Written answers

Friday, 27 March 2026

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Youth Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her department is taking to encourage more people to train as youth workers.

    • Better Futures Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local and regional government leaders have sufficient information about the Better...

      Parliament's Education Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Parliamentary Education Centre currently located in Victoria Tower Gardens, what discussions her Department has...

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: South Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on communities in South...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, and (c) prosecuted for having illicit relationships with prison inmates in each year since...

    • Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken towards beginning the process of ratifying the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, including any...

      Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) defendants and (b) witnesses have requested translation services in each year since 2020 broken down by (i) ethnicity and (ii) nationality.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of improvements made since the passing of the Communications Act 2003 at...

    • ICT: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department must approve IT spend above a certain value.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the paper by the Online Safety Act Network...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to repurposing social media algorithms whereby feeds recommend high-quality, age-appropriate...

      Elections: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with social media companies on measures to support users, including young people, to identify...

      Elections: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks posed by AI-generated and manipulated content on young voters’...

      Digital Service Providers: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has held discussions with (a) Microsoft, (b) Amazon Web Services and (c) Palantir regarding the potential...

      Artificial Intelligence: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms exist for the AI Security Institute to receive systematic information about incidents involving autonomous or...

      Ict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what minimum UK capabilities she has identified as necessary across (a) AI computing, (b) cloud infrastructure, (c)...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Redundancy Pay

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

      Science and Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered which aspects of (a) AI, (b) quantum, (c) space and (d) bioengineering the UK will seek to lead in.

      Aerials: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department’s consultation entitled Reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital...

      Artificial Intelligence and Digital Service Providers: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the exclusion of UK tech companies from the EU...

      Astronomy and Physics: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Science and Technology Facilities Council funding on the...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress she has made on supporting the development of alternative methodologies to the use of animals in science.

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress officials in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has made on developing target areas of research for alternative...

      Yoti: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will review the findings of the Spanish Data Protection Agency regarding the handling of biometric and personal data...

      Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill's incident reporting criteria for...

      Charity Research Support Fund: Institute of Cancer Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ensure that the Charity Research Support Fund provides sustainable funding to the Institute of Cancer Research.

      Electrical Goods: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure electrical devices built in the UK are made to high durability standards.

      Nscale: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on the proposed AI datacentre site in Loughton, Essex, announced in January 2025.

      Nscale: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what due diligence her Department undertook before announcing Nscale’s proposed $2.5 billion investment in UK AI...

      CoreWeave: Job Creation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of jobs that will be created as a result of CoreWeave’s...

  • Department for Transport

    • Transport: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that major regional transport infrastructure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget; what...

    • High Speed 2 Line: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, whether any elements of the HS2 programme’s scope, specification or associated works...

      Buses: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative costs, reliability and operational performance of hydrogen fuel-cell buses compared with...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has here department made of the adequacy of safeguards governing the release of motorists’ personal data by the DVLA to private...

      Transport: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include transport cost as a proportion of household income, service frequency, journey times and reliability in...

      High Speed 2 Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119492, if she will publish details of the (a) month and (b) year she expects the reset of the...

      Parking: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s response of 8 January 2026 to the Pavement parking: options for change consultation, whether the research...

      Airports: National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the consultation on the draft ANPS will include community engagement events across a) London and b) the wider regions.

      High Speed 2 Line: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the safety and security of lorry driver roadside facilities.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the physical and mental health of lorry drivers.

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to improve the availability of secure, well-lit, and gender-appropriate rest facilities for HGV drivers.

      High Speed 2 Line: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between...

      Driving Instruction: 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 considered introducing additional...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car driving tests were taken by people (a) taking it for the first time (b) taking it for the (i) second time and (ii) third or more times in...

      Navigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role her Department has in overseeing the safety and adequacy of compulsory pilotage arrangements in UK waters; and whether her Department holds...

  • Treasury

    • Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has the ability to create an energy support scheme for users of home heating oil with funding from the UK...

    • Valuation Office Agency: Conferences

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what domestic conferences the Valuation Office Agency has made presentations since July 2024.

      Treasury: Ministers' Private Offices

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

      Energy Intensive Industries: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on additional funding for extending the UK Supercharger Scheme.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of industrial energy prices on economic growth.

      Public Expenditure

      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 projected levels of total...

      Fuel Oil: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support available to households using heating oil, in the context of rising global oil prices...

      Public Expenditure: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials will be generated for the Scottish government by (a) grants awarded to local authorities in England to address SEND deficits...

      Defence: Finland and Netherlands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the fiscal implications of joint defence financing arrangements with Finland and the Netherlands.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Chancellor and Energy Secretary meet with fuel bosses in No11 as government order crackdown...

      Bank Notes: Design

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England still has a sitting Banknote Character Advisory Committee.

      Sanctions: Hong Kong

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has held discussions with international partners on the use of sanctions in response to reported serious human rights abuses in Hong...

      Bank Notes: Design

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Bank of England on the removal of historic figures from UK bank notes.

      Exports: Spain

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Treasury is taking to ensure regulatory co-operation with Spain supports UK-based exporters.

      Council Tax: Surcharges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of name of the high value council tax surcharge on public awareness of the local authorities' role...

      Valuation Office Agency: Conferences

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111691 on Valuation Office Agency: Conference, if she will publish the presentations from the...

      Performing Arts: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to change cultural tax reliefs to account for the cost of touring.

      Fiscal Policy

      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 fiscal headroom the Government is...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Christianity: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support persecuted Christians abroad.

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was granted STRAP clearance.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of Peter Mandelson’s full contract as Ambassador.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Dyslexia: Advisory Services and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to ensure that individuals with dyslexia can access practical, skills-based career pathways.

    • Migraines: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95517 on Access to Work Programme, what data his Department has used to determine that...

      Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95517, whether the Department has conducted a review or internal audit the consistency...

      Crisis and Resilience Fund: Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has his department given to local authorities on making payments to households with Fuel Oil costs through the Crisis Resilience...

      Leave: Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of pet-related work absences, including those linked to veterinary care and...

      Employment Schemes: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available through his Department and Jobcentre Plus to help single parents with childcare responsibilities find suitable...

      Hearing Impairment: Lipreading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the lack of publicly-funded provision for lip-reading classes...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessments have been conducted between Ajax and like-for-like competitor vehicles which could replace it; and which vehicles have been...

    • Ajax Vehicles: Merthyr Tydfil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the potential cancellation of the the Ajax programme and (b) levels of Ajax export contracts...

      Type 45 Destroyers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the average length of time for each Type-45 Fleet Time Support Period.

      Navy: Minesweepers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Royal Navy minesweepers will be included in the Defence Investment Plan.

      Defence: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to incorporate lessons from Ukraine’s battlefield innovation, particularly in drone technology, electronic warfare...

      National Armaments Director: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current total remuneration of the National Armaments Director.

      HMS Richmond: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when is HMS Richmond due to be decommissioned.

      Motor Vehicles: Land Rover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles are part of the Land Rover WOLF fleet.

      Defence: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the new Defence Reform Quad structure is responsible for ensuring that new commercial technologies are adopted by the armed forces.

      Armed Forces: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department seeks feedback from military personnel on the catering service provided by Sodexo.

      Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to HCWS1269, published on 22 January 2026, which individuals comprised the panel of experts with experience of noise and vibration chosen...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question 116531 on Defence: Finance, when the UK's return for 2027 will be produced.

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to enhance drone manufacturing capacity in the UK.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98518 on Uncrewed Systems: Procurement.

      Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98517 on Uncrewed Systems: Procurement.

      Navy: Catering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on a) turnover rates within Royal Navy catering services, b) the quality of food provided in messes,...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, what elements of the 2.6% of GDP spent on Defence in 2027 will not be...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Powerful new Royal Navy warship programme advances as milestones reached for two ships,...

      Cyprus: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119399 on Cyprus: Military Bases, whether he has been invited to hold discussions with Defence...

      Cyprus: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119399 on Cyprus: Military Bases, what the evidential basis is that the relationship with the...

      Defence: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand defence training and knowledge-sharing initiatives with Ukraine, including through facilities and defence...

      Morocco: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make changes to the UK-Morocco security partnership in the context of recent events in the Middle East and North Africa region.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer received on the 27 January 2026 on Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions [Question 107568], what assessment he has made...

    • Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Cancer Plan, what progress his Department has made on defining and counting recurrent breast cancers.

      Health Services: Transgender People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure trans people have equal access to healthcare.

  • Home Office

    • Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Muslim organisations have applied for funding through the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme in every year since it was...

    • Violence Reduction Units: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Final Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27, how much funding her Department has specifically provided for...

      Emergency Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police and fire call handlers are required to have working knowledge of (a) What Three Words and (b) the NATO phonetic alphabet.

      National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that outcome-linked funding arrangements do not give rise to perceived conflicts of interest in...

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by when will his department answer question 110947, published on 2 February 2026.

      Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of bans on e-scooters and e-bikes riding in pedestrian areas.

      Police: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Questions 118252, 118255 and 118258, for what reason the College of Policing and Independent...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the recording and reporting of rural crime as a distinct category within national policing frameworks.

      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 the number of unannounced audits...

      Police: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of police funding for rural forces in light of geographic scale, response times and organised...

      Bicycles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent bicycle theft in Twickenham constituency.

      Offensive Weapons: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce crimes committed with catapults, especially against animals.

      Youth Services: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of A&E navigator programmes in reducing a) youth violence and b)...

      Public Order Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44172 on Public Order Act 2023, what progress her Department has made with...

      Young Futures Panels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects RAND Europe to deliver the process evaluation and feasibility impact study of its Young Futures Panel pilots.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 117963 on Firearms: Licensing, what steps are detailed in the action plan on how the...

      Homophobia: Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current processes for handling incidents involving harassment, alarm or distress...

      Video Recordings: Public Places

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department is taking to tackle covert filming in public spaces.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Trading Standards: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has his Department made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on future...

    • Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for each of the past five years, what proportion of households refused a homelessness duty were (a) UK nationals, (b)...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to leaseholders for cladding remediation works on buildings under 11 metres in height.

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations in ensuring the quality, efficiency, and...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish all substantive communications made to the court by the Government in the context of the legal...

      Housing: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to include solar panels as a default requirement in the Future Homes Standard.

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116479, on Elections: Proof of Identity, whether the cash...

      Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116488, on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what...

      Elections: Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given on whether overseas broadcasts to influence elections in the United Kingdom are permitted.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service following the recent HMICERS report.

      Elections: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the election pilots prospectus that has been sent to councils.

      Secret Ballot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce statutory guidance to Returning Officers so there is an explicit obligation...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 Match 2026, to Question 116479, on Elections: Proof of Identity, whether the cash...

      Elections: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Electoral Commission uses to accredit election observers.

      Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116488, on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what...

      Motor Vehicles: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 112231, whether his Department holds data on (a) the number of...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to communicate to mortgage lenders the Government's guidance that buildings under...

  • Department for Education

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of student loans issued in each of last five years for which data is available were for students with settled status,...

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104334, how many students with settled status obtained a student loan in 2024-25; and how much was...

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation on the competitiveness of...

      Extracurricular Activities: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make enrichment activities, including residential trips, (a) affordable and (b) accessible for children on free school...

      Curriculum: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) adding more female scientists to the National Curriculum and (b) making it mandatory for...

      Languages: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) other modern foreign languages at (i) GCSE and (ii) A Level by local...

      Special Educational Needs: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will conduct focus groups in the East Midlands with individuals who need equality adjustments to share their opinions in a...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the equalities impact assessment on the student loan repayment changes announced in Autumn Budget 2025.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the interest charged on Plan 2 student loans for meeting the Government’s cost of (a) borrowing...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the freeze to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold due to take effect in...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold from April 2027 on existing...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the gap between the introduction of increased tuition fees in 2026 and the reintroduction of...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Fuel Oil: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising heating oil prices on low‑income households in...

    • Renewable Energy: North East Somerset and Hanham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of renewable energy projects awaiting grid connection in NE Somerset and Hanham; and what...

      Electricity: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current electricity costs on the rate of electric vehicle uptake; and what...

      Energy Intensive Industries: National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that large electricity users such as data centres contribute to system investment and...

      Energy: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Ofgem's call for input entitled Demand Connections Reform, published on 13 February 2026, how many of the 140...

      Energy: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the volume of data centre projects in the electricity...

      Energy: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the data centre strategy; and whether that strategy will include measures on managing electricity network...

      Fuel Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when will he receive the next update from the Fuel Distribution Association about the work of heating oil providers to ensure that...

      Waste Heat Recovery: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given to requiring new data centres seeking electricity network connections to assess...

      Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of price gouging for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

      Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure fair pricing practices for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing for retrofitting and improving the energy efficiency of older rural housing stock.

      Fuel Oil: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the frequency of the updates that he is receiving from the Fuel Distribution Association about challenges in the supply...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK ETS compliance costs on ferry fares for passengers and businesses,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Department has made any assessment of the link between the 1988 Furniture Regulations and the 323% elevated cancer rates among...

    • Department for Business and Trade: Ministers' Private Offices

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

      Small Businesses: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support exists for family-run businesses.

      Small Businesses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to people who lost their businesses during the covid-19 pandemic.

      Corporate Governance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the corporate governance framework incentivises short-term shareholder returns over...

      Minerals: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria is being used to identify areas as critical mineral areas in Cornwall.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Warm Homes Agency

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled the approvals process for the creation of new arm's-length bodies, published on 15 March 2018, whether the...

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament press notice of 25 February 2026, what are the criteria and definition of scope for...

      Resolution Foundation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 115825 on Resolution Foundation, which (a) senior official and (b) Minister approved the award of...

      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, Columns 372, on Lord Mandelson, which...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role the Cabinet Secretary played in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.

      Chris Wormald

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role Chris Wormald played in the (a) selection and (b) appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will ask the Cabinet Secretary to investigate Peter Mandelson's role (a) as an adviser to the then Leader of the Opposition and (b) in the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary’s review into Peter Mandelson will continue in parallel with the Metropolitan Police’s investigation.

      Gordon Brown

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral statement of 2 February 2026, Official Report, Col. 49, on US Department of Justice Release of Files, if he will publish the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) representations and (b) complaints has the Ethics and Integrity Commission received since its creation relating to Lord Mandelson.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has delegated any of his role or functions in relation to (a) the Cabinet Secretary review into Lord Mandelson and (b)...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary plans to review Lord Mandelson’s interactions whilst Ambassador with (a) Global Counsel and (b) its clients.

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers and special advisers have been asked to provide details of communications with Global Counsel to his Department as part of the (a)...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary’s review into matters relating to Lord Mandelson will include consideration of any introductions made during his...

      Palantir

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Written Question UIN 77563, answered on the 13 October 2025, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that Ministers...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release of 12 February 2026 entitled The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the...

      Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question HL14990, on Lord Mandelson, whether the policy intention is the new legislation to remove peerages...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2026, to Question 112197, on Lord Mandelson, if he will publish Gordon Brown’s letter to the Cabinet Secretary...

      Government Departments: Communication

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 112168, on Government, what role Tim Allan played in the new advice given to communication...

      Pravind Jugnauth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Jonathan Powell attended the meeting between the Prime Minister and Pravind Jugnauth on 23 July 2024.

      Life Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary and (b) Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group provide advice to the Prime Minister on the number of...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026 relating on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, how many separate...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026, to Question 111932, on Lord Mandelson, what discussions (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Paul Ovenden had via email...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the input of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was requested by the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team in producing the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was advised of the letter sent by Lord Glasman to Morgan McSweeney and Paul Ovenden on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as...

      Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116167 on Peers, if he will set out how the removal from the Roll of the Peerage relates to the...

      Lord Mandelson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team utilised AI tools to produce due diligence on Lord Mandelson.

      Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the current Cabinet Secretary was appointed from a Reserve List in Merit Order.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Arms Length Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 2 February (HL13762), what progress they have made in the arm's length bodies review;...

    • Public Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to provide an update on progress made in implementing the recommendations of the report from the Statutory Inquiries Committee Public...

      Public Appointments: Religion

      To ask His Majesty's Government which public positions and roles cannot be filled by Roman Catholics, Jews and those not in communion with the Church of England; and what constraints are placed...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the provision of accommodation for women and children seeking asylum who are awaiting a decision on their claims once they are moved out...

    • Windrush Generation: Public Inquiries

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the report by Birthmark of Africa, The Windrush Justice Inquiry Report, Towards Justice: Truth, Accountability, and Repair, published in June 2025,...

      Overseas Students: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are they taking to protect the education and safety of vulnerable women from Sudan and Afghanistan who had already been selected for government-funded...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Lord Mandelson was involved with the China Audit.

    • Lord Mandelson

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • English Language: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 3 March (HL14602), what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the funding for English...

    • Industry: Mathematics

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the mathematical sciences to the eight priority sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Companies: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many charges have brought by the Environment Agency with regards to their national criminal investigation into water and sewerage service companies launched on...

  • Department for Education

    • Social Mobility: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the Minister for Skills to take a lead responsibility for social mobility.

    • Free School Meals: Eligibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to ensure equity for children in households with no recourse to public funds in the expansion of eligibility for free school...

      Children: Registration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to create a single national mandatory register of all children, including both those in, and not in, the school system.

      Higher Education: Radicalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Collins of Highbury on 16 March (HL Deb col 668), how they will improve the oversight of compliance with the Prevent Duty as a...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Natural Gas: Storage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase gas storage in the UK, in light of the current conflict in Iran and the wider Middle East.

  • Department for Transport

    • Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given in the introduction of maritime obligations under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to mirroring the EU's phased maritime...

    • Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they plan to introduce maritime obligations under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from July before pursuing linkage with the EU ETS; and what assessment...

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