Written answers

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pesticides: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the potential environmental impact of their use of pesticides...

    • Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of 31 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions on the...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive...

      Swimming: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support new bathing sites in the West of England.

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department stopped availability of SFI GS4 (Legume and herb-rich swards); and what factors were taken...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what has been the change in the number of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases between January 2021 and January 2026.

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) improve self sufficiency in food production and (b) create a framework that (i) makes...

      Foie Gras: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to introduce a ban on the import of foie gras produced by force-feeding.

      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 policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025,...

      Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 February 2026, for...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss the Scottish Government’s Strategic Action Plan...

      Fishery Agreements: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to consult the UK fishing sector on the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements.

      Environment Protection: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the entirety of the report on Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse...

      Fishing Catches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to end overfishing in UK waters and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to protect the UK’s national security, in the context of the Department for Environment,...

      Sewage: Bolsover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action is being taken to ensure that monitoring at combined sewage overflow locations in Bolsover constituency is...

      Controlled Burning: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for winter burns of vegetation in England have been granted by Defra in the last year; and if she will...

      Flood Control: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford Flood Alleviation scheme on the local area.

      Fishing Vessels: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring remote electronic monitoring systems on all pelagic...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has formally responded to the Office for Environmental Protection's information notices regarding...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of food waste reduction initiatives on household food...

      Agriculture: Inland Waterways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with water companies on reducing agricultural runoff into rivers and waterways.

      Ammunition: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding bullets from restrictions on the production of lead...

      Ammunition: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the production of lead ammunition on the supply of...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

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

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

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

      Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether UK pets that have an EU pet passport will continue to be able to travel to the EU under that passport, and not...

      Fly-tipping: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support criminal prosecution of fly-tipping.

      Litter: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Clearer rules to support councils in fight against litter...

      Animals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to implement regulations required in the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

      Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is her proposed timetable for publishing a decision on restricting bottom-towed fishing in 41 English marine protected...

      Veterinary Services: Insecticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect freshwater invertebrates from pesticides used in veterinary tick and flea...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Personnel Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies;...

      Inland Waterways: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what watercourse maintenance and channel clearance works the Environment Agency carried out on the Aldingbourne Rife in the...

      Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what conversations she has had with the British wool industry about the impact of the Home Office's withdrawal of the visa...

  • Home Office

    • Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Metropolitan Police, Essex Police, and the British Transport Police on the use of Stansted Airport by...

    • Demonstrations and Police Raids

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to meet with Quakers to discuss (a) repeated policing operations at their meeting houses and (b) the implications for...

      Immigration: Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes have been made to the consideration of Indefinite Leave to Remain applications for people of Syrian origin who have refugee status.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the delay in Indefinite Leave to Remain decisions for people who have submitted all relevant...

      Public Places: Political Activities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102814 on Public Spaces: Political Activities, if she will make it his policy to...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Indefinite Leave to Remain decisions were (a) processed and (b) granted in each month of 2025.

      Immigration: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has been made of the impact of proposed changes to the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain on international...

      Higher Education: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of temporary visa status on the ability of students from Ukraine residing in the...

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve passport renewal and acquisition times.

      Right of Abode: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of birth certificates and marriage certificates as proof of right to abode...

      Asylum: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on...

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to the Question 98986 on Police: Workplace Pensions, whether her Department has identified a solution.

      Livestock Industry: Seasonal Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the Seasonal Shearing Concession on a) ensuring...

      Overseas Students: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she plans to offer to UK universities and Gaza students who hold offers to begin their studies in Autumn 2026.

      Retail Trade: Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to local authorities under the licensing regime to restrict the operating hours of retail premises where there is...

      Overseas Students: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her recent decision on Sudanese student visas on the Chevening Scholarship programme.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4...

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans on supporting the campaigns of groups and organisations such as Resolve during ASB awareness week.

      Immigration Controls: Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate British dual nationals living abroad to visit the UK.

      Asylum: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sudanese nationals with student visas claimed asylum in the UK in the last five years.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4...

      Offensive Weapons: Electronic Commerce

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the sale of (a) knives, (b) swords, and (c) battle...

      Right of Abode: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the price of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode to that of...

      West Mercia Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the was value of the special grant (a) applied for and (b) received by West Mercia Police in each of the last five financial years...

      Undocumented Migrants: Angola

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4...

      Asylum: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what the reason has there been a decrease in the grant rate for Ukrainian asylum applications from 74.2% in September 2023 to 4.5% in...

      Emergency Calls: Driving

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of emergency response driver training standards across in the (a) police, (b) fire and (c)...

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bicycle thefts were recorded in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to firearms licensing departments on mandating training for firearms being used for deer management at either...

      Internet: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 73334, on Internet: Security, what guidance has the National Protective Security...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UKVI system on the standard settlement qualifying period .

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026 to question 116099, when the evaluation of the 56-day pilot will be published; and for what reason...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Asylum handouts and accommodation removed for illegal migrants abusing...

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation in Warrington.

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish their response to the Extending the Right to Work Scheme consultation.

      Special Immigration Appeals Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether decisions made by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission are binding on his Department.

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will re-open the family reunion scheme.

      Asylum: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of 30 month reviews of refugee status on asylum seekers with protected characteristics;...

      Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of 30 month reviews of refugee status.

      Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years.

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many aslyum claims were made in Northern Ireland in the last five years.

      Asylum: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her 5th March policy announcements on the asylum system on levels of homelessness in...

      Care Workers: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure a) parents and b) carers are aware that they can request to view DBS certificates when...

  • Treasury

    • Airports: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116218, what comparative assessment she has made of the economic circumstances of UK civil airports...

    • Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals in (a) the Chichester constituency and (b) the UK have been issued tax demands under the Loan Charge policy; and what estimate she has...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the implications of the Laffer Curve on net tax income receipts due to the 60% marginal rate of income tax on incomes...

      Red Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of Red Diesel on a) agriculture and horticulture, b) forestry, c) rail and d) marine; and...

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider giving open heritage homes an exemption from the council tax surcharge on second homes.

      Central Bank Digital Currencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to create a central bank digital currency.

      Banking Hubs: Cheques

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with LINK to ensure that banking hubs continue to accept cheques.

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the impact of increasing oil and gas prices on fixed-rate mortgages in light of the conflict in Iran; and what...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on sanctions on Russian oil.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support she will introduce to assist people with oil heating through the current kerosine price increases.

      Treasury: Parliamentary Questions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what system (a) officials and (b) special advisers in her Department use to determine how Parliamentary questions should be answered.

      Motorcycles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of differential treatment of electric and internal combustion engine motorcycles under the...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the settlement opportunity arising from the McCann Review does not include those whose use of disguised remuneration schemes occurred...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals with outstanding Loan Charge liabilities are estimated to have debts exceeding £140,000; and of those, how many she expects will...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what his planned timetable is for deciding whether the...

    • Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many noise and vibration injuries were sustained by personnel using Ajax vehicles between 23 July 2025 and Exercise Titan Storm.

      Army: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the median age of the Army’s Land Rovers.

      Ukraine: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms exist within his Department to capture and integrate lessons from Ukraine’s battlefield experience into UK defence planning and...

      Artillery: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient artillery ammunition stockpiles for sustained operations in a peer-on-peer conflict.

      Defence: Semiconductors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support semiconductor research relevant to defence.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of British Army recruits have failed Phase 1 training in each of the last 10 years.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in implementing Project SYNERGIA.

      Defence: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to announce the five technical excellence colleges linked to defence skills competition being run by his Department and the Department...

      Warships: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total value of recent UK warship exports, including those of the Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programmes.

      Estonia: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the establishment of the Baltic Military Mobility Area on UK armed forces operations in Estonia.

      Strait of Hormuz: HMS Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact on minehunting and disposal capability in the a) Strait of Hormuz and b) wider Gulf region of...

      Frigates: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the levels of demand among allied navies for specialised...

      Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ships from NATO allies will deploy as escorts to HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group on Operation Firecrest.

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the level of threat posed by China towards the first and second island chain following the reduction in US military...

      Cyprus: F-35 Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, elements of which F-35B squadron is currently deployed to Cyprus.

      Palantir

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 110806 on Palantir, whether the Office of the UK Defence Attache holds any record of the meeting.

      Uncrewed Systems: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy's Proteus programme will receive funding allocated in the Defence Investment Plan.

      Portsmouth Dockyard: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether around-the-clock staffing is in place at HMNB Portsmouth.

      USA: Uncrewed Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has he had with a) his US counterparts or b) Spektreworks, regarding the Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS).

      Warships: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK shipbuilding industry to sustain the production of complex warships.

      F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will (a) provide and (b) maintain nuclear weapons for use on the UK’s new F-35A aircraft.

      Type 31 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adapting Type 31 frigates for enhanced air defence or strike roles to support carrier operations.

      King Charles III: Paintings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) National Museum of the Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force Museum, (c) Royal Marines Museum and (d) Royal Navy Submarine Museum accepted a...

      Navy: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the turnover rate was in the Royal Navy in 2025 and how this compares to the 10 year average.

      Armed Forces: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the age for deployable service-personnel to 16.

  • Department for Transport

    • Structures Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government still plans to allocate £1 billion through the Structures Fund for the repair of critical transport infrastructure such as...

    • Buses: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111450, whether her Department holds information on the (a) grant funding awarded and (b)...

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxi drivers operating outside their licensing area on (a) public safety and (b) compliance...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the (a) the Chairman and (b) Chief Executive of Manchester Airport Group on (i) the use of Stansted Airport by...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how many additional practical car driving tests were delivered by DVSA in each month since July 2024 compared with the same months in the previous...

      East West Rail Line: Winslow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118263 on East West Rail Line, in which month will the first services operate from the new station...

      Driving Licences: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held discussions with optical providers on participation in a scheme for eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over...

      Roads: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of horse riders and horses on public roads.

      Driving Licences: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of lowering the age of driving to 16.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 28 April 2025 and 18 August 2025 to Questions 45662 and 68409, on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, whether...

    • Youth Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure a place-based approach to funding of youth services.

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many community sports facilities received Government funding in each region of England in the last three years.

      Charity Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legislating to provide the Charity Commission for England and Wales...

      Charities: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of licencing practices for charity fundraisers to effectively tackle the use of...

      Charity Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate undisclosed...

      Charity Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many regulatory intervention cases were opened by the Charity Commission for England and Wales in each of the past five years.

      Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the reference numbers and topics of the National Archives papers that were due for release in December 2025 in...

      Young Futures Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Young Futures Hubs will be fully functional by the end of 2026.

      Charities: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department has issued to charities on listing (a) private sector and (b) public sector donors making grants to the...

      Boxing: Gyms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial sustainability of grassroots boxing gyms.

      Sports: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of a) adults and b) children, by gender, participating in i) Football ii) Rugby Union iii)...

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to involve young people in the co-production of local youth services.

      Commonwealth Day: Broadcasting Programmes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC regarding the decision not to air the Commonwealth Day service live.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116149 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, on what campaigns in (a) France and (b) the United States...

    • Prime Minister: Bute Energy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants working in Number 10 have had meetings with Bute Energy since 4 July 2024.

      10 Downing Street: Visits

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what period of time is information on visits held on the Downing Street visitor notification system; and what happens to that information after...

      King Charles III: Artworks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2025, to Question 62993, on King Charles III: Artworks, whether (a) Royal Armouries Museum, (b) Royal Museums...

      Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026, to Question 110389, on Muslim Council of Britain, and to the answer of 11 February 2026, to Question 110397,...

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to make the Civil Service Recruitment Framework (2022) publicly available.

      Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in the Senior Civil Service were employed on a full-time equivalent basis in each of the last five years.

      Civil Servants: Redundancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026, to Question 115437, on Civil Servants: Redundancy, if he will make it his policy to publish the information on...

      Government Departments: Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were employed in each Government department as of 1 January 2026.

      Public Sector: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, through what mechanism his Department reminds public bodies of the requirements to submit public sector facility time data each year; and whether this...

      Civil Service: Standards

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any independent oversight will exist where a Minister seeks to set a KPI that an official considers inconsistent with the Civil Service Code.

      Government Departments: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 105533, on Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay, and to Question 105534, on Public Sector: Pay whether...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Capita on (a) its performance on delivering the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) and (b) how he will hold Capita to...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the US Department of Justice to provide the unredacted email addresses of people included in the emails to Jeffery Epstein that included...

      Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to approach the US Department of Justice to request whether there are additional communications held by the Department,...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department conducted a separate investigation into further wrongdoing following Peter Mandelson’s dismissal as Ambassador in...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will launch an independent inquiry into the potential role of Peter Mandelson in negotiating contracts between the UK Government and Palantir;...

      List of Ministerial Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 99535 on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, if he will list the full Ministerial...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what resources he has allocated to the disclosure process on the Peter Mandelson inquiry.

      Propriety and Constitution Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Proprietary and Constitution Group is involved in ensuring compliance with the Humble Address motion of 4 February 2026.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance has been issued to Ministers and officials in relation to messages that were subject to automatic deletion timers and existed at the...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to pay (a) mortgages, (b) credit card bills and (c) other...

      Civil Servants: Career Development

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service People Group given to the Civil Service and Whitehall Departments on the potential...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108091 on MHCLG: Repairs and Maintenance, on what date the PFI contract for 2 Marsham Street...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 19 January 2026 entitled A roadmap for modern digital government 2025-2030, HCWS1249, what estimate he has...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any current Ministers were involved in the vetting process for Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.

      Cabinet Office: National Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Sick Pay: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that discretionary sick pay arrangements do not disadvantage disabled workers.

    • Employment Schemes: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50 out of work to return to work.

      State Retirement Pensions: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is considering to mitigate the impact of increases in the State Pension age on people with long-term health conditions.

      Social Security Benefits: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment was carried out before awarding the Nexus AI contract to IBM; and what safeguards are in place to prevent...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessments she has made of the effectiveness of job centre staff in helping NEETs into work or training.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Hearing Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that digital projects, such as OneLogin, are accessible for deaf people and people with hearing loss...

      Bereavement Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Bereavement Support Payment for widows and widowers raising dependent children; and...

      Jobcentres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to reduce the number of job centres.

      Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints to the Child Maintenance Service were resolved (a) within 15 working days, (b) between 15-20 working days, (c) between...

      Cost of Living: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency received cost of living support in winter 2025-26.

      State Retirement Pensions: Chronic Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to help support pre-pensioners with long-term health conditions in the context of increases to the State Pension age.

      Driving Tests: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many referrals to DVSA Driving Examiner roles have been made via Jobcentre Plus under the pilot scheme in each of the six priority...

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of place-based employment support programmes such as JobsPlus on levels of...

      Department for Work and Pensions: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90225 on DWP: English language, whether his Department (a) had a budget for spending on...

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing MPs with formal opportunity to scrutinise the annual changes to pension...

      Pension Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting military compensation from consideration when means testing pension credit.

      Pension Credit: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the take-up of Pension Credit among eligible pensioners in the North West.

      Pension Credit: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on simplifying the Pension Credit application process.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address disparities in outcomes between pensioners under the old State Pension system and those under...

      AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Fifty-seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on AEA Technology Pension Case, HC 1005,...

      AEA Group: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason The Pensions Ombudsman and The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman were unable to investigate the information on...

      State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with Governments in a) Australia and b) Canada on the potential for negotiating updated reciprocal social security...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure PIP claims are assessed within the Department's target wait times.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting time for PIP claim decisions.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the Hon. Member Horsham sent to the Minister for Pensions on 23 November 2025.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments on pension auto-enrolment contribution adequacy for...

      Universal Credit: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of commissioning independent advice on the cost of essentials when setting the...

      Personal Independence Payment: Bristol East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal in Bristol East constituency.

      Education and Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department holds, including survey data and commissioned research, on the extent to which disabled people identify...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments have been (a) curtailed and (b) closed early in the last five years.

      Access to Work Programme: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Access to Work Scheme supports people with multiple sclerosis in employment.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson’s (a) salary and (b) allowances whilst a member of the Senior Civil Service were...

    • Nigeria: Judiciary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the level of the independence of...

      Moldova: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what is the nature and policy...

      Malaysia: Rohingya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Malaysian counterpart on the protection and support of Rohingya refugees.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Asia House

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in her Department have met with (a) David Taylor and (b) Asia House since 4 July 2024.

      Turkey: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Turkish counterpart on the detention of opposition mayors in Turkiye,...

      Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) with reference to Article 55 of the draft UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar, (i) if she will publish a...

      Government Departments: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110416 on Government Departments: Publicity, whether there...

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support its strategic partner Azerbaijan and the peace process between...

      Human Rights: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses when determining whether to call for the release of individuals detained...

      Hong Kong: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to tackle the use of so-called guilt by blood tactics against Hong Kongers.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Signal Group has undertaken work for the UK Government's Embassy in the United States.

      Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to ratify the UK-EU agreement on Gibraltar.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson's contract required him to be given a period of notice.

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77413 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, how many unresolved cash equivalent transfer value (CETV)...

    • Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out how much of the teacher training proposed in the Schools White Paper will be delivered in person.

      Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of proposed local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire on her proposed plans to reform...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on ensuring children have access to practical road safety and cycle training.

      Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to improve a) universal, b) targeted and c) specialist speech, language and communication support.

      Local Government Finance: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will maintain or reform the “safety valve” and “deliverability” programmes for local authorities...

      Schools: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of delaying decisions on school closures until after the 2026 local elections in relevant local...

      Oak National Academy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Oak National Academy’s plans for spending unspent money from the £53 million grant it received...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to support rural and other off-grid households with the cost of heating oil.

    • Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil for domestic heating following recent increases...

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that retail companies have increased the...

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the average price of domestic heating oil since the start of the conflict...

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the price of home heating oil in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern on the rising price of home heating oil.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues in relation to the rising price of home heating oil in Northern Ireland.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his Arab counterparts on the global price of energy.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether recent developments in Iran will affect the Government’s commitment to meeting its existing climate targets,...

      Fossil Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the (a) minutes and (b) summaries of meetings held with representatives of the European Union on oil and gas...

      Oil: Reserves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what volume of the Republic of Ireland's national strategic oil reserve is held in UK-based storage.

      Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his proposed timeline is for the introduction of community benefits applied to energy infrastructure.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the global price of energy.

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of carbon capture, utilisation and storage on safeguarding domestic foundation...

      Landfill: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the end of the Renewables Obligation scheme on methane emissions from landfills.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what memoranda of understanding were signed by Ministers in his Department with i) national governments and ii) representatives of...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, a) what services were provided under contract PS24098 awarded to Guidehouse Europe Limited titled “Consulting service for...

      Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on UK oil and liquefied...

      Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to his answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 113391 regarding the impact of Drax’s burning of wood on carbon...

      Renewable Energy: Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide transitional support for the landfill gas to energy sector.

      Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to his Answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 113391 on the role of Drax in the power system, including its private sector...

      Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on Industrial Gas prices.

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of introducing a consumer price cap for heating oil, as is used for...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to protect households and businesses from potential increases in energy costs arising from...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether any (a) policy documents, (b) staff guidance, (c) equality strategies or (d) training materials used by the Cabinet Office People Group or...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Family Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reform the family court.

    • Offences against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking ensure that people convicted of charges related to grooming gangs receive adequate sentences.

      Prisons: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of imprisonment in England and Wales.

      Prisons: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prison overcrowding on a) prison safety and b) rehabilitation outcomes.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of prison population in England and Wales.

      Prisoners: Funerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he can release the data for payouts by HM Prison and Probation Service for funerals for prisoners who died in custody from 2010-2024.

      National Information Centre on Children of Offenders: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made to update the National Information Centre on Children of Offenders online information resource.

      HM Prison and Probation Service: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Prison and Probation Service has issued on political restrictions for Crown Servants by grade, including restrictions on standing for...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Table Office: Staff

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to increase staffing levels in the Table Office in response to...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on whether additional regulatory powers are required to enforce Royal Mail’s...

    • Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current ownership structure of Royal Mail is compatible with the effective delivery of...

      Royal Mail: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on its planned timeline for publishing the improvement plan requested by Ofcom.

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112685, whether the British Business Bank has (a) invested in, (b) capitalised, or (c)...

      British Business Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 113802 on British Business Bank, what the name is of the Aegon pension scheme and its...

      Small Businesses: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives on reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.

      Electronic Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support electronic device repair businesses.

      Business: Operating Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department can take to communicate with businesses about rising operating costs in a clearer and more timely manner.

      Royal Mail: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce retention at Royal Mail on recent delivery performance.

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

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

      Small Businesses: Unsolicited Goods and Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available to small businesses for unsolicited sales approaches from...

      Small Businesses: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to create cross-departmental (a) structures and (b) regulations that support small and medium-sized enterprises in...

      Urban Areas: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support Somerset Council in rural town centre regeneration in Yeovil constituency.

      Jaguar Land Rover: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the loan guarantee provided to Jaguar Land Rover has been used in the wider supply chain.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • O2 and Starlink: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with (a) Starlink and (b) O2 on data protection.

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107044, on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote...

      Physics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of improvements in physics education on the development of new...

      STEM Subjects: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures her Department is taking to support women working in UK science technology, engineering and mathematic sectors.

      5G: Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of 5G available on rail networks.

      5G: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered introducing minimum quality standards for 5G coverage from mobile providers.

      5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to accelearate the rollout of standalone 5G to a) urban and b) rural areas in the UK.

  • 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...

    • Coal: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of capital investment in SME industrial units in former coalfield...

      Palestine: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued recent guidance to public bodies on deemed planning consent in England for the Palestinian flag.

      Buildings: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring the revised National...

      Community Infrastructure Levy: Epsom and Ewell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people in Epsom and Ewell constituency have been impacted by incorrect CIL charges.

      Planning: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what number and proportion of planning appeals were decided through the Rosewell Inquiry Process in 2025.

      Ethnic Groups: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to the Iranian community in the United Kingdom.

      Community Relations: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote community cohesion in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78185 on Glenigan, what assessment has Glenigan made of the...

      Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 of March 2026 to Question 115500 on Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance, what...

      Housing: Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with effective local plans for housing.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 2022 impact assessment on the 10 per cent commission payable on the resale of park homes, what...

      Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what payment will replace the new homes bonus for local councils who (a) meet and (b) exceed their housing target;...

      Homes England: Vistry Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Home England's financial commitment is to Vistry, including subsidiaries and joint ventures, in terms of (a)...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether partnerships are the Government's preferred model for housing delivery.

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the liquidity tests undertaken by Homes England on strategic partners participating in the...

      Elections: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential merits of strengthening penalties for people who vote on behalf of family...

      Electoral Register: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Representation of the People Bill, at what point political parties and elected representatives...

      Elections: Intimidation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Representation of the People Bill, whether an election offence of intimidating council staff can...

      Representation of the People Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to obtain Legislative Consent from devolved Administrations in Wales and Scotland for the...

      Voting Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Representation of the People Bill, what his Department’s definition is of a British...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111868 on Fire and Rescue Services: Databases, if he will make...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Representation of the People Bill Impact Assessment, February 2026, Table 8, what assessment he...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a scheme to assist political parties with the...

      North Hertfordshire District Council: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 2 March 2026, HCWS1375, on Flexible Voting Pilots, and with reference to the list...

      Terrorism: Candidates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has considered the potential merits of introducing legislation to prohibit individuals...

      Pride in Place Programme: Huntingdon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the Pride in Place programme will be allocated to Huntingdon constituency.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support fire and rescue services (a) in Nottinghamshire and (b) nationally...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Improving voter registration, published on 2 March 2026, if he will make...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what evidence his Department submitted to the Office for National Statistics' review of the ethnicity harmonised standard, including in...

    • Arts Festivals: Belfast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive on Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann being held...

  • Leader of the House

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prescriptions: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when digital prescriptions will be available in all NHS hospitals.

    • NHS: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the availability of Peer Supported Open Dialogue in the NHS.

      Neurodiversity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of commissioning controls, including Indicative Activity Plans, on access to...

      ADHD: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Shared Care Agreements for patients prescribed ADHD medication by an independent...

      ADHD: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the pausing of Shared Care Agreements for ADHD on patients.

      Neurological Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Early Access to Medicines Scheme in facilitating patient access to new treatments...

      Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that AI-based mental health tools do not replace access to human-delivered psychological support...

      Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role AI-based mental health tools are expected to have within NHS mental health services.

      General Practitioners: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the GP contract 2026/27, whether every non-cancer referral will need to go through Advice and Guidance.

      AJM Healthcare: Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) provision of NHS wheelchairs by AJM Healthcare.

      AJM Healthcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of AJM Healthcare in delivering wheelchair services to the NHS.

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Voting Methods

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84203 on Voting...

    • Elections: Monitoring

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

      Elections: Monitoring

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

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102773 on Local...

      Electoral Register

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

      Limited Liability: Scotland

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether Scottish Limited Liability Partnerships are deemed to be...

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the capacity of...

      Polling Stations: Police

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions has the Electoral Commission had with (a) the...

      Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the risks of...

      Electoral Register: Wales

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, further to the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration...

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities...

  • Home Office

    • Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the impact assessments, including the child rights impact assessment, for (1) the changes in asylum rules, and (2) the earned...

    • Motor Vehicles: Recovery Orders

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the outcome of the vehicle recovery options assessment consultation will be made available.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the community engagement principles guidance published in March 2024, whether the application of a departmental policy of non-engagement...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will proscribe the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the UK by the end of 2026.

      Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to the announcement by the Home Secretary on 2 March that refugee protection is to be reviewed every 30 months, whether earned settlement will still exist...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of the Ponsonby Rule as a constitutional convention.

    • Imran Kahn

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of Pakistan about the welfare of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

      Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they intend to make at the United Nations Security Council regarding the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in...

      China: Religious Freedom

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new 'Patriotic Education Law' in China on freedom of religion or belief, particularly for teachers in religious...

      Palestine: Aid Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the killing of Palestinian aid workers near Rafah in March 2025.

      Democracy and Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the next annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.

      Iran: Yazidis

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to proposals by the government of Iraq to disarm Yazidi communities in Sinjar; and what assessment they have made of the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were aware of the link between Peter Mandelson and Global Counsel when he was made Ambassador to the USA; and, if so, whether any advice was given to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how the Child Poverty Strategy addresses the higher risk of poverty in larger families.

    • Employment: Disability

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Sherlock on 6 February (HL14003 and HL14004), what plans they have to invite to the Operational Stakeholder...

      Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish agendas, workplans or minutes from meetings of the Timms Review steering group.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are included in the Child Poverty Strategy that address the issues of (1) carer burnout, and (2) financial strain on parents and families.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the reports required under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 will examine an expansion of the existing text and data mining exemption to cover commercial...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government what economic impact assessment they have undertaken, or commissioned, regarding the effect of a copyright exemption for AI training on (1) the creative...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce statutory transparency obligations requiring AI developers to maintain and disclose records of copyright works used in training...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of international approaches to copyright and AI training, including in the European Union and United States of America; and whether...

      Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering introducing a copyright exemption for commercial research, science and research or equivalent activities to permit the use of...

      Artificial Intelligence: Productivity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of AI to productivity growth in the UK, particularly in professional services; and what steps they are...

      Artificial Intelligence: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of international cooperation to the delivery of the UK's AI strategy; and what steps they are taking to...

  • Women and Equalities

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Visual Arts: Infrastructure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support infrastructure for visual artists, including the retention and capital development of artists' studios.

    • Gambling: Foreign Companies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the white label system in enabling foreign gambling operators to access British consumers without direct vetting by...

      Gambling: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require British-licenced gambling operators to refrain from operating in overseas jurisdictions where they are not licensed.

      Independent Review of Arts Council England

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of implementing the proposals for tax incentives in the Independent Review of Arts Council England,...

      Gambling: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether remote gambling companies licenced by the Gambling Commission can legally advertise in Northern Ireland; whether a resident in Northern Ireland can raise...

      Gambling: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to allocating a share of the statutory levy on remote gambling operators to Northern Ireland.

      Gambling: Advertising

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many investigations the Gambling Commission has undertaken since January 2025 into English football clubs advertising gambling operators alleged to be...

      City and Guilds Group: Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding the Charity Commission’s statutory inquiry into the sale of the City & Guilds of London Institute, whether they will examine the conduct of...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Suicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence have taken their own lives while (1) in prison, and (2) out on release.

    • HMP Whitemoor: Discipline

      To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many acts of passive or active concerted indiscipline have taken place at HMP Whitemoor in the last 6 months, (2) on which dates they took place, (3) what...

      Stalking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what training Prison and Probation Service staff receive on stalking and stalkers.

      Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prison officers in long term and high security estate prisons have been assaulted in each of (1) close supervision centres, (2) separation centres, and...

      Prisoners: HIV Infection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what specific programmes or strategies they have put in place or planned to reduce HIV-related stigma and unlawful discrimination in prisons, including training...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pets: Insecticides

      To ask His Majesty's Government further to the written answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 11 February 2025 (HL4483), what research activities the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has...

    • Fishery Agreements: EU Countries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the value is of the fishing rights granted to the EU under the 12-year fisheries agreement.

      Food: Public Sector

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to simplify the process for British food producers, especially small and medium-sized farms, to access public sector supply chains.

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the animal welfare strategy, published on 22 December 2025, on domestic livestock producers; and what steps they...

  • Department for Transport

    • Tunnels: West Yorkshire

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the recorded condition of Shaft No. 4 of the Queensbury Tunnel on the occasion of its last full inspection by examiners using rope access; and...

    • Tunnels: West Yorkshire

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what date Shaft No.4 at the Queensbury Tunnel was last fully inspected by examiners using rope access.

      High Speed 2 Line: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether construction work is continuing on the cancelled routes of HS2; and if so, what is the cost of that work.

  • Treasury

    • Listed Buildings: Insurance Premium Tax

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of the standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax to (1) listed property homeowners, and (2) the homeowners of properties...

    • Television: Georgia

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to impose sanctions on Georgian news channels Imedi TV and Post TV, whether they have advised London-listed Georgian banking institutions...

      Television: Georgia

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to meet with the Georgian business community in London to discuss their obligations to comply with the sanction of Georgian media...

      Credit Rating: Domestic Abuse

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow a victim of financial coercive control to reset their credit score to its value before the abusive relationship began.

      Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of economic predictions submitted to them by the Office of Budget Responsibility.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • House of Lords: Parliamentary Questions

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why there is a limit on the number of oral and written questions that Members of the House of Lords may table to scrutinise the performance and the legislation of...

    • Amendments and New Clauses

      To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why there is no limitation on the number of amendments that Members of the House of Lords may table to legislation.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Natural Gas and Oil: North Sea

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to source more oil and gas through the North Sea, given the current disruption to energy supplies caused by hostilities in the Middle East.

    • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a temporary or time-limited exemption from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme for English island lifeline ferry services.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the whether absence of a UK Emissions Trading Scheme exemption for English island lifeline ferry routes will result in...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with shipping companies serving Northern Ireland about higher emissions coverage on routes between Northern Ireland...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not extended the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) lifeline ferry exemptions to English islands, including the Isle of Scilly and the Isle of Wight;...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ports

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative availability of emissions-reducing technologies in (1) Scottish island ports, and (2) English island ports,...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Casement Park: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have inserted any conditions to their financial commitment to Casement Park to ensure that terrorist organisations cannot use the facility.

    • Gaelic Athletic Association: Terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an investigation or assessment of whether the Gaelic Athletic Association has links to terrorist organisations.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Capita about retired civil servants who have not received pensions from the Civil Service Pension Scheme in January.

    • Prime Minister

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 14 January (HC102820), in what circumstances visits by the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the current review period for prostate cancer screening to allow consideration of updated modelling that reflects contemporary NHS...

    • Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to invite independent economic and clinical reviewers to assess revisions to the prostate cancer screening model before a final recommendation is...

      Social Services: Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI and assistive technologies in adult social care and elderly support services, in particular its impact on improving...

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