Written answers

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

  • Department for Education

    • Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision made to remove funding for Specialist Assessments for adopted children and children under special guardianship orders,...

    • Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions have been had with the Overseas Territories about making British Overseas Territories eligible for student maintenance loans.

      Higher Education: Freedom of Speech

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support university (a) staff and (b) students who raise concerns about breaches of the Higher Education (Freedom of...

      Universities: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of universities at fulfilling their Prevent duty obligations, in the context of levels of...

      Students: Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance is being provided to businesses to help them offer work placements to undergraduates.

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact to the public purse of (a) changing the student loan repayment rates for existing borrowers and...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact to the public pursue of (a) cancelling all outstanding student loan balances on existing...

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the International Student Levy on the UK’s ability to attract international postgraduate...

      Assessments: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of written examination formats for neurodiverse students in schools and further education...

      Financial Services: Adult Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has for improving provision of financial education as part of the adult education curriculum.

      Apprentices: Quarrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness and funding for (a) materials and mining programmes of study and (b) science and engineering...

      Pupils: Exercise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the provision of physical exercise for (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils; and whether...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 108298, when she estimates to complete their work on producing robust repayment figures broken...

      Schools: Eastleigh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of declining pupil numbers on school budgets in Eastleigh constituency; and what steps her...

      Music and Dance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the future funding settlements for the Music and Dance Scheme Schools; and whether Music and Dance Scheme Schools will...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the average outstanding student loan balance and (b) the proportion of borrowers currently making...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of borrowers on Plan 2 student loans whose outstanding balance is projected to increase for at...

      Schools: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to help tackle climate change.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Iran: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward a voteable motion on the use of UK military bases in connection with operations related to the escalation in the Middle East.

    • Ukraine: Peace Keeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has (a) discussed and (b) decided which units could be sent to Ukraine as part of the Multinational Force Ukraine.

      Armed Forces: Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many one star military officers and above does he plan to have in place by the end of this Parliament.

      Sea Mines: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of a) Maham-3 and b) Maham-7 naval mines by Iran on freedom of navigation in the Strait...

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war on the use of...

      Shipping: Houthis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential risk posed to British shipping in the Bab el Mandeb Strait by the Houthis.

      RAF Fylingdales: Ballistic Missile Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to enhance the detection capability of RAF Fylingdales within the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.

      HMS Duncan: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HMS Duncan was the Royal Navy fleet-ready escort on 1 February 2026.

      Allied Reaction Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy will take charge of the Allied Reaction Force (a) before or (b) after the Standing NATO Maritime Group One commitment.

      Iran: RAF Akrotiri

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to question 120529 on Iran: RAF Akrotiri, what counter-UAS equipment does 2 Force Protection Wing have that is...

      Oman: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the quantity of military equipment used at the Global Hub Oman in the next three years.

      Autonomous Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116970 on Autonomous Weapons: Procurement, how many further phases will take place if procurement is...

      Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of increased industrial energy prices on his Department's...

      Minesweepers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to accelerate the procurement of autonomous mine hunting systems for use by the Royal Navy.

      Type 45 Destroyers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March to Question 118821 on Type 45 Destroyers: Procurement, whether any informal offers were made.

      Minesweepers: Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the autonomous mine hunting systems currently in use by the Royal Navy.

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Economic Update, Official Report, columns...

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Economic Update, Official Report, columns...

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Economic Update, Official Report, columns...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of the Permanent Secretary to Question 33 in the Defence Committee Session on MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, HC...

      Navy: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in assessing the potential compatibility of the Aster missile with the Mk 41 vertical launch system.

      Poland: Global Combat Air Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Polish counterpart on joining the Global Combat Air Programme.

      Iran: Armed Conflict

      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...

      Navy: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy’s Phalanx CIWS is permitted to defeat crewed a) fixed-wing or b) rotary-wing platforms.

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence...

      Radar: Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled New radar systems to unlock offshore wind, published on 20 March 2026, which air defence radars have been...

      Land Rover: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeline is for phasing out the Land Rover from service.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Capita on ensuring that no redundancies result from the awarding of the Synergy contract to that company.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he conducted an assessment of the decision to award Capita the Synergy contract prior to that contract being awarded.

      Apprentices: Engineering and Plumbing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of whether existing employer incentive payments adequately support small and micro-businesses to...

      Pensioners: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent pensioner poverty.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Access to Work programme has adequate resources to meet projected demand.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper of 2024, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increased...

      Carer's Allowance: Gig Economy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the issues faced by carers working in the gig economy in maintaining eligibility for Carer’s Allowance;...

      Personal Independence Payment: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what forms of photographic identification are accepted from applicants who do not hold a UK passport or driving licence during the PIP...

      Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone-based PIP assessments are recorded.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Access to Work advisers no longer accept supporting evidence by email for new and renewal applications; what assessment he has...

  • Home Office

    • Deportation: Nigeria

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled New UK–Nigeria partnership to speed up removals, what formal agreements...

    • Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent radicalisation in communities.

      Home Office: Yoti

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any services provided by Yoti are currently used in Home Office identity verification, border control, or age assurance systems.

      Immigration: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the security of fully remote English language testing in the immigration system.

      Jeffrey Epstein

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether Jeffery Epstein was (a) passing information to the Russian Government and (b) was otherwise...

      Radicalism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, published on 9 March 2026, how she plans to update...

      Mosques: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average length of time for security measures to be implemented following funding being approved through...

      Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average length of time for applications to the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme to be determined...

      Business: Dubai

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect UK (a) businesses and (b) investors from fraud where people found liable by UK courts...

      Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme and Protective Security for Mosques Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was provided to Muslim institutions through the (a) Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme and (b) Protective...

      Asylum: Undocumented Workers

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

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been recovered from each provider of asylum hotels through the excess profit clause in each contract in each of the last...

      Home Office: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

      Demonstrations: Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has held with the Metropolitan Police on the advisability of allowing the proposed Al Quds parade to take place in...

      Asylum: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question 90708, and 20 October 2025 to Question 85948, on Immigrant: English Language, what...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Agriculture: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the subdivision and sale of agricultural land...

    • Planning Permission: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update guidance to enable local planning authorities to take account of cumulative...

      Planning Permission: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on escalating enforcement action, including the...

      Shared Ownership Schemes: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new shared ownership homes were built in Lincolnshire in each of the last ten years.

      Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loans Fund from 2025.

      Travellers: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local authority planning enforcement in relation to...

      Leasehold: Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the extent to which leaseholders are protected from unreasonable service charges and...

      Affordable Housing: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable housing units have been built which have never been occupied because no housing association has...

      Park Homes: Tenants' Associations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the enforcement powers available to local authorities in cases where a site owner refuses to...

      Park Homes: Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Fit and Proper Person test in protecting park home residents...

      Housing: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information the Land Registry holds on the average house price in each (a) local authority and (b) constituency...

      Housing: Disability and Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of national planning policy in supporting the delivery of...

      Landlords: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to increase the rate of collection of civil penalties issued by local authorities against...

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the proposed creation of new permitted...

      Park Homes: Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is provided to police forces on the enforcement of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 in relation to the...

      Almshouses: Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft National Planning Policy Framework, whether almshouses and other charitable housing...

      Planning Obligations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in utilising unspent s.106 funds.

      Green Belt: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to collect data on the number of planning applications or appeals in which Grey Belt...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 117748, on council tax, what assessment he has made of the...

      Temporary Accommodation

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

  • Cabinet Office

    • 9 Downing Street: Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the final outturn cost was of the refurbishment of the No9 media room including VAT.

    • Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made changes to the Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm's-Length Bodies since July 2024.

      Armed Conflict: Ukraine

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of Ukraine’s approach to maintaining civil resilience and continuity of government during sustained...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77413 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, how many civil service pension accounts have unresolved...

      Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 17 of the Civil Service Recruitment Framework, updated 2022, whether the appointment of a Senior Civil Servant SCS3 (a) on...

      Cabinet Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer written question 110026, submitted on 2 February 2026.

      Special Advisers: Elections

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025, to Question 70559, on Special Advisers: Elections, and with reference to May 2026 Elections: guidance on...

      Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to UIN 116915, what the most recent data for outstanding backlog Civil Service Pension cases his department has been informed of by Capita.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department uses in uprating retired Civil Servants Contracted Out Deduction with annual pension increases to their pre and post - 88...

      Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his speech of 20 January 2026, entitled Move fast. Fix things, what the grade and definition is of a top senior civil servant; and...

      Cabinet Office: Reviews

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has a role in his Department's (a) inquiry into Lord Mandelson, (b) response to the Humble Address and (c) review of Labour Together; and whether...

      Cabinet Office: Remote Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 114464 on Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment, what teams do the 126 employees with homeworking...

      Chris Wormald

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the outgoing Cabinet Secretary was on a legacy Permanent Secretary contract.

      Cabinet Office: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of the (a) former and (b) new Cabinet Secretary.

      Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is consulted on Cabinet Secretary appointments.

      Post Offices: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many post office branches have (a) opened and (b) closed in Lincolnshire since 2016.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to announce the Partnership Contingent Decision route in connection with the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

      Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices

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

      Permanent Secretaries: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary is for a (a) male and (b) female Permanent Secretary.

      Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 114873 on Home Office: Redundancy Pay, whether exit payments made to the last two Cabinet...

      Electronic Government: Personation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what coordination exists between departments including the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs in investigating suspected...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 48 of the Cabinet Office consultation paper on Digital ID, 10 March 2026, CP1498, whether prospective employees who do not have...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more...

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether NHS data will be integrated into the Digital ID database.

      Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Yoti has any current contracts for cross-Government digital identity programmes.

      Ministers: Maternity Leave

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers who are providing cover for a Minister who is on maternity leave receive an exit payment if they leave Ministerial office at the end...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Astronomy and Space: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Science and Technology Facilities Council on proposed reductions to funding for...

    • Universities: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of Chinese investment in university spin‑out companies...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Rare Diseases: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of treatments for patients with rare diseases in a) Slough...

    • Motor Neurone Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with Motor Neurone Disease.

      Strokes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits for every stroke survivor to have a 6 month review post-stroke.

      Migraines: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of migraine in primary care.

      Migraines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether migraine is a serious neurological long-term condition.

      Heart Diseases: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action his Department is taking to encourage cardiac screening in young people.

      St Andrew's Healthcare: Northampton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department and NHS England are taking to ensure that (a) patients with acquired brain injuries (ABI) currently resident at...

      Food: Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the list of allergens which require highlighting on food...

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is currently available to Integrated Care Boards to deliver community‑level engagement programmes aimed at increasing...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help encourage the use of community-based rehabilitation in the treatment of alcohol and substance use and...

      Health Services: Culture and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what size by attendance of sporting or cultural events are within the scope of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities)...

      Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for non-specific symptom pathways for earlier diagnosis of leukaemia and other blood cancers.

      Migraines: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on the level of demand for NHS services, including repeat GP...

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will set expectations for Integrated Care Boards to commission...

      Health Services: Culture and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish an impact assessment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations...

      Health Services and Social Services: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's 54th Report's chapter on Instruments on Interest, what...

      Health Services: Culture and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition his Department uses for a sporting or cultural event as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated...

      Health: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce additional accountability measures for Integrated Care Boards on delivery of NHS Health Checks and...

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme resulted in enforcement action by the Medicines and...

      Thirlwall Inquiry: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has been the total cost to date of the Thirlwall Inquiry.

      Yellow Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports were submitted by members of the public through the Yellow Card scheme, in each of the past five years, in relation to...

      Care Homes: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure any (a) delays delays to CQC inspections and (b) changes in the level demand in the social...

      Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to clinicians on recording suspected Topical Steroid Withdrawal in patient medical records, including GP...

      General Practitioners: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory pre-referral Advice and Guidance requirements from 1 April...

      Care Homes: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Local Authorities have the right to move adults with disabilities to residential care away from their families and against the...

      Primary Care: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the consistency of the mandatory Single Point of Access triage process with NHS...

      Health Services: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the exemption for temporary cultural and sporting events from laws mandating that...

      Department of Health and Social Care: National Security

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

      Health Professions: Culture and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes removing exemptions for temporary cultural and sporting events from laws...

      Achalasia: Leeds Central and Headingley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis of and (b) medical support for people with achalasia in Leeds Central and...

      Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to the use of existing delivery frameworks, such as the Major Conditions Strategy, to drive improvements...

      Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Old Bexley and Sidcup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with (a) Musculoskeletal conditions and (b) back pain conditions in Old Bexley and Sidcup...

      Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing a national defibrillator strategy.

      Cholesterol: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure consistent standards for lipid testing and reporting across England.

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the completeness and consistency of data recorded on people diagnosed with secondary...

      Infant Foods: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in infant formula prices on families.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of licensing regulations to protect people from alcohol-related...

      Food: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts for consumers since fruit and nut bars were included in the...

      Nutrition: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness and understanding of the health impact of fibre among younger adults.

      Liver Diseases: Blackpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities in liver disease in Blackpool.

      Cancer: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the uptake of the Play Well toolkit, as laid out in Action 8 for Children and Young People...

      Nicotine: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking regulate the advertisement of nicotine pouch products.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on developing a national implementation plan for the roll-out of Fracture Liaison Services.

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the delivery of cardiovascular prevention services within neighbourhood health settings.

      Nutrition: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 109953, what steps he is taking to introduce policies aimed at supporting parents such as...

      HIV Infection: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if funding will be allocated to address HIV stigma.

      HIV Infection: Surveys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the finding from the Positive Voices 2022 survey.

      HIV Infection: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) through the £4.8 million HIV Prevention...

      Epilepsy: First Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase awareness and (b) increase training for first aid for epilepsy.

      Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out how the National Cancer Plan for England will reduce barriers to innovative and life extending treatments for people...

      Infant Foods: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific support and guidance has been provided to NHS services in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands to identify and manage...

      HIV Infection: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is...

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of adopting the revised Nutrient Profiling Model on (a) product reformulation, (b)...

      Craniocervical Instability: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures NHS England has in place to ensure patients with suspected EDS‑related craniocervical instability receive appropriate...

      Alcoholism: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people needing treatment for alcohol use disorders.

      Smoking: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the 4.9 million smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools...

      Breastfeeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that infant feeding advice provided in healthcare settings is independent of...

      NHS: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Life Sciences Sector Plan includes provision to protect and promote the resilience of the UK’s medicines supply chain.

  • Treasury

    • Vending Machines: Age Assurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of providing grants or financial support to...

    • Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inclusion in the UK Government Green Financing Framework, November 2025, paragraph 2.12, of the...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential combined impact of the 2025 Budget announcement introducing pay per mile charges on electric...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with garage owners on the potential impact of the cost of taking EV cars to have their pay per mile mileage...

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115998, if she will publish the full list of factors used to calculate the (a) rate for each vehicle and...

      Sports: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is responsible for the regulation of sports and non-financial spread bets in the UK.

      Child Trust Fund and Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to enable disabled young people to access funds held in Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs when they turn 18.

      Small Businesses: Coronavirus

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering additional financial support for people who lost their businesses during the covid-19 pandemic.

      Economic Situation: Climate Change

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the potential impact of climate and nature-related risks on (a) the economy...

      Defence: Finland and Netherlands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing...

      Business: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of property-based business taxation, such as business rates, on business investment and productivity.

      Public Houses: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pubs with special category code (a) 226 and (b) 227 were on the Rating List (a) in July 2024 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are...

      Business Rates: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111693 on Business Rates: Valuation, on how many occasions estimates were provided by the Valuation...

      Business Rates: Gyms and Leisure Centres

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the leisure centre and gym sector on the impact of business rates on the financial sustainability of that sector.

      Personal Savings: Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to ensure retirees and others with pensions and savings get clear help in avoiding mistakes with tax codes.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Valuation Office Agency staff were assigned to the council tax revaluation in Wales.

      Airports: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 118908, what assessment underpins increases in rateable values of up to 295% for UK civil airports...

      Office for Budget Responsibility: Research

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the Office for Budget Responsibility to publish its first set of areas of research interest, as stated in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Farming and Food Partnership Board: Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of representation of the horticultural industry on the Farming and...

    • Water Companies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis to assess whether using Regulated Capital Value to measure water company...

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing import restrictions on enriched cages...

      Fertilisers: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure long-term resilience in fertiliser supply chains.

      Furs: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will confirm whether fur falls outside of scope of the UK/EU SPS Agreement as it was not listed in the recently...

      Fertilisers: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fertiliser price increases on food prices.

      Environment Agency: Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many solicitors were employed by the Environment Agency in the Area facing legal services teams in 2008, 2014, 2020 and 2026.

      Fertilisers: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has in place to secure fertiliser supply in the event of disruption to global trade routes.

      Fertilisers: West Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers in West Dorset constituency with fertiliser costs.

      Fertilisers: Strait of Hormuz

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz on fertiliser supply.

      Processed Food: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to include a mandatory limit on the...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, whether her Department plans to require that all chicken is...

      Poultry: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, whether her Department plans to support voluntary efforts to move...

      Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, when the guidance on the welfare of decapods at time of killing...

      Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, what is the timeline for the publication of the evidence base on...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support British farming profitability.

      Cats: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Government is taking to address harmful cat breeding practices, including the breeding of wildcat hybrids.

      Furs: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the sale of unethical fur products.

      Poultry: Animal Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the consultation on a ban on caged hens.

      Livestock: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the protections under section 1(3A) of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock)...

      Environment Protection: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of land is managed for nature in England, and what steps the Government is taking to meet its commitment to...

      Trapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 in...

      Biodiversity: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her proposed timeline is for the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for Nationally Significant...

      Trapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are she is taking to implement a ban on the use of snares in England; and when she expects to publish a timeline...

      Animal Products: Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits for hunting trophies have been issued by her Department since July 2024.

      Biodiversity: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity in rural communities.

      Fly Tipping: Information Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a single national reporting route for...

      Peatlands: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has identified any peatland site which has been demonstrated to be wildfire resilient because of rewetting alone.

      Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional powers, resources and funding her Department plans to provide to local authorities to support enforcement,...

      Fly-tipping: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on trends in levels of fly tipping in Lincolnshire.

      Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on reducing litter as part of delivering a circular economy; when her Department plans...

      Government Departments: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which body has overall responsibility for consolidating greenhouse gas emissions data across the central government office...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the status is of her Department’s review of the definitions of irreplaceable habitats.

      Fly Tipping: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle illegal waste sites in Lincolnshire.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Omagh Bombing Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the total public cost to date of the Inquiry...

  • Department for Transport

    • British Transport Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police in the context of rail nationalisation; and whether...

    • Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential remits of (a) stopping the production of number plates with raised lettering (b) amending the...

      Public Transport: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of affordable and accessible public transport on supporting older people to (a) remain...

      Railways: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will produce a specific passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee.

      Ministers: Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 19 November and 27 November 2025 to Questions 90730 and 93372 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether her Department issued...

      Driving: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers, published on 7 January 2026, 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 on High Speed 2 Line: Finance, whether reductions in the specified top speed of High Speed...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Walking and Cycling Index: UK, published by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust on 17 March 2026, what assessment she has...

      Roads: West Sussex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with West Sussex County Council on improving its road maintenance rating.

      Railways: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment regarding safety on trains following Royal Assent of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill) has been...

      Motorcycles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department held discussions with representatives from the motorbike industry on the Motor Insurance Taskforce Final Report prior to its...

      Hybrid Vehicles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116554. whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's...

      Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a long-term strategy for improving driver welfare facilities.

      Railways: Greater London and Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reconnecting London to the Marches by rail on the economy.

      Railways: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail connectivity in North Shropshire.

      Department for Transport: Apprentices

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

      Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the monthly average waiting time was for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.

      Network Rail: Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102105 on Network Rail: Assets, what estimate she has made of the level of expenditure required...

      Railways: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the long-term climate resilience strategy being developed by Network Rail is expected to be published.

      Active Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Walking and Cycling Index: UK, published by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust on 17 March 2026, what steps she is taking to...

      High Speed 2 Line: Crewe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help mitigate changes in construction costs and land prices linked to anticipated HS2 development in Crewe; and what...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Better Futures Fund: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £500 million allocated to the Better Futures Fund has been committed to projects in (a) the South Basildon and...

    • Arts Council England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure funding disbursed by Arts Council England is fairly distributed across the country.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Warehouses: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of warehouse workers who cannot speak fluent English.

    • Competition and Markets Authority: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to question 120645, whether an estimate has been made of the overall expected resource requirements...

      Business: Ethics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote ethical business practices.

      Investment and Trade Agreements: Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has assessed whether future UK trade or investment engagement involving Hong Kong should take account of reported...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Family Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for family court cases.

    • Child Trust Fund and Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs for young people who lack mental capacity.

      Universities: Accountability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will explicitly apply to all universities.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Senior Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the monetary value of the London Allowance for FCDO SCS staff based in London.

    • British International Investment: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will mandate British International Investment, as a Government-owed body, to recognise a trade union.

      Africa and Middle East: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a country-by-country breakdown of ODA programme allocations for a) Africa and b) Middle East...

      Burkina Faso: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is providing support to improve security in Burkina Faso in the context of recent attacks conducted by...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to increase defence spending alongside a...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Alternative Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides to UK companies developing synthetic hydrocarbons as alternatives to conventional fossil...

    • Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised Contracts for Difference eighth allocation round timetable...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to develop the UK’s renewable energy sector in response to the current international oil...

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the total anticipated generation capacity in MWh of solar power projects that are approved but have not yet been connected...

      Wave Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of wave power to the UK's renewable energy mix; and what steps his...

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the revised timeline for the Contracts for Difference eighth allocation round, what steps his Department is...

      Warm Homes Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the level of underspend, or projected underspend, in the first year of the Warm Homes...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the alignment between the new timings for Contracts for Difference eighth...

  • Wales Office

    • Hydrogen: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Wales benefits equitably from green hydrogen funding.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which public procurement frameworks allow (1) the NHS and, (2) the Ministry of Defence, to support the development...

    • Freedom of Information: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average time to resolve a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office in respect of Freedom of Information requests, in each of the past 5 years.

      Electronic Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many active users the GOV.UK App has, as of the most recent date for which data exists; what targets they have set for user growth in 2026-27; and what...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to create strategic food stockpiles.

    • Fisheries: Marine Protected Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish proposals for Stage 4 fisheries management measures for marine protected areas.

      Waste: Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate the impact of additional Environment Agency funding on its ability to undertake effective enforcement action against waste crime.

      Waste: Crime

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that additional funding provided to the Environment Agency will support enforcement action on waste crime that is...

      Lighting: Pollution Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of international dark sky reserves.

      Healthcare Environmental Services: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Environment Agency has finished its investigation into Healthcare Environmental Services regarding disposal of waste in relation to the NHS.

      Soil: Maps

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Land Use Framework, published on 18 March, what funding and resources they plan to provide a National Soil Map of England and Wales; and what...

      National Landscapes

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce secondary legislation to clarify how different public bodies should carry out their duty to further the purposes of Protected Landscapes.

      Water: Insecticides

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 5 February (HL14037), whether the work being carried out by the Veterinary Medicines...

      Insecticides: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the levels of fipronil and imidacloprid in bodies of water, and (2) the impact on those levels of routinely...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Industry: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many industrial plants employing over 200 people have closed in the last year.

    • National School of Government and Public Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the establishment of a National School for Government; and when they plan to launch it.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Capita pensions management contract requires a streamlined process for emails from claimants to go directly to the relevant case, rather than having to...

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in relation to the operation of the civil service pension scheme, loss of data has been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office.

      Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the provisions relating to the Capita contract, sufficient scope was made for the transfer of personal data relating to civil service pensions scheme.

  • Department for Transport

    • Oxford Station: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to (1) a statutory inquiry, or (2) an inquiry by the Office of Road and Rail, into the redevelopment of Oxford station by...

    • Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has met its target to provide 1.975 million car practical tests by March 2026; and whether it has been able to...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their consultation titled Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns, launched on 5 March, (1) what plans they have,...

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Child Poverty Strategy, published on 5 December 2025, what steps they are taking to ensure that the measures to support newborn babies, including...

      Iran: Overseas Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of UK-based organisations with connections to the Iranian regime.

      Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 5 March (HL15250), whether they will now answer the question put: namely, what the timeline is for...

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria will be used to decide whether a refugee can move from 'core protection' to the 'work and study route' as proposed in Restoring Order and Control (CP...

      Asylum: Homosexuality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the designation of countries where homosexuality is prosecuted as ‘safe countries’ in relation to asylum...

      Asylum: Senegal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Act 2025 on LGBT individuals fleeing the new glorification and...

      Asylum: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their consultation titled Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns, how many families in receipt of asylum...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Cuba: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact of the USA's oil blockade of Cuba; what representations they have made to the government of the United...

    • Nigeria: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make to the government of Nigeria during the state visit by the President of Nigeria about reports of violence and persecution in...

      Development Aid: Children and Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the prime beneficiaries of UK aid are women and children.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Great British Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that Great British Energy complies with Section 3(2)(e) of the Great British Energy Act 2025 to not use products made by slave...

    • Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's contribution to the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme in 2024–25 went to funding for (1) China, and (2) carbon...

      Energy: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure that procurement and transactions in the energy sector are not reliant on the use of Uyghur Muslim slave labour in Xinjiang.

  • Department for Education

    • Oak National Academy

      To ask His Majesty's Government following the ruling of the High Court on 24 February in relation to Oak National Academy, whether the Government will commit to greater transparency about...

    • Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure the National Year of Reading 2026 has a long-term, positive legacy, extending beyond this year.

      Reading: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking across Government to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.

      Schools: Chess

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are providing in 2026–27 for chess in schools; and whether the tendering process for any projects will be completed in time to enable...

      Universities: Freedom of Expression

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of allegations that Sheffield Hallam University halted the research of Professor Laura Murphy in 2025 and that University College London removed...

      Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many overseas students have started undergraduate degrees at UK universities in each of the past 10 years.

      Reading

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the National Year of Reading in (1) early years settings, (2) primary schools, (3) secondary schools, (4) further education, and...

  • Treasury

    • Parental Leave: Baby Care Units

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the average length of neonatal care leave has been since 6 April 2025; and whether they will publish a breakdown of the number of parents taking neonatal...

    • Parental Leave and Parental Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many parents have (1) taken neonatal care leave, (2) received neonatal care pay, and (3) received both neonatal care leave and pay, since the Neonatal Care...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Iran: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have been briefed on all targets in Iran allocated to United States planes taking off from UK bases; and whether there is an assessment process to...

    • Navy: Warships

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many ships are currently in service with the Royal Navy; and how many of those are (1) in maintenance, (2) on extended life, and (3) scheduled for decommissioning.

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