Written answers

Thursday, 26 March 2026

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Independent Review of Arts Council England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Baroness Hodge’s independent review of Arts Council England;...

    • Performing Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment has she made of the effectiveness of the Arts Council England’s Incentivising Touring scheme.

      Musicians: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that touring in Europe is viable for UK artists.

      Tourism: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an updated assessment of the economic contribution of outdoor visitor attractions to the UK economy; and what...

      Youth Services: Crewe and Nantwich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people from constituencies such as Crewe and Nantwich will have direct...

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she will assess the success of the National Youth Strategy.

      Youth Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government intends to begin the review of the statutory duty on local authorities to provide a sufficient youth offer, and...

      Youth Services: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms her Department will put in place to ensure transparent and ongoing accountability for the delivery of the National...

      Sports: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how funding is allocated to local sports clubs.

      Culture and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment)...

      Local Press: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of upcoming changes to the...

      Television Licences: Non-payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licence fee enforcement letters were sent by the BBC in the last financial year and every other year for which data is available.

      Streaming: Television Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent subscription-based streaming services from being brought within the scope of the TV...

      Religious Buildings: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action is being taken to help places of worship with the VAT incurred on conservation projects.

      Museums and Galleries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the museum sector.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the new Places of Renewal Fund will function as a VAT reclaim scheme, in the same way as the Listed Places of Worship Grant...

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund annually to consider its budget in line with inflation.

      Churches: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department will give to listed churches in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland once the Listed Places of...

      Places of Worship Renewal Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will announce the full details of the new Places of Renewal Fund.

      Churches: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department will give to churches at risk of closure that cannot apply for VAT reclaims on repairs through...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what was the total value of non-contractual severance payments across the department in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

      Youth Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential social and educational value of uniformed youth groups such as cubs, scouts and...

      Charities: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to enable smaller charities to contribute more effectively to public policy development, including...

      Swimming Pools: Dewsbury and Batley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of public swimming pool provision and the long-term...

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of public swimming pool provision in England; and what steps are being...

      Sports: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of public funding for sport is allocated directly to grassroots clubs.

      Community Development and Youth Clubs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure adequate funding to youth clubs and (b) promote social inclusion in communities.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her department has received the newly published evidence and impact report on the benefits of Erasmus+ by LEAP Sports Scotland.

  • Department for Transport

    • DfT Operator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120647, what estimate she has made of the net saving once the costs of expanding DfT Operator...

    • Aviation: Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of adjustments to sustainable aviation fuel manufacturing on increasing UK aviation fuel...

      DfT Operator: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120878, whether those efficiencies will contribute to a reduction in the rail passenger services...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the conflict in the middle east on uk aviation due to aviation fuel prices and supply disruption.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the impact of the train capacity through York train station as a result of the TransPennine Route Upgrade on the...

      Road Traffic Offences: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the number of Notice of Impending Prosecution farms operating in the UK.

      Road Works: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to align compensation available to people affected by roadworks with other forms of transport.

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data she collects from local authorities on roads awaiting adoption.

      Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the DVSA's fees strategy.

      Driving Tests: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has set any key performance indicators for...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: International Parking Community

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency exercises over the International Parking Community (IPC) as an accredited trade association...

      Buses: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117436 on Buses: Electric Vehicles, when she expects officials to complete their investigation...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with driving instructor bodies such as National Associations Strategic Partnership on the consultation...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026 to question 117027, whether her Department plans to review highways maintenance funding formulas alongside the...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available for pubs and hospitality businesses experiencing significant reductions in customer numbers due to prolonged roadworks or...

      Railways: Bassetlaw

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that open access rail services continue to be available in Bassetlaw constituency.

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reliability of train services in the East of England.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

      Railways: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment was made before the suspension of the York Area Capacity Scheme.

      Electric Vehicles: Hire Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government Fleet Commitment in increasing the proportion of zero emission vehicles in...

      Motor Vehicles: Hire Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government Fleet Commitment is achieving its intended objectives across all categories of departmental vehicle use.

      Driving Tests: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on advertising driving examiner...

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of potholes filled in (a) 2023–24, (b) 2024-25 (c) 2025-26.

      A14: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has she taken to review the current status of land for environmental mitigation along the A14.

      Vehicle Number Plates: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many DVLA-registered number plate suppliers are based in (a) West Bromwich and (b) Sandwell.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • HMS Dragon: Lasers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March to Question 118816 on HMS Dragon: Lasers, when the demonstration and evaluation phase for DragonFire will conclude.

    • Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s press release entitled UK-first achieved in advanced materials to benefit...

      Ministry of Defence: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department recruited in each year since 2022.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Defence Housing Strategy; what the total planned investment is for upgrading military...

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the meeting of the Defence Working Group on 5 March 2026, what steps is he taking to fulfil the UK’s military deterrence obligations...

      Diego Garcia: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of Iranian missile that was intercepted by the United States Navy was directed at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Permanent Secretary to the Defence Committee on 17 March 2026, HC 1779, if he will...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK defence industry steps up support for Gulf partners facing Iranian attacks, published on 18...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK defence industry steps up support for Gulf partners facing Iranian attacks, published on 18...

      Ministry of Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he and (b) any of his Ministerial colleagues held discussions with Peter Mandelson on the procurement of contracts between 10 February 2025...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out which senior (a) Ministers, (b) military officers and (c) civil servants are required to approve the Defence Investment Plan prior to...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all MOD programmes whose progress is currently measured using Minimum Deployable Capability.

      HMS Duncan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 121200 on HMS Duncan, is HMS Duncan currently a) safe, b) capable, and c) endorsed for tasking.

      Uncrewed Systems: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Remus reconnaissance drones his Department has ordered since 5 July 2024.

      Middle East: Minesweepers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy minesweepers are operating in the Middle East.

      Minesweepers: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will discuss with Ukraine their deployment to the Straight of Hormuz with the two former Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters which were...

      Republic of Ireland: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will he publish the full details of MoU he has agreed with the Irish Government.

      Bahrain: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have visited the UK base in Bahrain since 5 July 2024.

      Navy: North Atlantic Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 112837 on Navy: North Atlantic Ocean, how much of the £14 million committed to testing and...

      Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to adopt a similar policy as the United States' Navy’s No Sailor Lives Afloat Initiative.

      Armed Forces: Re-employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers who left in 2014 subsequently rejoined in a) 2014, b) 2015, c) 2016, d) 2017, e) 2018, f) 2019, g) 2020, h) 2021 and i) 2022.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the total value of non-contractual severance payments across the department in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

    • BBC World Service: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on the impartiality of the BBC World Service.

      Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her (a) Mauritian and (b) US counterpart on changes to the representation and...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance.

      Inter Mediate: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason her Department’s contracts with Inter Mediate are not on Contract Finder.

      China: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to raise cases of detained Christian religious leaders with Chinese...

      Development Aid: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene in maternity and...

      Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Irish legal action in Europe against the UK on legacy matters was discussed at the meeting between the UK...

      Middle East: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of proposed staff cuts of staff employed as research analysts in...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • AI Growth Zones: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many short-term, medium-term, and long-term jobs are (a) projected to be created and (b) have been created to date in...

    • Cybersecurity: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to increase investment in cyber security research to protect UK businesses and public services.

      CoreWeave: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the investment by CoreWeave relates to (a) new construction of datacentres, (b) equipment purchases and (c) leasing...

      Data Centres: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the electricity demand of proposed AI datacentre developments.

      Artificial Intelligence: Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of tobacco companies on (a) AI summaries on topics of...

      Space Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she intends to publish an updated Space Industrial Plan.

      Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases in the last three years involved child maintenance payments being incorrectly refunded to the paying parent due to clerical...

    • Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor about the trends in youth unemployment since July 2024.

      Aviation: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Aviation Industry Skills Industry Board on the value of ongoing funding during the transition from...

      Public Sector: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from 1 January 2026 on...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from 1 January 2026 on...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what alternative progression routes he plans to put in place for experienced staff affected by the cut to Level 7 apprenticeship funding who...

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with employers on the level of support for retention, succession planning and productivity for jobs affected by...

      Skills Bootcamps: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reduction in Skills Bootcamp funding on (a) regional labour markets with...

      Registry Trust: Liability Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is responsible for registering liability orders with Registry Trust Limited.

      Child Maintenance Service: Liability Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a justice of the peace is required to issue a summons before the Child Maintenance Service makes an application for a liability order.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) longest recorded wait time was on his Department's bereavement line in each year between 2021 and 2026.

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service takes to (a) verify and (b) obtain up‑to‑date addresses for paying parents in cases where...

      Bereavement Counselling: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide bereavement support to families grieving loved ones that passed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Child Maintenance Service: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue was generated from fees charged under the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay scheme in 2024-25; and what estimate she...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a parent with care requesting a Financial Investigation Unit referral and the referral being actioned; and...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in Local Housing Allowance on levels of rough sleeping and homelessness in...

      Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) paying and (b) receiving parents use the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service; and how many (i) paying and (ii)...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of changes to Part 2 student loan repayments and the freezing of interest thresholds on the (a)...

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of interest rates on student loans on graduates’ likelihood...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which types of UK institutions and organisations will be eligible to participate in the Erasmus+ programme.

      Further Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the rates of teacher retention in further education.

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evaluation has been undertaken to ensure the reintroduced maintenance grants will reach the students who need them most and what steps are being...

      Mature Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support mature students in universities.

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support students to challenge issues of free speech on university campuses.

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 112455 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions from the Rt hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter.

      Teachers: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of teachers' wellbeing on their ability to deliver high quality teaching.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2026, to Question 107710, Erasmus+ Programme: Flags, whether separate EU communication and visibility rules...

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had recent correspondence with universities on the enforcement of freedom of speech guidelines.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the national UK agency for Erasmus+ will be in place and where it will be hosted.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how UK institutions will be able to participate in Erasmus+ if they do not get accredited by the deadline of 24 March 2026.

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting the annual level of student maintenance support at a level equivalent to a...

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure free speech is maintained on university campuses.

      Erasmus+ Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the Cabinet Office press release, Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the (a) average repayment duration and (b) total interest paid over the life of the loan for...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of effective marginal deduction rates exceeding 50 per cent on Plan 2 student loan...

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the legislative provisions of the European Commission, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a...

      Logistics: Apprentices and Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102600, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those funded qualifications on...

      Turing Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for extending Turing funding to youth work, adult learning, community development and sport in line with the Erasmus+ scheme.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the long-term fiscal impact of replacing RPI with CPI for Plan 2 student loan interest.

  • Treasury

    • Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department expects all eligible retired members of public service pension schemes under its responsibility to receive their McCloud remedy...

    • Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sectors have been identified as priorities for UK–EU alignment under the growth plan.

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what the forecast rate of UK economic...

      Economic Growth: Buckingham and Bletchley

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in regulatory alignment with the EU on economic growth in the Buckingham and Bletchley...

      Banking Hubs: Cheques

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether banking hubs are obliged to accept cheque deposits.

      Credit Unions: Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who she has had discussions with in the Northern Ireland Executive on the Credit Union Common Bond Reform Call for Evidence Response.

      Motor Vehicles: Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact on Scottish communities of the estimated £551 million shortfall between the Financial...

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the money allocated to the Equitable Life compensation fund is expected to be retained by her Department, in the context of contingency funds.

      Voluntary Contributions: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people with disabilities and chronic illness so add voluntary National Insurance...

      Employers' Contributions: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing relief on employer's National Insurance Contributions for a) those not in education,...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the actions under the Agenda for Change uplift and a fairer deal for nurses statement for NHS England published on on 12 February 2026 will lead to...

      Taxation: Electronic Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the compliance costs incurred by businesses to meet Making Tax Digital requirements to date for which the latest...

      Self-employed: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the affordability of HMRC’s policy requiring people with Self-Assessment liabilities above £3,000 to enter into...

      Taxation: Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of high net worth individuals who have left the UK in each year since 2024.

      Sodium Valproate: Pregnancy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the provision financial redress for families affected by sodium valproate...

      Defence: Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Oral Statement of 19 March 2026 on International Development,...

      Business: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) other property-based business taxation on town centres and high streets.

      Music Venues and Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 109627 on Music Venues and Public Houses: Business Rates, if she will publish information on pubs and...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111688 on Valuation Office Agency: Statistics, what census data is used in the Valuation Office...

      Travel: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will conduct a review of overseas scale rates for employees travelling outside the UK.

      Veterinary Services: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a (a) reduced and (b) zero rate of VAT to essential veterinary (i) treatment and...

      Mileage Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rate.

      Red Diesel: Houseboats

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to house boat dwellers impacted by the cost of red diesel fuel.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of postponing the proposed increase in fuel duty, given the current situation in the Middle East.

      VAT: Fraud

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112096 on VAT Fraud, how many cases are being investigated by HMRC of organised criminals accessing...

      Refineries: UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including refined products in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism before January 2029 or earlier.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what estimate she has made of the...

      Gaming: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support her Department is providing to support the growth of the Gaming Industry.

      Landfill Tax: Exemptions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on UK ports and harbour authorities of removing the landfill tax exemption for dredged material and...

      Taxation: Digital Technology

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent to date on the development and roll-out of Making Tax Digital; and what the projected total cost is for completing the...

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of expanding the rural fuel duty relief scheme to cover all of Tiverton and Minehead constituency.

      Fuels: Excise Duties and Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the road haulage sector on the financial impact of [i] forthcoming changes to fuel duty and [ii] changes in oil prices...

      Fuels: Excise Duties and VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) fuel duty and (b) VAT on trends in the level of cost of petrol and diesel for consumers.

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long she plans to exempt steel production from the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

      Taxation: Domicil

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the impact on Exchequer revenues of high net worth individuals leaving the UK in each year since 2024.

      Video Games: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Video Games Expenditure Credits for bigger budget games to 39% and removing...

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support businesses experiencing financial stress that are awaiting a non‑domestic rates revaluation; and...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to incorporate the Innate Health Assessment of dog breeds in future statutory licensing conditions for...

    • Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 March to question 120937, if she will respond to the original question as it relates to the...

      Agriculture: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fuel, fertiliser and other costs on farmers.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay

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

      Landfill: Methane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for the landfill gas to energy sector on methane emissions and...

      Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the consultation on F gas...

      Water: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of Working Groups cited in A New Vision for Water (2026).

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions has she had with voluntary organisations and citizen science groups play in monitoring bathing water.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using real-time water quality monitoring on improving bathing water...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste at the University of...

      Water: Torbay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Torbay Council on its development of a localised bathing water framework.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local bathing water monitoring frameworks developed by local...

      Ammunition: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119270 on Ammunition: Lead, if she will make an assessment of the...

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that bathing water quality standards are not reduced.

      Odour Pollution: Wiltshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the cause of the persistent odour affecting residents in Calne, Wiltshire;...

      Thames Water: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Ofwat on the form of public consultation on a deal for the control of Thames Water.

      Water Companies: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether free and independent recourse is available to customers when water companies classify customer disputes as legal...

      Water Companies: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for the 28 enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency from water companies between 26 July 2024 and 12...

      Water Companies: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for the 28 enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency from water companies between 26 July 2024 and 12...

      Water Companies: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of requiring all water company incidents to be attended.

      Water Companies: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Ofwat's successor regulator has sufficient powers to place a failing water company...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make it his policy to use the mandatory Adaptation Reporting Power regularly.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for out-of-area placements in residential and nursing care.

    • General Practitioners: Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Changes to the GP contract in 2026/27, updated on 4 March 2025, whether he has...

      Social Services: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals found responsible for abusive conduct towards vulnerable adults cannot work in...

      Social Services: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what vetting procedures apply to individuals employed in adult social care roles involving contact with vulnerable adults.

      Ophthalmology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the role of optometrists in delivering community-based eye care, including shared care schemes.

      Aphasia: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to speech and language therapy for people with primary progressive aphasia.

      Aphasia: Speech and Language Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to Integrated Care Boards on commissioning speech and language therapy services for people...

      Primary Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve public awareness of alternative urgent care services, such as a) community pharmacies, b) urgent...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Pharmacy First scheme in reducing avoidable attendances to accident and emergency...

      Meningitis: Electronic Cigarettes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential of (a) vaping and (b) passive vaping on the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.

      Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has modelled alternative funding structures for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that would...

      Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Conflict of Interests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many whistleblowing reports relating to conflicts of interest have been submitted within the Medicines and Healthcare products...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment was made of the potential merits of including an examination of the evidence base relating to the spike protein and lipid...

      Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have, in each of the last five years, (a) moved to roles with...

      Heart Diseases: Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to improve clinician reporting of myocarditis and...

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from what date the National Institute of Clinical Excellence will be authorised to apply an increased cost-effectiveness threshold of...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee has authority to publish unredacted information from the Government response to the Humble Address if...

    • Prime Minister: Electronic Messaging

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the No10 private office uses disappearing messages on its corporate (a) WhatsApp and (b) Signal messaging.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 April 2025, to Question 43463, on Prime Minister: Email, what steps have been taken to ensure that Downing Street emails in...

      Prime Minister: Ministerial Boxes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Prime Minister’s Office takes to retain information relating to Ministerial submissions; and whether Prime Ministerial feedback on...

      Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are allowed to engage with the Muslim Council of Britain in a (a) Parliamentary or (b) political capacity.

      Baroness Limb

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118530 on Baroness Limb, what discussions (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) the Cabinet Office has had...

      Prime Minister: Email

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 April 2025, to Question 43463,on Prime Minister: Email, whether emails which are removed from staff inboxes after 90 days...

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to process claims made in a timely manner.

      Cabinet Office: Social Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Infected Blood Compensation scheme claimants, with a prognosis of less than 12 months life expectancy, are having their claims and registered...

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117761 on Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure, for what reason expenditure by the Prime Minister's...

      UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the next UK–EU summit is expected to take place in 2026.

      British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the EU on the 90/180-day rule for UK nationals visiting the Schengen area; and whether it plans to seek changes to...

      King Charles III: Artworks

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department took between 4 July and August 2024 to promote the take up of the King's portrait programme.

      Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120625 on Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committees: Public Appointments, which two...

      Government Departments: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 116770 on Public Appointments: Internet, whether departments have a deadline for adding Direct...

      Josh Simons

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the hon. Member for Makerfield is eligible for a Ministerial severance payment.

      Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to make payments (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Tim Allan beyond their regular salaries.

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office consultation paper on Digital ID, 10 March 2026, CP1498, page 57, if he will list examples of cultural communities with...

      Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94697, whether the temporary promotion to the Director General position was made via full and...

      Labour Together

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department held on Labour Together's report into journalists prior to the hon. Member for Makerfield’s appointment as...

      Mayors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's speech entitled Move fast. Fix things., published on 20 January 2026, what discussions he...

      Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure full transparency regarding meetings Ministers and senior officials have held with Palantir Technologies;...

      Cabinet Office: Information Tribunal

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Information Tribunal cases relating to His Department have been determined since 4 July 2024; and if he will list the reference numbers of each.

      Josh Simons

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards’ investigation into Labour Together and the hon. Member for Makerfield took evidence...

      Armed Conflict: Iran

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 116964 on Armed Conflict: Iran, when the Government was informed.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Playgrounds: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with cabinet colleagues to improve the a) safety and b) provision of playgrounds for young...

    • Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost of the Islamophobia definition working group, including staff costs.

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation on the new anti-Muslim...

      Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost to the public purse of the Islamophobia definition working group, including staff costs.

      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, whether he has had...

      Mayoral Revolving Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason did Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority not qualify for the Mayoral Revolving Growth Fund.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to list highway improvements funded through Government grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in the East...

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from Lord Walney, the UK Government’s independent adviser on political...

      Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the declared interests of each member of the Government's Working Group on Islamophobia.

      Community Relations and Pride in Place Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement of 9 March 2026 on Protecting What Matters, what criteria he will use to determine the...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026, to Question 116749, on Local Government: Elections, whether the Secretary of...

      Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Business rates: Pubs and live music venues relief - local authority guidance,...

      New Towns: Thamesmead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a riverside settlement in Thamesmead, in...

      Private Rented Housing: Salford and Wigan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of dwellings in the private rented sector in (a) Salford and (b)...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 110800 on MHCLG: Pakistan, for what the document has yet to be...

      Supported Housing: North East Somerset and Hanham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect supported housing in NE Somerset and Hanham constituency.

      Homelessness: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help reduce youth homelessness in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

      Temporary Accommodation: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households were living in temporary accommodation in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b)...

      Local Government: Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of (a) unused and (b) underused office space by local councils.

      Visitor Levy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of an overnight visitor levy on a) the...

      Council Tax: Single People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current single person council tax discount given the...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology his Department uses when calculating a council taxbase in the context of the Local Government Finance...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook, 3 March 2026, para 3.41, and Table A.5, what estimate...

      Local Government: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the creation of a strategic authority for Surrey, and whether it will have an elected mayor.

      Local Government Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what circumstances do staff members in the Local Government Pension Scheme receive their full pension if they are...

      Social Services: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist for oversight of local authority complaints procedures relating to adult social care.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a local billing authority will be centrally reimbursed by his department if they apply the 15% business rate...

      Temporary Accommodation: Salford and Wigan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households were living in temporary accommodation in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each year since 2020.

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of council tax increases since July 2024 on the cost of living.

      Council Tax: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government’s response to the Modernising and improving the administration of...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Industry and Small Businesses: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) SMEs and (b) strategic industries in the context of reducing dependence on global supply chains.

    • Minerals: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps are being taken to develop domestic processing and recycling of critical minerals.

      Minerals: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the UK’s level of reliance on imported critical minerals essential for battery...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase domestic manufacturing capacity in (a) grid components, (b) pharmaceuticals, (c) advanced materials...

      Trade Agreements: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the risk that UK firms could be linked through supply chains to surveillance,...

      Trade Agreements: Spain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications of UK-Spain economic co-operation for small and medium-sized enterprises.

      Foreign Investment in UK: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in UK-Spain co-operation on levels of inward private sector investment into...

      Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding concluded with the Saudi Public Investment Fund on 28 October 2025, how much UK Export...

      Environment Protection: Brazil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering establishing a formal UK–Brazil Green Trade Corridor to support legal certainty for environmental credit...

      Business: Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to late payment policy on (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and...

      Chemicals: Industry

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

      Post Offices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what...

      Natural Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the price of wholesale gas on the viability of energy intensive industries.

      Iron and Steel: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of steel tariffs on inflation.

      Gyms: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to support the growth of independent gyms in the East of England.

      Post Offices: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what steps...

      Jingye Group: Scunthorpe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Jingye on the timeline for converting the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnaces.

      Post Offices: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what...

      Post Offices: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what...

      Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish an Impact Assessment for the UK Steel Strategy.

      Job Creation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment,...

      Iron and Steel: Import Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of tariff revenue from steel imports.

      Iron and Steel: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of steel tariffs on the number of jobs in UK manufacturing sectors.

  • Attorney General

    • Government Legal Department: Solicitors

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many trainee solicitors who undertook a training contract with the Government Legal Department left upon completion in each of the past five years.

    • Government Legal Department: Barristers

      To ask the Solicitor General, how many pupil barristers who undertook pupillage with the Government Legal Department left upon completion in each of the past five years.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many apprentices his Department recruited in 2025, compared to i) 2022 ii) 2023 and iii) 2024.

    • Scotland Office: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released earlier than originally scheduled as a result of capacity pressures since 2024.

    • Prison Accommodation: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the estimated capital cost for a new prison place in England and Wales, broken down into categories A, B, C and D.

      Young Offender Institutions: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the Youth Custody Service.

      Family Courts: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Children to get swifter justice as new family court approach expands nationally, published on...

      Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid providers have represented appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year since 2020.

      Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been provided to legal aid providers to represent appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year...

      Court of Protection: Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what avenues of redress are available to family members who believe there has been maladministration in the handling of a deputyship case.

      Court of Protection: Vulnerable Adults

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the average costs incurred by individuals subject to professional deputyship orders in the last five years.

      Ministry of Justice: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many apprentices his Department recruited in each year since 2022.

      Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve support in the court system for victims of (a) rape and (b) sexual violence.

      Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of inquest delays on bereaved families.

      Coroners: Perinatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the delay in reporting on coronial investigations of stillbirths following the 2019...

      Magistrates: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the a) age, b) ethnic and c) socioeconomic diversity of magistrates.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Gurkhas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number of settlement visas have been issued in total for Gurkha veterans who retired prior to 1 July 1997.

    • Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure spousal visa applications remain affordable in the context of the additional costs of the...

      Immigration: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment into the policy paper on Home Office immigration and nationality fees, due to increase from 8 April 2026, has...

      Passports: Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures she will take to ensure that those now travelling to the UK with dual passports will not have their journeys impacted too...

      Immigration: Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of immigration since July 2024 on social cohesion in the UK.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Applying to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme, updated on 5 March 2026, when the additional...

      Abnormal Loads

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce nationally consistent guidance on the interpretation of regulations governing abnormal load...

      Driving Under Influence: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116788, if she will make an assessment of the annual cost to police forces of (a)...

      Emergency Services: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Injury on Duty Award Scheme.

      Home Office: Redundancy Pay

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

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 on (a) the police and (b) local authorities ability to tackle...

      Agriculture: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to introduce regulations to apply forensic marking to new GPS units for use in agricultural and commercial settings.

      Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, what mechanism will connect local and national...

      Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, if she will publish the organisations that the...

      Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether companies on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme register are required to publish an estimated value of their contract and work.

      Social Media: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the financial losses to UK consumers resulting from fraud facilitated via social media and online platforms in...

      Economic Crime: United Arab Emirates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-UAE Illicit Finance Partnership Agreement on (a) Muhammad Tahir Lakhani and...

      Social Media: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in online-enabled fraud, including investment fraud involving deepfake content, since 2020.

      Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: second report by Jonathan Fisher KC.

      Immigration: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted (a) an evaluation and (b) risk report on the potential of cheating within fully remote English language...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat migrants that will enter the UK in 2026.

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the visa brake on student visa applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide the latest data her department possesses on the asylum claim acceptance rate for cases that were decided by Home Office...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Oil: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that an accurate record exists of which homes are reliant on Home Heating Oil for heating.

    • Fossil Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered implementing the measures suggested by the International Energy Agency following the global...

      Petrol: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds data on the amount of oil stock purchased by petrol stations in Yeovil constituency at prices before...

      Kerosene: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the resilience of the kerosene supply chain in the UK.

      Petrol: Yeovil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from inflated prices at petrol stations in Yeovil constituency.

      Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 121703 on Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland, if he make an estimate of the number of...

      Solar Power: Batteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Future Homes Standard will make solar batteries mandatory on new build homes.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the implementation of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

    • Insecticides: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce environmental quality standards for fipronil and imidacloprid.

      Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of the King Charles III England Coast Path are now fully open to the public.

      Renewable Energy: Waste

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Waste Management article Comprehensive study of physicochemical and environmental properties of Air pollution control residues from UK...

      Hemp: Job Creation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will review the potential for the industrial hemp sector to create skilled jobs and support rural employment across the UK.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Xinjiang: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how not publishing documents about energy sector aid to Xinjiang aligns with their commitment to aid transparency; and whether...

    • British Council: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to review the impact on the UK's soft power of reductions in British Council staff.

      Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they are carrying out to update approach of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative beyond 2026; and when they will publish that...

      Nigeria: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of free and fair presidential elections in Nigeria in 2027 to (1) Nigeria's democratic stability, (2)...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Situation and Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian and security situation in Sudan.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the publication of the Defence Investment Plan has been delayed.

    • Ammunition

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the current munitions stockpile level is lower than that as of 1 January 2024; and if so, what is the timescale for the replenishment of munitions...

      Unmanned Air Systems: Ammunition

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the current level of unmanned aerial systems is lower than that as of 1 January 2024; and if so, what is the timescale for the replenishment of...

      Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the build schedule and estimated initial operating capacity of the Type 31 frigate.

      Sheffield Forgemasters

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much they spent to acquire Sheffield Forgemasters; how much more they have invested to date; and what estimate they have made of the cost of future investment.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether armed forces recruitment targets are being met.

      Frigates: Defence Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce additional weaponry on the Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Public Service Broadcasting: Television

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that any sale of a public service broadcasting television channel to an overseas company is in the best interests of the UK.

    • Local Broadcasting: Radio

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing level of franchising of daytime programmes on commercial local radio to London; and what consideration they have...

      Lotteries: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require lotteries that allow an unlimited number of people to subscribe for a chance to win a stated prize to publish the...

      Film and Television: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the workforce in the United Kingdom’s film and television production sector.

      Self-employed

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether current Census and labour market statistics adequately capture employment in freelance and portfolio-based sectors,...

      Gambling: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 March (HL15103), which gambling operators reported regulatory investigations or findings into other...

      Gambling: Taxation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that research, education and treatment funded through the gambling levy are independent of influence by bodies in the...

  • Treasury

    • Economic Growth: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Action Plan to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published on 17 March 2025, what assessment they have made of the potential for...

    • Taxation: Electronic Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the preparedness of (1) landlords, and (2) self-employed people, for making quarterly Making Tax Digital returns from April.

      Bank of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to expand the Bank of England's remit to include focusing on growth and the overall health of the economy, as well as bearing down on...

      National Insurance Contributions: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their legislative plans to cap salary sacrificed pension contributions, whether both workers and employers will have to pay national insurance on...

      Artificial Intelligence: Financial Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of artificial intelligence tools by consumers when making mortgage and other financial product decisions, and (2) the...

  • Home Office

    • Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to ensure that mobile phones can be blocked or made unsaleable after being stolen.

    • Islamophobia

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend for a finding of anti-Muslim hostility by the special representative on anti-Muslim hostility to be recorded by the police.

      Crime: Statistics

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to update the annual data requirement to ensure that police forces record and submit data on the biological sex of suspects, victims and...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many animals, and in particular how many (1) beagles and (2) non-human primates, they approved for use in scientific procedures in licences granted in 2025;...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Labour Together

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 February (HL Deb col489), what is their current policy on (1) ministerial, (2) special adviser,...

    • Jonathan Powell

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 5 February (HL13975), and in light of the statutory prohibitions under section...

      Global Counsel

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 10 of Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to...

      Government Departments: Security

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Government Secure Zone Security Monitoring and Control Centre is still operational; and if so, what is its annual cost.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Levitt on 26 February (HL14912), whether their answer was informed by statistical data relating to the...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Office for Nuclear Regulation: Design

      To ask His Majesty's Government what generic design assessments the Office for Nuclear Regulation are currently undertaking; and when they expect each of those assessments to be completed.

    • Natural Resources Wales: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask His Majesty's Government which generic design assessments Natural Resources Wales (1) has participated in, (2) is currently participating in, and (3) is expected to participate in.

      Natural Resources Wales: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have provided any funding to the Welsh Government to support the participation of Natural Resources Wales in the generic design assessment process.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime activities on ferry routes between Great Britain and...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation was undertaken with the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland-based maritime operators about the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 on freight and...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 on Northern...

      Nuclear Reactors: Design

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the generic design assessment process for advanced nuclear technologies is (1) faster, or (2) slower, and (a) more, or (b) less, costly, than for...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Horizon IT system: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the total cost of the compensation claims against the Post Office for wrongful action against sub-postmasters.

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