Written answers

Thursday, 19 March 2026

  • Department for Transport

    • DfT Operator: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Department expects DfT Operator Limited to deliver a 3.5 per cent real return as set out in paragraph 11.43 of the Consolidated Budgeting...

    • A14: Trees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has she taken to remove the tree guards from dead saplings along the A14.

      Train Operating Companies: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish details of staff costs of individual Train Operating Companies in the DFTO: Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to...

      DfT Operator: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department has provided through DfT Operator Limited to increase the number of rail training places.

      Citroën and DS Automobiles: Air Bags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 97500 on Citroën and DS Automobiles: Air Bags, how many of the estimated 26,000...

      Railways: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what month and year her Department expects to make a decision on whether to proceed with any developments to the Northern Powerhouse Rail route...

      Bus Services: Cycleways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116791, whether engagement with organisations representing disabled people in relation to the...

      Roads: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will confirm the funding allocations of the Road Investment Strategy 3.

      Roads: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many locations on the strategic road network have been identified by her Department as having significant flooding risks.

      Bus Services: Cycleways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116791, what representations were made by organisations representing disabled people during...

      Hybrid Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116554 on Hybrid Vehicles: Safety, whether there are areas of transport safety policy which the...

      Bus Services: Cycleways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116791, which organisations representing disabled people were engaged in relation to the guidance...

      Driving Licences: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to accelerate the issuing of medical driving licences.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116574 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether her Department has defined quantitative...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the shortage of secure HGV parking on the haulage industry.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the logistics and haulage industry on improving welfare facilities for HGV drivers.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to WPQ 104866, when her Department will be using enhanced data and insight capabilities on the freight and...

      A483: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the National Highways' investigations into proposals to improve road safety at the Llynclys crossroads on...

      Railways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with train operating companies on the adequacy of information available to rail passengers on the use...

      Ebbw Valley Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of opening a new station at Crumlin as part of proposals to re-open the Abertillery spur of the...

      Highway Code: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106379, what measures her Department is using to evaluate public understanding of, and...

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to assess whether national speed‑limit guidance remains adequate in light of changes to traffic volumes, vehicle...

      Car Sharing: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the peer-to-peer car sharing sector.

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department intends to review the policy framework for peer-to-peer car sharing.

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how her Department is ensuring that peer-to-peer car sharing remains part of the UK’s wider strategy for decarbonisation and reducing congestion.

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the commitment made by the Minister for Roads and Buses in topical questions on 11 September 2025, col 1034, when she plans to...

      Car Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what actions were taken as a result of the peer-to-peer car sharing roundtable, chaired by the Minister for Local Transport on 10th November 2025.

      Electric Vehicles: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the lifecycle environmental impact of electric vehicles.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of differences between HGV driver facilities in (a) England and (b)...

      Electric Vehicles: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total cost of electric vehicle ownership, including a) purchase price, b) insurance, c) maintenance, d) charging...

      Maidstone East Line: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase capacity on the Maidstone East line.

      Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average lifespan of electric vehicle batteries and the implications this may have for the second hand market for...

      Motor Vehicles: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transition to electric vehicles on the number and proportion of vehicles disposed of annually.

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Department for Transport has made of the vehicle excise duty (VED) revenue foregone as a result of early renewals by zero-emission...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the availability of charging facilities for households without off-street parking.

      Electric Vehicles: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the average difference in the purchase price of electric vehicles compared with petrol and...

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the car insurance taskforce’s recommendations on reducing premiums for consumers.

      Great British Railways: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for rolling out the Great British Train branding to each station in the East of England.

      Bicycles: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities to improve secure cycle parking and crime prevention infrastructure.

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment she has made of the potential impact of bicycle theft and violent robbery on the level of cycling and active travel.

      Highway Code

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116553 on the Highway Code, what evidential basis was used when Rule H1 was drafted to include...

      Electric Bicycles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the unrestricted sale of e-bikes that are not type-approved for road use; and what consideration...

      Electric Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensation paid to victims of collisions involving illegal e-bikes and e-scooters...

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Apprentices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

    • Inflation: Low Incomes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on low-income households.

      Double Taxation: India

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will be used to determine if a worker has met the six-month waiting period requirement under Article 8(4) of the Convention to prevent the...

      Excise Duties: Fuels

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, how much additional revenue would be...

      Sole Traders: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to her Oral Statement on Youth Unemployment, whether her Department has considered the benefits of raising the VAT Threshold to remove the...

      Excise Duties: Motorcycles

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered changing the basis for determining Vehicle Excise Duty rates on motorcycles in line with other vehicles; and whether...

      Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the interaction between the Temporary Repatriation Facility (TRF) and the Transfer of Assets Abroad rules, and...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on the annual uprating of fuel duty by inflation.

      Double Taxation: India

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual change in National Insurance contribution receipts as a result of the 36-month exemption for detached...

      Self-employed: India

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department considered including self-employed people within the scope of the Double Contributions Convention signed with the Government of the...

      Technology: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 36-month National Insurance exemption under the UK–India Double Contributions...

      Credit Unions: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress her Department has made on reform of the credit union common bond.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Child Benefit rules on children in shared care arrangements.

      Veterinary Services: VAT Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting veterinary treatment for companion animals from VAT, in the context of existing VAT...

      Enterprise Investment Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tax relief claimed under the Enterprise Investment Scheme being withdrawn several years after the...

      Choirs: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Orchestra Tax Relief scheme to include a cappella choirs.

      Film and Television: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing tax breaks for the training budgets of craft organisations in the film and...

      Childcare: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible households in Belfast South and Mid Down, West Belfast, North Belfast and East Belfast constituencies are availing...

      Pre-school Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of business rates on early years education settings.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times Peter Mandelson visited 11 Downing Street between June 2010 and March 2020 for each year.

      Workplace Pensions: Public Sector

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the time taken to implement pension recalculations required following the judgment in McCloud v Lord Chancellor across...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Cybersecurity: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (Network and Information Systems) Bill, a) what estimate she had...

    • Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many AI-related MOUs, strategic partnerships and service agreements have been signed by government departments since July...

      Health: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the estimated total cost to the public purse of the Our Future Health research programme.

      Artificial Intelligence: Defamation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with AI companies on the publication on the internet of defamatory comments towards...

      Video Games: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether guidance has been issued to video game developers on compliance with the Online Safety Act 2023.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of her Department taking an equity stake in artificial intelligence...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve research and innovation in the defence sector.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the budget of the Science and...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle misinformation online.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help protect children online.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether any civil servants hired by her Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected...

      Digital Service Providers: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the US CLOUD Act for UK government data held on infrastructure...

      Mobile Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures are being taken to ensure that the withdrawal of 3G services does not leave gaps in mobile coverage, and how...

      Research: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding has been allocated to research and development projects led by organisations based in Bradford in each of...

      Innovation and Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of barriers faced by local authorities in accessing innovation and research funding.

      Research: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much UK Research and Innovation funding has been awarded to organisations based in West Yorkshire in each of the last...

      Data Centres: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inward investment agreements for new datacentres include binding...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom’s enforcement powers relating to fines issues to adult websites.

      Government Departments: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps have been taken to reduce fragmentation of digital systems across departments, as identified in the State of...

      Artificial Intelligence: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made the potential merits of introducing content labelling requirements for AI-generated images and...

      Internet: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of suicide fora to children through gaming chats.

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111407, whether the consultation will include policy proposals relating to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving British soldiers are classified as medically fit for immediate deployment; and how this compares to NATO readiness...

    • Middle East: HMS Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the requirement to replace the minehunting capability of HMS Middleton in the Arabian Gulf.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the impact assessment conducted on the closure of ATR Winchester.

      RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the commercial sale of the former RFA vessels (a) Wave Knight and (b) Wave Ruler.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contractual mechanisms exist to recover costs if Ajax is cancelled; and what is the estimated financial exposure to the MoD.

      Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations are underway into the safety case for Ajax and the decision-making process that led to Initial Operating Capability being signed off.

      Military Aircraft: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how much of the cost was spent on catering.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what air-to-air counter-drone engagement training is currently provided to a) Typhoon and b) F-35B pilots.

      HMS Duncan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of deployability of HMS Duncan prior to completion of its Power Improvement Project upgrade.

      Capita: Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Capita in managing the recruitment process for army reservists.

      HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Middleton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the disposal plans for a) HMS Chiddingford and b) HMS Middleton.

      Type 31 Frigates: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of converting Type 31 frigates into air‑defence or land‑attack...

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of delays to Challenger 3, Boxer, RCH155 and the Protected Mobility fleet on the British...

      Skycutter: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Skycutter on the procurement of the Shrike 10 Fiber FPV drone.

      Type 45 Destroyers: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered replacing the mark 1 30mm cannon on the Type 45 with the DS30M mark 2.

      Warships: Antiship Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the level of risk posed by the YJ-12 anti-ship cruise missile to Royal Navy ships.

      Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for approving MHC Block 2 of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026 to question 106075, what progress he has made on providing a full response.

      Armed Forces: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have received an operational tour bonus in each of the ten previous financial years.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025to Question 96897 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff are on full-time pay with compressed hours.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the required hours of working are for staff in his Department on full-pay who work a compressed four-day week.

      England: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2026, to Question 109808, on England: Anniversaries, if he will hold discussions...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 111135 on Council Tax, what is the estimated average Band D...

      Parking: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with private parking operators on their duties under the Equality Act 2010 to make...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Outcomes Framework of 9 February 2026, what consideration was given to having a metric on...

      Housing: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consistency of Planning Inspectorate decisions where local plans are absent,...

      Local Government: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 103895 on Local Government: Working Hours, if he will publish...

      Social rented housing: Domestic abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenancies have been let to domestic abuse survivors in each year from 2020/21 to 2024/25.

      Hate Crime: Hinduism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle hate crime against British Hindus.

      Conveyancing: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of risk assessments undertaken in relation to house purchases that...

      Eden Project: Morecambe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 105396, on Eden Project: Morecambe, what assessment has his...

      Shops: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to give powers to councils to reject applications for new betting shops, vapes...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will the response to the July 2025 consultation on the Private Parking Code of Practice; and what the...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the independence and (b) effectiveness of private...

      Parking: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the level of disputes over charges regarding private parking operators...

      Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish the findings of the urgent review into foreign financial interference in...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

    • Seabed

      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 Greenpeace’s report entitled...

      India: Homicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Indian counterpart on extrajudicial killings of religious minorities...

      Jonathan Powell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115117 on Jonathan Powell, for what reason the direct...

      Kwok Yin-sang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will consider implementing Magnitsky-style sanctions against the Hong Kong officials responsible for the...

      Ukraine: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of streamlining aid funding to UK suppliers...

      Hong Kong: Oppression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the sentencing of Hong Kong democracy activist Anna Kwok's father, Kwok Yin-Sang, what steps she...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was paid for unused annual leave when he left the Civil Service, in addition to the exit...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, under which tax regime was Lord Mandelson’s salary and allowances subject to when he was Ambassador; and...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson completed his register of interests form electronically.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending courts and tribunal fees to challenging Section 13 rent increases through...

    • Offenders: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of structured sport and physical activity in supporting rehabilitation outcomes.

      Divorce Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of divorce hearings that have had to be (a) adjourned and (b) rescheduled as a result of delays in...

      Family Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support the Government is giving to families in the Family Court who have suffered abuse by non-resident parents.

      Magistrates' Courts: Chichester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the Magistrates Court building in Chichester.

      Prisons: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in the provision of prison education on future reoffending rates.

      Interest on Lawyers' Client Accounts Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence his Department has gathered from schemes overseas comparable with the proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme.

      Aarhus Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Aarhus Convention provisions on costs in planning cases.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Capita: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of Capita holding over £3 billion in Government contracts; and whether he plans to invoke the...

    • Government Departments: Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applicants for Developed Vetting are advised that giving false or misleading information, whether directly or by omission, would be a...

      UK Integrated Security Fund: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 113613 on UK Integrated Security Fund: Equality, which Integrated Security Fund projects have been...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information does his Department hold on the role did the UK National Security Advisor had in the (a) consideration, (b) selection and (c)...

      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, in how many...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office or 10 Downing Street have asked former special advisers to provide material they personally hold as part of the return for...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Peter Mandelson has a (a) Ministerial and (b) Civil Service pension.

      Prime Minister: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the new Announcements: Direct Ministerial Appointments portal, and the entry for the Head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the comments by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 4 February 2026, Official Report, Column 372, on Lord Mandelson, if he...

      10 Downing Street: Global Counsel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence 10 Downing Street has received from Global Counsel since 4 July 2024.

      Disinformation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110409 on Disinformation, what types of content the Storyzy tool has monitored in the last four weeks.

      Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54277 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information, when the document will be published.

      Government Departments: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 112176, on Public Appointments: Standards, whether his policy intent is to further restrict the...

      Government Departments: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 112168, on Government, if he will list the relevant stakeholders who were consulted in Summer 2025.

      Public Appointments: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 110020, on Cabinet Office: Public Appointments, if the Cabinet Office will make it their policy...

      Cabinet Office: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 110810 on Cabinet Office: Email, how many John Pond emails have been archived.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord...

      Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to (a) review all existing contract with Palantir and (b) suspend any further engagement with company until the...

      Palantir: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will review the suitability of UK Government contracts with Palantir.

      Labour Together

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether Government Departments have sought advice from Labour Together on policy development.

      Cabinet Office: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the creators’ template contract used by the Cabinet Office and its creative agency.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Babies and Pregnancy: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating (a) evidence on the...

    • Oil: Poole Harbour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the £6 million payout from Perenco for the oil spill in Poole Harbour is...

      Birds: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to undertake a Special Protection Area review for the Marine Protected Area network for seabirds.

      Birds: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect seabirds from offshore energy infrastructure.

      Sewage: Sherwood Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 118386, answered on 11 March 2026, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred...

      Babies and Pregnancy: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regarding the potential merits of...

      Odour Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will issue guidance to (a) the Environment Agency and (b) local authority officers setting out their...

      Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report entitled Investigation Report addressed to the...

      Herbicides: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of producing toxic herbicides that are banned for use in the UK on the...

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on flood defence investment in each year since 2021; what proportion of that annual...

      Water: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the new integrated water regulator for England will be formally established.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department has set a date by which it aims to have ended operator self-monitoring in the water industry.

      Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water...

      Sewers: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the statutory right to connect new developments to the public sewer...

      Flood Control: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to help ensure that development is not approved where wastewater infrastructure capacity...

      Environment Agency: River Wear

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her department has made to a) strengthen the Environment Agency and b) support the EAs work to improve the...

      Sewage: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of sewage treatment infrastructure capacity when planning authorities consider...

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish the total amount of spending on property flood resilience in each of the last five years; and how...

      Flood Control: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the FloodReady Review and its recommendation to mainstream property flood resilience, what steps her...

      Chemicals: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to align with EU REACH regulatory protections from chemical flame retardants.

      Sewage: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of combined sewage overflows discharging into the South Winterborne at...

      Sewage: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded sewage discharge incidents into (a) the river Thames and (b) any other waterways in Essex that have...

      River Crane and River Thames: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage discharges there have been into the (a) River Thames and (b) River Crane in the last five years.

      Cats: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect cats and kittens from exploitation by regulating cat breeding.

      Convention on Biological Diversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the UK meets commitments under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...

      Plastics: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to restrict the use/sale of non-essential single-use plastic products.

      Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the condition and management of protected sites for nature in England,...

      Hares: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect hare populations in Lincolnshire.

      Landscape Recovery Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much is the total annual funding allocation for the Landscape Recovery Scheme for the current and next financial year.

      Hares: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect hare populations in (a) West Sussex and (b) Chichester constituency.

      Hares: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a statutory close season for the brown hare during its...

      Birds: Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce seabird mortality from fisheries bycatch in UK waters.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites are located within one kilometre of residential communities.

      Animal Welfare: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bans on animal ownership have been imposed by Courts in each of the last five years.

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the collection of data on the locations of fly-tipping incidents.

      Dangerous Dogs: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 102267, what progress has been made on the development of the withdrawal scheme for...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its Circular Economy Growth Plan.

      Compost: Peat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will make an economic and environmental impact assessment on the alternatives to peat-free growing media.

      Furs: Imports and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to limit the import and sale of fur produced from unethical practices overseas.

      Furs: Farms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the working group on fur, announced in the Animal Welfare Strategy, will include virologists and environmental...

      Sustainable Farming Incentive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers received payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive for buffer strip actions in the previous scheme year.

      Electric Vehicles: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure the safe disposal of electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life.

      Water Companies: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase accountability in the water sector.

      Water Charges: Bexleyheath and Crayford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce water bills in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

      Poultry: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Poultry Support Grant.

      Environment Act 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to meet the nature targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.

      Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of roadside litter due to littering from vehicles; and what...

      Dangerous Dogs: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the scheme for Withdrawal of Certificates of Exemption for Dogs Wrongly Registered as XL Bullies will be (a) finalised...

      Trapping: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has her Department made in reviewing traps aside from snares used to catch wildlife.

      Trapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the banning of snares.

      Greyhound Racing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Welsh Government on (a) proposals to ban greyhound racing and (b) regulations to improve...

      Greyhounds: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations on greyhound welfare in the racing industry.

      Greyhound Racing: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on greyhound racing in England.

  • Home Office

    • Locksmiths: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of expanding access to Standard DBS checks for locksmiths through additional...

    • Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support police forces in addressing rural crime.

      Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's measures to tackle organised crime.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the adequacy of her Department's enforcement of section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve cooperation between law enforcement agencies in tackling cross-border criminal activity.

      Crimes of Violence: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of reported violent crime in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to police forces to address antisocial behaviour in local communities.

      Licensed Premises: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104873, what additional steps her Department is taking beyond existing...

      Police: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 17 have applied to join the police in each of the last ten years.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of serving police officers by nationality for each of the last ten years.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals were used in LD50 tests to evidence compliance with UK-only regulations in each of the last five years.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning Section 2 shotgun licensing with Section 1 firearms licensing on (a)...

      Home Office: Tyres

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

      Home Office: Personnel Management

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

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to question 85264 answered on 5 November 2025, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Office for National...

      Orgreave: Public Inquiries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS855, on Events at Orgreave, whether the Chair of the inquiry has provided a...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 114904 on Firearms: Licensing, by what date he will be required to (a) make changes to...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals that have been used for animal testing in each year since 2022.

      Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided on the use of non-animal methods to inspectors in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit who are responsible for...

      Abnormal Loads

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the increase in income generated by West Midlands Police from escorting abnormal loads over the past five...

      Political Parties: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 101773 on Political Parties: Conferences, if she will set out the timetable for the...

      Ashley Crews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ask the a) College of Policing and b) Independent Office for Police Conduct to respond to the coroner's Prevention of Future...

      Forced Marriage: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that forced marriages do not take place in Sharia councils in the UK.

      Immigration: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals requiring applicants to meet B2 English proficiency on...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of temporary Covid-era provisions that allowed for more...

      Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders in the UK are currently living in the community while liable for deportation after completing prison...

      Asylum: Cameron Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with Highland Council on the use of Cameron Barracks to house Asylum Seekers.

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion and amount of the (a) £18.3 billion police funding settlement and (b) the £746 million increase, is made up of...

      Charities: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police powers to help prevent charity fundraisers using aggressive tactics to raise...

      Animal Experiments: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between 1 January 2026 and 28 February 2026, how many licences have been granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for...

      Animal Experiments: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regard to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, how many unannounced audits were there...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the age for alcohol purchasing to 16.

      Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the terror threat posed by the forthcoming Universal Studios theme park on (a)...

      Legal Systems: Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report entitled The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales of...

      Money Laundering: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle the use of cash intensive businesses for money laundering.

      Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme in regulating the activities of foreign...

      Armed Forces: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 in relation to British nationals...

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visas were granted to Jeffrey Epstein following his conviction on 30 June 2008.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Flexible Support Fund: Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of suspected misuse of Flexible Support Fund equipment have been identified in the last three years for which figures are available.

    • Apprenticeship Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to prevent a reduction in apprenticeship starts among employers who pay into the levy but whose levy funds...

      Apprentices: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in the West Midlands.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s decision not to provide compensation following the report by the Parliamentary and Health...

      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,...

      Crisis and Resilience Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding provided through the Crisis and Resilience Fund from 1 April 2026 may be used by local authorities to provide holiday food...

      Pensions: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of recommendation 3a of the Public Administration Committee's...

      Pensions: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the public have adequate routes of appeal to raise complaints about their pensions.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General's Office: Official Cars

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether officials in their Department are permitted to use Government Car Service cars.

    • Attorney General: Apprentices

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.

      Public Office (Accountability) Bill

      To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

      Sexual Offences: Victims

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Victims’ Right to Review scheme pilot on victims of rape and serious sexual offences.

      Crime: Victims

      To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Crown Prosecution Service's communications with victims of crime.

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Dyslexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the experiences of children and young people with dyslexia are captured when measuring attainment...

    • Multi-academy Trusts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to regulate how multi-academy trusts address concerns raised by parents of children whose school is joining a multi-academy trust.

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme who retired since 2020 have not yet received the full rectified pension payment owed to them...

      Citizenship: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to consult on the revised citizenship programmes of study.

      Teachers: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will publish the guidance issued to local authorities in the 1990s on the inclusion of part‑time teachers in the...

      Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for School Standards during the oral question on EHCP Backlog: Cambridgeshire of 2 March 2026,...

      Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used to evaluate the success of the Government’s SEND reforms.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department monitors the impact of budget pressures on SEND outcomes.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

    • Community Relations: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Iranian diaspora and community cohesion in the UK via her cultural programme.

      Film and Television: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support parents and carers with childcare flexibility in the freelance screen industries.

      Film and Television: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of screen industry training pathways and (b) potential merits of...

      Film and Television: Self-employed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of income volatility among freelance workers in the film and high-end...

      BBC: Royal Charters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the BBC's document entitled a A BBC For All to remove a fixed...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on reducing exposure to alcohol advertising by (a) children and (b) young people.

      Television: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the interests of viewers in Wales, including those in rural communities who rely on terrestrial...

      Streaming: Illegal Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has her Department made of the effect of illegal streaming on a) the financial sustainability of UK broadcasters and b)...

      Fossil Fuels: Misrepresentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to review the adequacy of the UK’s advertising regulatory framework in preventing misleading environmental...

      BBC: Television Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on the potential merits of greater transparency in the regional breakdown of how licence fee...

      Gambling: Video Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the independent report on...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 13 May 2025, to Question 50572, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks, if she will...

      Government Art Collection: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026, to Question 107382, on Government Art Collection, if she will publish the substantive...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Department for Business and Trade: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many apprentices his Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

    • Employment Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employment law protects workers engaged in collective bargaining or union recognition...

      Department for Business and Trade: Global Counsel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department had correspondence with Global Counsel between 10 February 2025 and 11 September 2025.

      Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether officials in his Department are permitted to use Government Car Service cars.

      Arts and Technology: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that workers in the tech and creative sectors are able to organise and participate in...

      Flexible Working

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of flexible and hybrid working arrangements on workforce participation,...

      Hospitality Industry: Living Wage and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the level of dependence of the hospitality industry on younger employees and those paid the National Living Wage.

      Digital Service Providers: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his Department's policies and (b) investment in UK...

      Kinship Care: Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has assessed the impact of not having access to statutory paid parental leave on kinship carers; and whether he is...

      Gyms and Health Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take steps to help support private gym and health facilities facing rising operating costs.

      Clothing: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support fashion designers in the UK access scale up finance.

      New Businesses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to inform start-ups about alternative finance, including the use of liquidity, to help promote growth.

      Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the expected timeline is for the publication of the first tranche of documents relating to the period in which Andrew...

      Overseas Trade: Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether clarified guidance on the legality of UK trade with illegal settlements in Palestine is being considered within the review of the...

      Electrical Goods: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote inward investment in electric appliance manufacturing in the UK.

      Companies House: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, how...

      Companies House: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, what...

      Companies House: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, what...

      Companies House: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, what...

      Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff are working in the team responsible for reviewing records relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as...

      Companies House: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many unauthorised changes to company records were (a) attempted and (b) successfully registered before the WebFiling service was closed...

      Companies House: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what independent security testing of the WebFiling service was conducted prior to its restoration on 16 March 2026.

      Companies House: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story entitled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026,...

      Companies House: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026,...

      Companies House: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, on...

      Companies House: Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story entitled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026,...

      Small Businesses: Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has his department made of the role of flexible office spaces in facilitating the activities and growth of small and...

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s response to the Future of the Post Office green paper consultation, (a) when the proposed...

      Royal Mail: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of workforce retention at Royal Mail since 2022.

      Business: Counter-terrorism and Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to ensure that companies registered with Companies House are not linked to organisations subject to UK sanctions...

      Chemicals: Industry

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

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many assaults on staff in NHS A&E departments have been recorded each year since 2019.

    • Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure complex ophthalmology care is provided in a timely fashion.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accident and emergency waiting times on the incidence of reported patient harm.

      Radiology: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of current and projected workforce needs in interventional radiology; and what steps his...

      Tomography: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in waiting times for diagnostic imaging appointments.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to deliver the MSF on Palliative Care.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to palliative care.

      Palliative Care: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with ICBs on determining funding required to meet palliative care needs.

      Diagnosis: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider requiring Jess’s Rule to be applied across all primary care contact points, including A&E and Child...

      Diagnosis: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Jess’s Rule, or establishing a similar national protocol, to...

      Pharmacy: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional support to rural community pharmacies to mitigate the potential impact of increases in costs,...

      Care Workers: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of social care workforce shortages on delayed discharges from hospitals in Essex.

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients discharged from hospital to nursing or residential care placements outside their home...

      Donanemab and Lecanemab

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects NICE to publish the outcomes of the appeals on its final draft guidance on donanemab and lecanemab.

      Luke Chatterton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department intends to respond to the coroner's Prevention of Future Death report following the death of Luke Chatterton.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of wealth inequality on levels of suicide.

      Addictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to include addiction or substance use disorder within the statutory definition of a mental disorder for the...

      Breasts: Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all surgeons, including private surgeons, record the implants they have done in the Breast...

      NHS Trusts: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) support NHS trusts with software needs and (b) unify software across NHS trusts.

      ADHD: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of ADHD services.

      ADHD: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for ADHD assessments; and what role he expects the independent sector capacity to...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of Mental Health Support Teams in schools in respect to reducing pressure on...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has the Government made on the effectiveness of CAHMS online therapies as opposed to in person support.

      Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of health services available to children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder...

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29847 on Death Certificates, if he will publish the findings of his Department's...

      Graft versus Host Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will a) review the ongoing data collection work of the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and...

      ADHD: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of ADHD care for people on the right to choose waiting list in England when they move to...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the pace at which the NIHR Brain Tumour Research Consortium is...

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of clinical trials running in the UK for people with brain cancer;...

      Orthopaedics: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to mitigate the risk of supply delays of bone cement, and other medical supplies.

      NHS: Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate patient safety risks arising from delayed delivery of NHS clinical correspondence through the postal...

      Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will commission the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop clinical guidelines for the...

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112364, whether the annual spend on maternity care reported in the NHS National...

      Medical Treatments: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children from Gaza have been admitted to NHS hospitals under the UK medical evacuation scheme since its launch.

      Consent to Medical Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Written Answer given on 2 March 2026 (UIN 114544), does he plan to review or update this guidance.

      Death Certificates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that medical certificates of cause of death can be issued outside normal working hours, including...

      Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with hon. Members and representatives of faith communities to discuss reforms to the death registration process.

      Wheelchairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients released from hospital who need a wheelchair get one as soon as possible.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reform NHS Drug Tariff reimbursement to ensure community pharmacies are not required to dispense medicines at...

      Disability Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people receive essential medical and mobility equipment, such as wheelchairs...

      Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE Guidance to prevent irreversible sight loss is being met for patients with wet...

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 115670, how many National Patient Safety Alerts have been issued in response to incidents...

      Liver Diseases: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking, working with manufacturers of breakthrough treatments for fatty liver disease, to prepare the NHS to...

      Prescription Drugs: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising medication costs on (a) pharmacies in Yeovil constituency and (b) their...

      Mental Health Services: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families who travel long distances for NHS‑commissioned inpatient mental health care.

      Anxiety: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on anxiety.

      Blood Cancer: Immunotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of access to a CAR-T therapy for mantle cell lymphoma on...

      Doctors: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for issuing Pension Savings Statements to doctors.

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of patient parking at hospitals across County Durham.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Gender: Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 7 January 2025, to Question 21052, on Gender: public consultation, if she will place the 404 responses in the Library,...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many apprentices his Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

    • Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide support to the fishing industry with changing diesel prices.

      Energy Performance Certificates: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to pages 37 and 38 of 'Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: impact assessment', for what...

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes have had insulation measures carried out under the ECO4 and GBIS schemes since 2022.

      Heating: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of domestic properties which use (a) oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas for...

      Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the CMA has provided guidance to his Department on the regulation of pricing for heating oil and or LPG.

      Energy Performance Certificates: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many privately rented properties in Wales are eligible for the property‑value adjustment exemption set out in the...

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Ethnic Groups

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

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Employment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential labour market impacts of AI-related displacement of staff; what consideration they have given to transitional...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cybersecurity risks arising from the deployment of advanced or autonomous AI systems with significant access to the data...

      Artificial Intelligence: Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's role in international AI safety governance; and what steps they are taking to strengthen the capacity, resources and...

      Internet: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government which civil society, charitable or corporate organisations, if any, were invited to comment on or provide input to the content of the Growing up in the online...

      Internet: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government who will select academics to join the academic panel announced in the Growing up in the online world consultation; on what basis those academics will be selected;...

      Internet: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government which academics or consultants will design and supervise the pilots announced as part of the Growing up in the online world consultation; and whether they...

      Artificial Intelligence: Robotics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deployment of AI systems in robotics and machinery; and what plans they have to introduce frameworks to regulate that deployment.

      Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in recruitment processes, including automated screening systems; and what guidance or regulatory frameworks...

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what their latest estimate is of the level of total business rate receipts to be raised in England in (1) 2025-26, (2) 2026-27, and (3) 2027-28; and what their...

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the temporary pause on new applications for family reunion will be lifted and new family reunion rules announced.

    • Refugees: Sponsorship

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to open new community sponsorship safe routes for refugees and whether they will consult on these beforehand.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision to end study visas from certain countries, what consideration they have given to excepting from those restrictions, students at...

      British Nationality: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect figures on the number of children (1) seeking to register their entitlement to, and (2) refused a request for, British citizenship under each...

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 4 March (HL Deb col 1399), what aspects of Operation Reckoning are focused on disrupting or removing...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the Iranian diaspora and journalists in the UK from transnational repression by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Public Sector: Mental Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions are protected from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 within public sector services.

    • Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 27 January (HL13547), what is the expected completion date of the review of the Equality...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Resident Doctors: Learning Disability and Neurodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the powers of NHS Trusts and the General Medical Council to conduct disciplinary procedures in the case of a resident doctor who...

    • NHS: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role the independent sector can play in supporting the development of NHS Online.

      Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in access to elective treatment for heart valve disease.

      Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that the 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme consultation outcome in respect of guide prices for ADHD and autism assessments will be agreed to by...

      Zuber Bux

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of Zuber Bux, a doctor who has been struck off the register and continues to circumcise boys as a layperson.

      Hospices: Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners were moved into a hospice in each of the past five years.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Blue Planet Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to continue the Blue Planet Fund initiative beyond March 2026 at the current level of financial provision.

    • Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the development and adoption of new technologies in agriculture to improve animal welfare outcomes.

      Hunting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many horses and dogs would have to be put down as a result of a ban on trail hunting; and what assessment they have made of the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Financial Services: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of digitalisation and automation on recruitment patterns in the UK financial services sector; and what steps they are...

    • Batteries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the UK Gigafactory Commission, Britain's Battery Future, published on 21 January; and what action they plan to...

  • Attorney General

    • Iran: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what date the Attorney General first provided the Prime Minister with legal advice in response to the commencement of Operation Epic Fury by the United States...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Departments: Public Consultation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Consultation principles: guidance, last updated March 2018, what supplementary advice or guidance has been given by the Cabinet Office to...

    • Prime Minister: TikTok

      To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason the Prime Minister has an active TikTok account in the light of the TikTok ban on government electronic devices.

      Public Appointments: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is responsible for overseeing the accuracy of the portal for direct minister appointments.

      Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on 20 January, how key performance indicators (KPIs) for senior civil servants will be set...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • France: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of President Macron's announcement that he intends to make France's nuclear capability available to its European allies.

    • Armed Forces: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards equipping UK armed forces with nuclear weapon capability additional to the submarine continuous at-sea deterrent.

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent being drawn into offensive military action against Iran.

  • Leader of the House of Lords

    • Parliamentary Scrutiny

      To ask The Leader of the House what mechanisms there are, if any, to ensure that Parliament is formally notified when legislation proceeds under the urgent measures process before independent...

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