) meat products from the Falkland Islands.

  • Department for Transport

    • Driving Instruction: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 113161, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency collects...

    • Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help promote and raise awareness of measures to prevent bike thefts such as insurance, appropriate bike locks, and police...

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Rule H1 was developed as part of the Government’s active travel or modal shift objectives; and what steps she took to consult...

      Airports: Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made recommendations to UK airports on increasing modal shift away from private car use.

      East West Rail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78719 on East West Rail Line, when she expects (a) train testing, (b) driver training and (c)...

      Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Vehicle Number Plates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider introducing number plates for e-bikes and e-scooters.

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115050, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the exit of Zipcar...

      Railways: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115453 on Railways: Government Assistance, what the decrease in support is expected to be in each...

      Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate in light of the February 2026...

      Driving under Influence: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research her Department has commissioned and reviewed on emerging drug-driving testing technologies that are more cost-effective and provide...

      Speed Limits: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to reduce speed limits on roads outside of schools to 20 miles per hour or below during school (a) hours, (b) arrival times and...

      Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ships in UK waters suspected of being associated with the movement of Russian oil have been monitored in the last four years; and what steps...

      Aviation: Colour Vision Deficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the difference in colour vision medical standards between the UK...

      Transpennine Trains: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106601, what the (a) operating revenue, (b) operating costs and (c) net cost of onboard catering...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to ensure the online DVLA application process is accessible to all.

      Roads: Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of drainage maintenance practices by local highway authorities.

      Unadopted Roads: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the research into the decline in road adoption rates across England; and when she expects to publish the...

      A34: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further safety improvements are planned for the A34 beyond those currently underway; and what the planned timetable is for the completion of...

      A34: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is developing an integrated safety strategy for the A34; and what discussions she has had with relevant local authorities on...

  • Attorney General

    • Sovereignty: Chagos Islands

      To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115462 on Sovereignty: Chagos Islands, how many times has the Attorney General met with Dapo Akande.

    • Intestacy

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming Bona Vacantia arrangements to permit local authorities to take ownership of unclaimed...

      Intestacy

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for managing unclaimed estates and properties under Bona Vacantia.

      Attorney General's Office: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

      Abortion: Prosecutions

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to the termination of pregnancy through the the pills-by-post scheme.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Waitrose: Mackerel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Waitrose's withdrawal of mackerel from sale on the UK...

    • Fly-tipping: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of fly-tipping incidents in South Basildon and East Thurrock led to formal enforcement action over the past...

      Dangerous Dogs: Gloucester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle dog attacks in Gloucester constituency.

      Beer: Origin Marking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a geographic indication scheme for beers traditionally...

      Sharp's Brewery: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed closure of Sharp's brewery in Rock, North Cornwall on...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to laying hen welfare policy on the...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

      Hunting: Foxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 114681 on Hunting: Birds of Prey, what assessment she has made of the...

      Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what state of readiness is the UK for a possible incursion of Foot and Mouth Disease in terms of vaccine stocks and outbreak...

      Import Controls: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 82237 on Import Controls, whether the construction of the border...

      Pets: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a Central Microchip Portal to enable authorised users, including (i) veterinary...

      Fisheries: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the fisheries protection vessel has been deployed in each of the last five years.

      Mackerel: Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the sustainability of mackerel stocks in UK waters.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of repeat fly-tipping hotspots.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to help prevent household waste fly-tipping.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department is supporting farmers who cannot afford the costs of feasibility studies (e.g. PA2 for a feasibility...

      Fly-tipping: Fines and Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the (a) maximum fines and (b) custodial penalties for fly-tipping offences.

      Agriculture: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UK producers are not disadvantaged by lower-standard imports.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to confirm the date from which farmers currently in legacy Higher Level Stewardship agreements...

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether underspend in the current financial year’s Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier budget will be (a) protected,...

      Agriculture: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with farming representatives on protecting UK producers from lower-standard imports.

      Beef: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help encourage the egg industry to end the culling of male chicks.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the sustainable Chicken Forum.

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review existing animal welfare legislation following the withdrawal by companies from...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of fast growing broiler breeds on welfare conditions.

      Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions, the...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department...

      Agriculture: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of imports of (a) maize, (b) oilseed rape, (c) ethanol and (d) wheat...

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Visas

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

    • Wales Office: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on...

      Wales Office: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

  • Scotland Office

    • Trusts: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has held recent discussions with the Scottish Government on a Section 104 order to bring relevant components of the Trusts and...

    • Scotland Office: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of schools’ mobile phone policies in preventing disruption in learning.

    • Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools are promoting reading as a substitute to social media use.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the evidential basis for her view that graduates will pay back £8 more a month on average due to the freezing of the repayment threshold...

      Erasmus+ Programme and Turing Scheme: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is a minimum age to participate in the (a) Turing and (b) Erasmus+ scheme.

      Sixth Form Colleges: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department defines a partial closure of a Sixth Form College; and whether removal of A-Level provision constitutes a partial closure.

      Turing Scheme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget is for the Turing scheme in 2026-27; and what the target number of UK students supported is.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the average pay gap between further education college lecturers and school teachers.

      Higher Education: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many higher education institutions have sought to withdraw staff from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in each of the past four quarters.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to colleges for staff pay.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the proportion of students who are international students in each of the past five years.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 22 of her Department's consultation entitled SEND reform: Putting Children and Young People First, CP1509, when she plans to...

      Higher Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the change in business rates liability for the university sector in 2026/7 relative to 2024/5.

      Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) primary and (b) secondary schools are able to support pupils with hearing difficulties.

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will introduce supplementary grants for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, as other associated countries provide.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide financial provision to respond to potential legal challenges by students who did not fully understand the implications...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of including maintenance loans as part of a student loan on students from lower income...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific mechanisms within Erasmus+ will be used to prioritise learners from disadvantaged backgrounds in a manner similar to the Turing Scheme.

      Special Educational Needs: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers Ofsted have to respond where a school's SEN information report is not written in straightforward language that is accessible to young...

      Overseas Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help protect the UK University sector from a potential loss of income from overseas students.

      Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to decide how much 16 to 19 Bursary funding is distributed to each a) Local Education Authority, b) Multi-Academy...

      Department for Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 104726 on Department for Education: Business Rates, what was the level of (a) payment and...

  • Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

    • Members: Staff

      To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to page 68 of the Independent Parliamentary...

    • PCS: Collective Bargaining

      To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to page 68 of the Independent Parliamentary...

  • Department for Transport

    • Bicycles: Death and Injuries

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many casualties and deaths have been caused by e-scooters, bikes and pedal bikes in each of the past three years.

    • Railways: Tickets

      To ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons will train passengers be unable to change their flexible ticket on the day of departure and be refused a refund.

      Motor Insurance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of advances in AI and vehicle autonomy on the UK motor insurance market.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Empty Property: Homelessness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish grants or tax incentives to convert existing empty buildings into emergency housing for homeless people.

  • Treasury

    • Married People: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what distributional analysis they have done on the (1) eligibility, and (2) take up, of the marriage allowance since its introduction, by age and income decile.

    • Freezing of Assets: Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £28.7 billion of frozen Russian assets in the UK has been released to support victims of the conflict in Ukraine; and what progress they have...

      Tax Evasion: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Making Tax Digital, if any, on the tax gap attributable to intentional tax evasion; and what plans they have to...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much was paid out to NHS pension scheme members in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024.

    • Prosthetics: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what oversight they exercise over the commissioning of prosthetic and orthotic services to ensure that they are appropriately funded and that investment is linked...

      Allied Health Professions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the workforce pipeline for small and vulnerable allied health professions from the risk of university programme closures...

      Integrated Care Boards: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) number and (2) scale of deficits currently being reported by integrated care boards.

      Placenta Accreta Spectrum

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a comprehensive list of NHS-commissioned placenta accreta spectrum specialist centres that have been established since 2020, including...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the minimum age for access to adult gender clinics.

      Prosthetics: Health Professions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that university programme closures or reductions could pose to the future supply of prosthetists and orthotists; and...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to NHS adult gender clinics about the assessment and management of patients with mental health comorbidities; and what proportion of...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS adult gender clinics maintain comprehensive patient data and outcomes records.

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of abortions in which women (1) deliberately, and (2) accidentally, misreport the date of their last menstrual...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what research they have commissioned, if any, to assess whether peer-group clustering occurs in gender clinics, in particular among adolescent girls; and what...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why annual referrals to adult gender clinics have doubled since 2022–23; and whether they have made an...

      Miscarriage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the estimated number of miscarriages, (2) the estimated number of stillbirths, (3) the number of police investigations...

      Prosthetics: Health Professions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what preparations they have made to ensure there is a sufficient workforce of prosthetists and orthotists to meet the anticipated demand for prosthetic and...

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities report on complications from abortions in England 2017 to 2021, published on 23 November 2023,...

      Abortion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the difference between the number of abortion pills prescribed via telemedicine and the number actually taken; and what assessment...

      Fluoride: Water Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 February (HL14539), whether they will ensure that any new water regulations include a clear requirement for...

      Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards implementing the recommendations of the Levy Review into adult gender services; and when they plan to publish a full...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Bluesky

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to carry out a review under the SAFER framework for digital brand safety of the suitability of Bluesky for government social media posts.

    • Government Departments: Communication

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that they have renamed their identification in formal communications from HM Government to UK Government, whether they still regard “His...

      Central Government: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government in light of recent disclosures arising from the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein, whether they will review the transparency arrangements that apply...

      Cabinet Manual

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish an updated edition of the Cabinet Manual.

      Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 3 February (HL13976), and with reference to paragraph 223 of the Cabinet Office Guide...

      Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the Freedom of Information request review IR2025/20474 will be completed; and why that review has not yet been completed.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Insecticides: Pets

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 5 February (HL14038), why the potential risks of chronic exposure to users and children is not...

    • Veterinary Services: Insecticides

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 5 February (HL14039), (1) when the regulatory review of the AVM‑GSL status of products...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Foreign Companies: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Chinese-owned businesses there were in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales and (4) Northern Ireland on the latest date for which information is available.

    • Small Businesses

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the net departure of business owners from the UK in the past two years.

      Companies House: Peers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Companies House about facilitating the removal of peers' private addresses from the website for security reasons.

  • Home Office

    • Immigration: Turkey

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been an increase in the average waiting times to a decision on indefinite leave to remain and visa extension applications by Turkish...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Berwyn Prison: Welsh Language

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide education and training in Welsh at Berwyn Prison for inmates whose first language is Welsh.

    • Administration of Justice: Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote literacy enrichment in the criminal justice system as part of the National Year of Reading.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy: Job Creation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of new jobs associated with battery energy storage systems, including installation, operation and maintenance roles,...

    • Energy: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that energy system planning, infrastructure investment and net zero commitments are taken into consideration as part of...

      Radioactive Waste: Ynys Môn

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the storage of nuclear waste in Anglesey.

      Small Modular Reactors

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their target date for the first supply of electricity to the grid from UK-based small modular reactors.

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