Wednesday, 29 April 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the statement given by Director Strategic Capability, Engagement and Operations, Defence Equipment & Support, Lieutenant General...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to question 121915, which sites have been affected by temporary suspension of cadet activity; and when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to UK companies exporting defence technologies to Ukraine to help them leverage battlefield-tested innovations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Cabinet Office guidance entitled May 2026 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants, updated on 2 March 2026, has affected the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had internal discussions regarding the implementation of efficiency savings in his Department in the current financial year since 1 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational vessels are available to the Royal Navy with hospital or casualty receiving facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to issue an update to the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve mine hunting capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on (a) Project Beehive, (b) MMCM program (Marine Mine Counter Measures), (c) SeaCat and (d) the repairs to HMS Bangor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been a delay to the presentation of the Defence Accident Investigation Branch investigation on the Ajax programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Global Combat Air Programme has received funding since 1 April 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published before 1 June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has undertaken analysis on the likelihood of (a) Egypt, (b) Japan, (c) Saudi Arabia, (d) South Korea, (e) Turkey and (f) Taiwan obtaining...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using defence bonds as a way to finance capital-intensive commitments in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian Department of Defence to migrate its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MoD data was stored in or transited through Global Switch data centres in London between December 2016 and December 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has undertaken a recent review of the security and defence of the Falkland Islands; and what steps he plans to take to improve the adequacy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the inability of UK and US counter-Uncrewed Air Systems defences to intercept the drone that struck the runway at RAF...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK announces urgent new air defence package for Ukraine worth over half a billion pounds, published on 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on identifying the origin of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri on 1 March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the UK has contributed to NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine in a) 2024/25, b) 2025/26 and c) 2026/27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people served in the Armed Forces as Reservists between 2000 and 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MOD police officers have been recruited in each year since 2020; and what his Department's recruitment target was in each of those years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the delivery of Operation Interflex in financial year 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much does he expect to spend on the delivery of Operation Interflex in financial year (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what welfare, health and family‑support provisions are available to submariners completing exceptionally long patrols.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many cases since 1 January 2015 where a member of the Armed Forces was removed from training or had their service terminated following comments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the UK Armed Forces, including recruits and officer cadets, have since 1 January 2015 been subject to administrative action...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in cases since 1 January 2015 where service personnel have been removed from training or had their service terminated following the expression of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) when he expects the Ministry of Defence to respond to Freedom of Information request FOI2026/00636, submitted by my office on the 9th January 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of applicants to the UK's Active Reserve forces successfully joined in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on resolving disputes over pay and work conditions in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant of 17 March 2026, to Question 118785, on Palantir, for what reason no formal record of the meeting was produced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permanent staff were stationed at British Army Training Unit Suffield in each of the last 10 financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the seizure of the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera and the removal of its captain and first officer from UK jurisdiction by United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out which current operations have been endorsed by the National Security Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what legislation do British forces operate in UK waters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Defence, Col 78, whether his Department received external advice to remove the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Defence, Col 78, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the UK financial contribution to Project Renovator in a) GBP and b) as a percentage share relative to other NATO contributors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis is for allowing UK forces to interdict sanctioned shadow fleet vessels transiting UK territorial waters; and whether that legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the safe disposal of solar panels and wind turbines at the end of their viability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme in decoupling wholesale electricity prices...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to identify alternative financing models for flexible gas generation that ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impacts of different market models on decoupling wholesale electricity prices...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK–China memorandum of understanding, 2025, published on 27 February 2026, for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the letter dated 10 September 2025 from the Strategy Directorate at the Department for Energy Strategy and Net...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tools available to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what metrics his Department uses to define high levels of resilience in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help decrease the capital costs for businesses moving from gas to electric heating systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total system costs of maintaining grid stability over the last five years for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of Drax to receive biomass subsidy in the context of whistleblowing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem regarding the regulation of the non-domestic energy market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the take-up of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential energy savings for the hospitality sector through the adoption of heat...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of effectiveness of the role of smart meters in helping businesses manage energy (a) demand and (b) costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to include air ambulance charities within national fuel resilience and prioritisation planning, including...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will formally include air ambulance charities within national fuel resilience and prioritisation planning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve the application process for energy efficiency grants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to the food and drink sector to transition to low-carbon refrigeration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to increase funding for the Industrial Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency Roadmaps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to businesses to improve the energy efficiency of commercial premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect small businesses from aggressive debt recovery practices by energy suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Energy Ombudsman regarding the volume of business energy complaints.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce a statutory Business Energy Consumer Code.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of deemed rates being charged to businesses without fixed-term energy contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent energy brokers from charging excessive hidden commissions to business clients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage more competition in the commercial energy supply market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Microbusiness Protection Rules implemented by Ofgem.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the barriers faced by leaseholders in accessing Government funding for low-carbon heating upgrades.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to ensure that the adoption of smart meters does not disadvantage domestic energy customers in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in the wholesale energy costs passed on to commercial tenants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that small businesses have access to affordable legal recourse in disputes with energy suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to participate in Demand Side Response schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support businesses in rural areas that are off the gas grid and reliant on heating oil or Liquefied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people in South Shropshire constituency use Radio Teleswitch Service meters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the number of jobs that will be created by the Peak Cluster project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the commercial laundry sector with levels of thermal energy required for its operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an estimate of the total output of Torness nuclear power station over the last year and what proportion of Scottish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his priorities are for the International Conference on Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels; and whether he plans to support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his department will take legislative steps to increase the £50,000 cap on fines for oil spills during oil and gas operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department made an assessment of the impact of zonal pricing of electricity on inward investment into Scottish low...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the issue of zonal pricing for electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that new Energy Transitional Certificates uphold high environmental standards to protect UK seas from oil and gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days in the last year the electricity grid in Scotland was supplied with electricity generated elsewhere in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people will be directly employed by the Peak Cluster project and what will those jobs be made up of.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the amount of community benefits paid to a) the United Kingdom, b) Scotland and c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, of the jobs created by the Peak Cluster project, how may of these will be a) permanent, b) temporary, c) local and d) UK jobs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government will be represented at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the projected cost of the Peak Cluster project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish an emergency jet fuel plan for the airline industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated carbon emissions are from the full Peak Cluster project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of energy suppliers unilaterally changing payment terms for business customers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of long-duration energy storage in providing price stability for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in piloting industrial-scale hydrogen fuel switching.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of differences in business energy costs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish Great British Energy – Nuclear’s assessment of Scotland’s potential for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, for what reason...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, was written.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, (a) who wrote...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities, published on 25 March 2026, how the word...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider adopting or developing national guidance for NHS trusts on the management of single‑sex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the Transitioning in the Workplace policies used by NHS Trusts to ensure they include risk assessments for all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for clearer national safeguarding standards for staff‑only spaces in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of NHS England guidance on managing requests for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue updated national guidance to NHS trusts on the provision of single‑sex changing rooms for staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, what professionals will be allowed to triage in the Elective Single Point of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if Healthy Start will be made available to households subject to no recourse to public funds on a permanent basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of eligible households are not currently in receipt of Health Start in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential under-ascertainment of meningococcal group B disease, including the relationship...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in the past year have waited longer than 28 days for diagnostic tests related to suspected Lung Cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s research paper, Out of Sight Out Of Mind, published in March 2026, what mechanisms are in place to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to appoint a men's health ambassador.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has been the cost to his Department of assessing claims under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme in each of the last four years for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of maternity unit infrastructure quality with infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disputes concerning access to single‑sex changing rooms in NHS hospitals on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on forensic support services in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many people were dealt with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, according to data supplied to the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, how many patients in recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS trusts consult staff and conduct equality impact assessments before making changes to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will commission NHS England to produce updated national guidance on the provision of single‑sex spaces for both patients...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the disparity between male and female suicide rates with other OECD countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with [i] the NHS and [ii] baby loss organisations about the [a] impact of baby loss on fathers and [b]...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with epilepsy are represented through the work of the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children whose needs are escalating while awaiting assessment receive interim...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards provide clear, timely and accessible information to families...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to undertake the statutory ten‑year review of the NHS Constitution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children do not lose clinical oversight, including access to medication reviews, as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the support currently in place for women on gynaecology waiting lists and for the workforce delivering that care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 120732, what the planned completion timelines are for the 40 funded schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will put Women’s Health Hubs at the centre of the Neighbourhood health framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to address gaps in endometriosis training in order to reduce delays in diagnosis and improve outcomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients attending accident and emergency departments who leave before being assessed by a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that endometriosis is consistently and adequately covered in the education and training of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to maternity pathways with tailored support for pregnant people experiencing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of support available to children with situational mutism in Chichester constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the Newcastle Employment Tribunal judgment of 16 January 2026 for NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to action 9 on page 76 of his Department's document entitled National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 28 of his Department's document entitled National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February 2026, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce ambulance handover delays at major hospitals in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the rate of emergency diagnosis on five-year survival rates for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to question 97838, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the LGBT+ health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking, as part of the National Cancer Plan for England, to ensure equitable and timely access to innovative...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that integrated care boards are held accountable for commissioning services for those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect (a) resources and (b) infrastructure for the delivery of the National Cancer Plan in the context...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure healthy hydration messaging in Government and NHS guidance is impactful and effective.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to fund sustained public awareness activity on meningitis, including awareness of signs and symptoms,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost difference between NHS bank staff and agency staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to run targeted meningitis awareness activity for teenagers, young adults, students and their families ahead...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake an (a) equality impact assessment and (b) health inequalities assessment of access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 74 of his Department's document entitled National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February 2026, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS spending on agency staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support shops, small businesses and public buildings to host publicly accessible defibrillators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, if his Department will publish a list of all the (a) professional and (b) clinical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2026 to WPQ 122758, whether his Department will stipulate who should be triaging in the Elective...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 1 April 2026 to Question 122780 and 25 March 2026 to Question 120988 on General Practitioners: Contracts and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas and subsequently applied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120986 on General Practitioners: Contracts, what evidence his Department holds which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120986 on General Practitioners: Contracts, if he will publish the evidence that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will introduce a statutory duty in England to calculate and take reasonable steps to maintain safe nurse staffing on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action NHS England took following the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the findings of the review by JMM & Associates – People Matters into leadership issues at the Humber Health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will instruct NHS England to withdraw Annex B to the guidance entitled Delivering same-sex accommodation, updated on 24 April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he intends outpatient referrals to (a) hospitals and (b) secondary care providers to be managed by people other than consultants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable his Department has set for submitting proposals to the Cabinet Office on arm’s length body reform and accountability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department and the UK Health Security Agency are taking to improve the timeliness and completeness of reporting of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants are employed in his Department’s sponsor team for the NHS Business Services Authority by grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were referred to specialist OCD treatment centres commissioned by NHS England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on protecting maternity safety campaigners from Strategic Lawsuit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England staff have accepted voluntary redundancy since 13 March 2025; and what the total financial cost of those voluntary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on external consultants for the ongoing reorganisation of the NHS since 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England employees there (a) are and (b) were on 13 March 2025; and what estimate he has made of the number of NHS England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether he has held recent discussions with NHS England on the future of their centralised funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Dispensing Doctors Association (b) the British Medical Association, and (c) NHS England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, For how long he expects NHS England to continue central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the availability of mental health support to parents affected by baby loss in Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS Trusts with policies on staff toilets and changing facilities that are incompatible...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board on the potential impact of pausing ADHD and autism...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What consultation did his Department undertake before NHS England's decision to cease central funding for the EMIS Web dispensing module...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist treatment for people with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payments NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board made to its former Chief Executive in connection with his departure in October...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, How much central funding does NHS England currently provide to fund the EMIS Web dispensing module
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of the reported 19 per cent increase in postpartum haemorrhage rates among mothers in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 113872, 113873, 113874 and 113875 of 13 February 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients affected by changes to services at St Andrew’s Hospital in Northampton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the gap between diagnosed and actual incidence of placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds guidance on histopathological examination of retained placenta to identify undiagnosed placenta accreta...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the referral network map for specialist centres for placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what criteria a hospital must meet to be designated as an accredited specialist centre for placenta accreta spectrum disorder and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Trusts are currently seeking redundancies from clinical staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient pathways from the net reduction in the referral-to-treatment waiting list reported since 1 September 2025 were removed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patient pathways removed from referral-to-treatment waiting lists following data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question UIN 82954, what payments NHS England has made for waiting list data validation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of regional disparities in treatment outcomes for patients diagnosed with Stroke.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health crisis and inpatient provision in Northamptonshire following changes to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of talking-therapy-based interventions for young people previously charged...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure representation from Allied Health Professions in the Department for Health and Social Care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential for critical care infrastructure investment to enable whole-system reorganisation of urgent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding for research into kidney disease within NHS services in Surrey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance handover time was at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E in (a) 2024-25 and (b) the most recent quarter for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England has designated vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum as the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS capital investment in 2025-26 was allocated to constituencies ranked in the top 10 most deprived in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve preventative and community care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS staff who raise concerns about workplace privacy, dignity or safety are protected from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospital appointment letters sent by post do not arrive before the appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of A&E departments in England regularly treating patients in corridors; and what plans he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for capital funding decisions for critical care infrastructure projects identified as integrated care board...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of system level Single Point Of Access (SPOA) on patient choice; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on patients occupying hospital beds while awaiting diagnostic tests or scans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for the New Hospital Programme; and whether Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure emergency care infrastructure meets demand in constituencies with (a) above-average unemployment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS staff who took partial retirement and subsequently apply for Voluntary Redundancy are not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve staff training for health professionals regarding the treatment of care experienced patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restricting NHS staff from striking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the age of A&E infrastructure on (a) staff retention and (b) clinical safety at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce national minimum staffing level guidance for NHS services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on care home relocation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure accurate recording of care experienced patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to cochlear implant services across England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on improving NHS infrastructure in areas with the highest health inequalities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of of the cost to the NHS of the resident doctors’ strike beginning on 7 April 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increased health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what avenues of redress are available to residents and families wishing to challenge decisions to move care home residents; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 107772 from the Rt hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that art psychotherapy and other Allied Health Professions are recognised as a delivery partner...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been removed from the waiting lists for treatment for any other reason than the treatment had been completed, by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does he plan to publish updated deadlines for the delivery of (a) Remedial Service Statements and (b) Remedial Pension Saving Statements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the number of older people required to move from care home placements following a transition to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS trusts of providing medical treatment to individuals granted leave to remain in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to bring public awareness to the role Art Psychotherapists and other Allied Health Professionals have across...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) Remedial Service Statements and (b) Remedial Pensions Saving Statements remain outstanding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS employers on the relationship between partial retirement and entitlement to contractual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much did each of the 42 Independent Care Boards and NHS England spend on NHS patient care outsourced to non-NHS entities, excluding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer question 82312, tabled on 15 October 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the liver transformation programme led by the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of industrial action by resident doctors in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently on the waiting list for gender dysphoria clinics in i) the North East of England and ii) nationally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to enforce new minimum NHS staff standards, and measure them at ward level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of gender dysphoria clinics in the North East of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for support mechanisms for frontline NHS workers (a) that experience abuse and (b) whose patients disclose emotionally...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment, training and retention of Parkinson’s nurse specialists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that commissioning policies for bilateral cochlear implants for adults take account of individuals who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vacancies there are for (a) neuro-phsyiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists, and (c) speech and language therapists in NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on commissioning proton beam therapy, including overseas referrals, in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK residents received proton beam therapy (a) domestically and (b) overseas under NHS commissioning arrangements in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people whose homes have inadequate access space can access emergency ambulance services to their property.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to access specialist cancer treatments on patient outcomes and long...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for NHS roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for patient safety of A&E departments operating above 100% capacity; and what steps...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the cost to the NHS of taking on patients who were previously receiving care from Rutherford Health prior...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England and (b) integrated care boards on the potential impact of the adequacy of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) advice and (b) approval that was given by NHS England in regard to (i) former CEO...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference his Department's press release entitled NHS patients to get quicker tests and scans closer to home, published on 13 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, that air ambulance charities are formally included within national fuel resilience and prioritisation planning, including consideration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 110068, when the reprioritisation exercise is due to complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and NHS workforce framework providers on ensuring compliant payroll practices...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which public body is paying the salary of Jonathan Lofthouse, director of turnaround and recovery for NHS England’s North East and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in England (a) are awaiting cancer treatment and (b) have been waiting longer than the (i) 31 and (ii) 62 day targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of additional speciality training places for resident doctors in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) average and (b) total out of pocket costs incurred by patients and families accessing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Fire Brigades Union on the implementation of health monitoring for firefighters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) current and (b) future demand for proton beam therapy in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process his Department uses to assess Integrated Care Board capital investment priorities; and whether Birmingham Heartlands...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119478 on General Practitioners: Contracts, how he defines ‘avoiding’ in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the 12-hour accident and emergency performance period is accounted for by (a) triage, (b) waiting for clinical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of considering improvements in quality of care for people with long term...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered New Zealand's retirement villages sector in developing policy on the future of the social care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the provision of the Fracture Liaison Service by 2030; and when his Department plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to frontline adult social care workers in England; and whether his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted guidance is available to medically vulnerable people who cannot safely reduce their heating use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if it will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring control of social care to the Department for Housing, Communities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable the Department expects for any review by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation of meningococcal group B...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full‑time equivalent GPs were practising in the Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years, and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an impact assessment has been conducted of delaying consideration of a specialised commissioned service until April 2027 on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many records of individual immigration status have been shared by NHS England with the Personal Demographics Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of inequalities in access to meningococcal group B vaccination for teenagers and young adults who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the cost-effectiveness methodology...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of people diagnosed with breast cancer began treatment within the 62-day cancer target in the most recent reporting period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of specialist eating disorder support for patients in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve treatment for lobular breast cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients referred to care outside the local area for patients with eating disorders in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of heart valve disease cases were diagnosed at an advanced stage in (a) England and (b) West Sussex; and what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the provision of specialist eating disorder support for patients in Ellesmere Port and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he considers the impact assessment carried out in relation to the 2018 Nutrient Profile Model to remain adequate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help promote the role of art psychotherapists in addressing issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enable patients with eating disorders in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency to access specialist services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Mens Health Strategy Stakeholder Group to monitor the implementation of the Mens Health Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients referred urgently with suspected cancer are (a) diagnosed and (b) reassured within (i) 28, (ii) 29, (iii) 30, (iv) 31,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether data from Cost Recovery Collection in the NHS can be accessed by the Federated Data Platform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on volunteer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99742 on Screening: Babies, whether the research being undertaken to understand...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to trials for new dementia treatments in Didcot and Wantage constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients referred for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with severe Myalgic encephalomyelitis in the context of delays to the consideration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on compensating people with pelvic mesh injury sufferers; and what his planned timeline is for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason planning for a specialised service for very severe ME/CFS has been paused until April 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of healthcare treatment uptake on the finances of low income households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) developing and (b) publishing a national implementation plan for Fracture Liaison Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure integrated care boards are accountable for commissioning effective services for patients...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact social prescribing on supporting men with mental health issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work towards a mutual recognition agreement with India on medicines regulation by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the merger of NHS England with his Department does not affect patients' right to choose healthcare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the most recent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) pharmacovigilance assessment or signal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of avoidable severe allergic reactions in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish full citations for the peer-reviewed population-level studies from the UK, France, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to cardiac screening for young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the increasing percentage of funding for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS mental health providers on continuity of care when therapists leave posts or are absent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does he expect treatment of myopia in children aged between three and 14 years through low-dose atropine eye drops to begin.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of patients being offered a choice of providers upon referral.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE plans to develop a new product for off-patent medicine reappraisals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to a) secure alternative treatments for people at risk of adrenal crisis following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish any of the pre-clinical data, study reports or assessments made by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to establish a single point of contact for families affected by the pause of Right to Choose...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to the integration of recommendations from the Getting It Right First Time programme for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed trends in the level of families being advised by NHS services to leave CAMHS waiting lists to pursue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis he has carried out on the factors contributing to disparities in suicide rates in males and females.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection in (a) prison and (b) the community have been diagnosed with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answers of 3 and 7 July 2025 to questions 62380 and 62381, what figures his Department used as the 31 March 2024...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an a) estimate of the number of NHS refrigerators and other medical equipment containing cellular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with colleagues in NHS England on the development of a regenerative medicine strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has received from officials on the value for money of the contract with Palantir for the NHS Federated Data Platform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce requirements to ensure that patients’ religious and philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Chinese counterpart on Chinese naval and commercial shipping blocking the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Taiwan's inclusion in (a) the World Health Organisation, and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in how many cases her Department applied mitigating measures permitting (a) appointment and (b) access for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support energy security through international co-operation following...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK is playing in international efforts to reform global debt frameworks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson had access to the China audit at any stage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic discussions she has had with European counterparts about the potential merits of agreeing a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international financial institutions on mechanisms to mobilise private capital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has conducted a risk assessment on engaging with groups previously designated as terrorist...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) her European counterparts and b) the Israeli Foreign Minister on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what considerations her Department has made on the potential merits of supporting the reconvening of a United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department used Global Switch infrastructure, including interconnection and on-ramp facilities, for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department will contribute to the International Development Association of the World Bank in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) what assessments he has made of the implications of the ongoing regional instability in the Middle East for UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support the resumption of sustained humanitarian aid access into Gaza; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard women and children at risk of sexual violence in Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the increasing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what due diligence processes have been undertaken to assess the suitability of organisations in Malawi to receive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 19 to 20 of the Sixth Special Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to advance the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government commitment on taking action towards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to item 105 of the letter sent from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the administration and oversight of EU-funded programmes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of establishing a judge-led...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of planned spend figures on DevTracker (a) have been committed to and (b) are subject...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that Iranian regime-linked...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what timetable her Department is working to for confirming country-level Official Development Assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what are the priorities of His Majesty’s government for the election of the next Secretary-General of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what percentage of Gross National Income the Government spent as Official Development Assistance in the calendar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support students from Gaza who have offers to study at UK universities; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Moroccan counterpart on the UN Secretary-General’s report to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made over the last six months to the Government of Israel concerning the UK’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle conflict-related sexual violence and sexualised abuse in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent actions she has taken to support a two-state solution to the war between Palestine and Israel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the outcomes of the Berlin Conference on Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) what assessment he has made of the average time required to secure the recognition and enforcement in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Palestine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to help minimise disruption to humanitarian operations in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has ever considered Matthew Doyle for a head of mission role.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what written records, including electronic communications such as emails, text messages and WhatsApp messages, her...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 105916 on 10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the £19,759.51 included or...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing support for food and drink manufacturers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices, published on 21 April...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Customs Declaration Service and its Bulk Import Reduced Data Set, how many entries were logged under Customs Procedure Code 0020 21V...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether a donation of cryptocurrency to a (a) political party and (b) regulated donee creates a capital gains tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2026 to Question 119948 on Cryptocurrencies, whether her Department holds information on whether the Tether...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the time was for HMRC to determine whether to levy a penalty charge for the incorrect payment of residential stamp duty in the last 12 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing financial institutions handling Tether cryptocurrency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of income tax payers in tax year ending April 2026 with taxable income of a) between £90,000 and £99,999...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the volume of private capital that could be unlocked through partnerships with venture capital firms in the defence sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the banking sector on the rollout of banking hubs beyond the lifetime of this Parliament.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her department since 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120381 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury discussed the exit payment with...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she made of the the potential impact of the economy of poor access to nutrient-dense food in low-income neighbourhoods.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC last reviewed the overseas subsistence scale rates; what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those rates on employees working...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Valuation Office Agency’s performance in responding to Checks and Challenges to rateable...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether the provision of advice on tax matters by an employer in relation to matters not connected to employment is a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend business rates relief to independent gyms and fitness centres.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Stamp Duty Land Tax, particularly the Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings, on the ability of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Q13 of the oral evidence given by the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 23 March 2026, HC 1770, if she will set out a funding...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to bring back into use the vacant Duke of Bridgewater pub on the Crown Estate in Stoke-on-Trent North constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the salary of the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that individual needs are assessed and met through Specialist Provision Packages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations about harmonising support for mobile children in Armed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability measures is she implementing for local area partnerships that perform under the required standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will include Pathological Demand Avoidance in the proposed reforms to SEND provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on ensuring that rugby programmes and school competitions are inclusive of LGBTQ+ pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement on parental rights upon the implementation of SEND reforms outlined in the Schools White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with deficits under the national funding formula.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's proposed SEND reforms will support children who receive education otherwise than at school packages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance exists for local authorities making permanent school closure decisions during the period before Local Government Reorganisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support neurodivergent and SEND pupils with their studies in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the response of 20 April 2026 to question 126112, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Service Pupil Premium in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities with the provision of Education Otherwise Than At School.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the status is of Warwickshire County Council's request to her Department, submitted on 25 February 2026, for revocation of the Direct Academy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help strengthen complaints and whistleblowing processes with respect to the Teachers Regulation Authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how far the proposed SEND reforms will address the postcode lottery in access to specialist education support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what assessment she has made of the potential administrative burden on teachers under the new system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the findings and recommendations of relevant select committee inquiries on SEND provision when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to SEND reforms, what provisions will be made for home-educated children with SEND and children with Emotionally Based School Avoidance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SEND pupils will have left school entirely before single ECHP reform takes place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether proposed SEND reforms include provision for education other than in school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the specialist sector to complement the inclusive mainstream sector; and what steps she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects to make a decision on whether to include Religious Education within the National Curriculum as part of the current curriculum and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether UK (a) schools, (b) colleges, (c) universities and (d) teacher training institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme, will be required...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on children placed in households where an individual is a registered sex offender.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of historic safeguarding failures at Grafton Close...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to meet that the commitment set out in the Post 16 Skills White Paper to maintain 16–18 funding per student in real terms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools in the Newbury constituency to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Department plans to publish updated guidance on collective worship in state-funded schools in England; and whether there will be a public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 121893 from the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that service children with SEND are included in (a) initial teacher training, (b) continuing professional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 122254 from the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the distribution of student loan maintenance support calculations, in the context of households where...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken to issue ECH plans in (a) South West and (b) West Dorset over the past 5 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken an impact assessment of the potential reduction in enforceable rights for families arising from restricting EHCPs to only...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether in areas with middle schools, a pupil transitioning to Middle school or from Middle school will count as a change in phase of education for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, whether moving to all schools being part of school trusts means academy trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support will be available for children with dyslexia under the Experts at Hand programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking alongside Staffordshire County Council to ensure that more girls and young women take up sport at secondary schools in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve ventilation and air quality in school buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected costs per child of pupils in Targeted, Targeted Plus and Specialist layers of support are, respectively.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has for the continuation of the Primary PE and Sport Premium for the 2026–27 academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK-domiciled students received financial support from Government-backed mobility schemes to undertake a period of study at universities in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Plan 2 student loan interest rates, particularly for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure disabled children have equal access to PE and school sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of the total value of student loans issued, by nationality of recipient, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 120248 from the hon. Member for Windsor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the National Vocational Qualification for Pilots was removed in 1999 and what consideration has been made of introducing a new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 120365 from the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 123974, what the average annual value of Student Loans Company loan receipts was for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health support services for pupils in secondary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 120248 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the most recent national rate of persistent pupil absence is in state-funded schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioners will be hired (a) in England and (b) in each Integrated Care Board geographical area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) access to, and (b) outcomes in, higher education for adopted children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students ordered by Student Loans Company to repay tuition fee and maintenance loans given in error.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to address reports of homophobic bullying and exclusionary cultures in school and youth rugby.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 25 March 2026 to Question 119897 and of 3 February 2026 to Question 108241 on Mission Boards, on what dates the Break Down...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number of students have been notified that they may be reassessed as ineligible for maintenance support as a result of incorrect course...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that adopted children receive appropriate pastoral support in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108241 on Mission Boards, which (a) internal and (b) external members attended the most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out (a) which modern foreign languages are currently available as GCSE and A level qualifications in England; (b) which European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms exist to ensure that local authorities provide timely access to historical care records for former looked‑after children who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing transitional protection for students who enrolled on university courses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the specialist provision packages mentioned in the SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 77988 on Department for Education: Social Media, how much has been spend on influences in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the cost of (a) overpayments per academic year by the Student Loans Company to students and (b) reclaimed overpayments per academic year by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a.) if she will review the scope of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement to ensure it does not create a ceiling at Levels 4–6; (b.) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to SEND tribunal powers on the ability of parents and carers to secure named...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for maintenance loans administered by the Student Loans Company for students...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the fairness of including the income of a non-biological step-parent in household income calculations for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support school leavers to access (a) further education opportunities and (b) work placements; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the future cost to the public purse of maintaining, reviewing, and administering the Alternative Student...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been the victim of a stabbing incident in educational settings in each of the last two academic years for which data is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that future people that attend university will not have the repayment thresholds for their student loans altered after taking them out.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse has been on the development of the Alternative Student Finance model, including all programme costs, consultancy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are currently affected by the withdrawal of student finance linked to weekend or flexible learning courses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proposed 15 day limit for local authority visits to home educated children in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have had their maintenance loans or grants withdrawn due to being reclassified as distance learners in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week; and are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 120022 from the hon. Member for Twickenham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the introduction of School Sport Partnerships and the new Enrichment Framework is supported by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority data on special educational needs and disabilities provision when costing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on engaging directly with survivors of historic abuse rather than referring them...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the processes used by Richmond upon Thames Council when responding to individuals who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of reductions in the number of (a) teaching assistants, (b) support staff and (c) teachers on (i) pupils...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential rise in cost of rent, utilities, insurance, and food costs on the sustainability of schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children with Developmental Language Disorder were considered when writing the policy paper entitled SEND reform: putting children and young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week, and are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that primary schools offer a broad range of after school clubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional teachers funded in Worcestershire with the proceeds from VAT on school fees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she provides to secondary schools on the identification of speech and language needs in children entering the school from primary education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through the Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum to tackle misogynistic narratives promoted by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former teachers or headteachers have forfeited their teachers’ pensions under Regulation 121 of the Teachers’ Pension Regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system in England take account of the needs of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that data supporting compliance with statutory duties relating to special educational needs and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the skills needed for the Restoration and Renewal Programme and the funding of FE courses that contribute to the skills base...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 124528 and in the context of the March RPI figure being published, what is the estimated total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of changes to the National Curriculum on students wishing to study languages at university.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities investigate historical safeguarding failures where new survivor testimony emerges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the vacancy rate is for teaching posts in secondary schools in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure safeguarding standards and accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits to the youngest children in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire of learning through play.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will establish an independent review into Richmond upon Thames Council’s handling of safeguarding concerns at Grafton Close...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure Staffordshire County Council is able to effectively support children and young people with additional needs in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is being provided to schools and colleges in areas with higher than average rates of students not achieving a grade 4 in GCSE a) English...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the next review of the School Admissions Code will take place; and whether the scope of that review will include admissions arrangements for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students from disadvantaged backgrounds entered higher education in the most recent academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the introduction of School Sports Partnerships and the new Enrichment Framework is supported...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial pressures on universities in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average level of student debt is for graduates who attended institutions regulated by the Office for Students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support universities with financial sustainability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will have discussions with Diabetes UK on (a) the open consultation on SEND reform, and (b) reforms to the SEND support system more broadly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Student Loans Company is operationally effective.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to maximise the portability of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision for children of Armed Forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what national dataset her Department is using for proposed reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 87070 from the hon. Member for South Shropshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39574 on Katharine Birbalsingh, when the final note was shared.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to raise attainment levels for disadvantaged students in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the expansion of funded childcare supports improved outcomes for disadvantaged children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees since its introduction was directly spent on state schools per school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that funding is a) ring-fenced for the early years workforce and b) adequate for the needs of children...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with exam boards on introducing a Romanian GCSE.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence usage in schools on safeguarding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding has been allocated to local authorities to support pupils with special educational needs in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication MHCLG: spending over £25,000, January 2026, published on 25 February 2026, if she will set out the purpose and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors of historic abuse are supported in a trauma‑informed manner when approaching...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of record‑keeping by Richmond upon Thames Council relating to looked‑after children in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the early years funding system supports a) providers operating on a year-round basis and b) parents who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 121472 from the hon. Member for Newport West and Islwyn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that independent faith schools meet independent school standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help children with special educational needs and disabilities from mobile military families access...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any guidance around restrictions being placed by nurseries on hours during which government funded childcare hours can be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to increase the amount of UK made steel used in procurement contracts overseen by their Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of children’s physical safety in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data from local authorities on the reasons why Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 is applied.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of early years funding rates for two and three year olds for meeting staffing costs, including...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will include Previously Looked After Children in the definition of disadvantaged children, in regard to the core eligibility criteria for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of school workload on student mental health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of statutory requirements on numbers of early years staff being present at least...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in light of plans to invest £41 million in school expansion, what consideration has been given to directing comparable investment into the early...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans are in place in the event that early years settings (a) reduce places and (b) close due to staffing levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to support autistic students with Pathological Demand Avoidance in mainstream school settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 11 of her Department's consultation document entitled Assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Law Commission's findings regarding regional variations in support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to confirm Sports Premium funding for 2026-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on implementing the recommendations of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the report entitled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of accessible, covered and indoor sports facilities in the participation of disabled people in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on the risk of charities offering to help British citizens move to illegal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the BBC’s Digbeth development on regional storytelling in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that a new BBC Charter provides sustainable and stable funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to bid for the 2031 Special Olympic Games; and whether she has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with the Scottish Government prior to the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure towns not included in the first wave of Young Futures Hub locations, including in Staffordshire, are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Code of Practice on the physical activity sector; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC on the potential impact on the its ability to host live music events, like the BBC Radio 6...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to complete the National Lottery licence transition on the change...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the transformation of the National Lottery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for appointing a permanent Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on the suitability of the current ownership arrangements of the Health Lottery.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visa categories were held by the parents of Axel Rudakubana during their residence in the United Kingdom; and what character-assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are currently engaged in the management and oversight of asylum accommodation contracts, broken down by (a) directly employed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided to Northern Ireland in each financial year since 2019-20 for asylum accommodation, broken down...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Northern Ireland-specific performance data is collected under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract and AIRE contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid for hotel accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland in each month since January 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if they will list the total number of performance failures recorded under each of the seven regional Asylum Accommodation and Support...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints, contract failures, service credits or financial penalties have been recorded against asylum accommodation providers in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Northern Ireland-specific data her Department holds but does not publish on asylum, immigration enforcement, removals and foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Areas of Research interest gov.uk page published by the Government Office for Science, whether she plans to update her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessments she has made of the adequacy of the regulation of broadcasters to prevent the advertising and promotion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the timeframe and (b) other aspects of Operation Fernbridge for investigating...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens resident in the UAE have returned to the UK since the beginning of the war on Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of how foreign nationals in Northern Ireland prisons, broken down by (a) nationality, (b) sentence...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office or any of its contractors used Global Switch data centres for the storage or transmission of government data between...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 121021 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to ensure that Aliyah Day in May 2026 does not host the Israeli group Shivat Zion.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels in Northern Ireland are currently being used for asylum accommodation, broken down by local government district.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals in Northern Ireland receive asylum support under section 95, section 98 or section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been provided to the Executive Office, Department for Communities, Department of Health, Department of Education,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to private providers for asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland in each year since 2019-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in Northern Ireland in hotels, initial accommodation, dispersal accommodation and contingency...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps they have taken to reform the performance management regime for the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC); and when...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers in England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in Northern Ireland are awaiting a decision, broken down by length of wait.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral response to the hon. Member for Huntingdon on 5 January 2026, Official Report, column 25, by what date she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to support the Police, Crime and Fire Commissioner in Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data the Home Office holds on the number of occasions police officers have been required to work on their rest days.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Police Remuneration Review Body to next report.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the robustness of the harm-benefit analysis of service licences, under the Animals...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether pay for police contact centre staff is sufficient to support recruitment and retention in high-cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of a) pain, b) suffering, c) distress and d) lasting harm caused to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a) how many mutual legal assistance requests relating to the enforcement of civil fraud judgments have been made to the United Arab Emirates...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, when the first State of Extremism report will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the proportion of critical national infrastructure reliant on cellular internet of things...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of cellular IoT modules used in areas of smart tech, healthcare medical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to diversify supply chains in strategically sensitive areas of technology like cellular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure AI tools are safe by design to prevent the creation of child sexual abuse material.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to coordinate with international partners to address the cross-border spread of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what costs were incurred for upgrading the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Airborne Laboratory before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has commissioned research on the (a) scale and (b) impact of misogynistic online content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle the potential impact of Bot Farms on online misinformation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what further action the Government plans to take to help reduce the negative impacts of social media on the mental health of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help prevent cyber harassment in online gaming communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Call to action for AI companies to work with UK Government on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of further regulation of novel wearable technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide the most up to date figures for the number of (i) individuals who have taken courses and (ii) courses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the Notice to Quit regime to reduce disruption to mobile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the domestic semiconductor manufacturing supply chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2016 Chinese consortium acquisition of Global Switch on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will work with Avanti to improve internet connectivity on board their trains on the route between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of staff affected by the ending of the reciprocal staff rail pass for Brighton and Hove Buses and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the UK’s potential accession to EUROFIMA; and what the next steps are in the Government’s consideration of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of rail commuting from Essex into London and (b) the potential impact of rail disruption on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how competition regulations on state aid are applied by the Office of Rail and Road when assessing applications for Open Access rail services; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which English counties do not have a direct train link to London; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission research into the impact of noise pollution from (i) repeating passenger information announcements and (ii) the decibel levels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the £21 billion of new local transport funding announced across the Comprehensive Spending Review period, how much funding is allocated to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) whether her Department monitors roads with a high number of serious traffic collisions, including fatalities; (b) whether her Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the insurance industry and relevant regulators on the rising cost of motor insurance in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is considering mandating the calibration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems when vehicle’s windscreens are replaced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to ensure National Highways includes the views of local residents in stakeholder consultations when deciding to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125015 on Immobilisation of Vehicles, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department encourages officials to rent electric vehicles when hiring vehicles for official business.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of the flight to Nepal; which Ministers and senior officials approved the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the criminal liability framework applicable in cases where (a) autonomous and (b) connected vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average duration has been of full closures of the rail line between Newton Abbot and Dawlish for planned works in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Department issues on the acceptable duration of full closures of rail lines for planned engineering works, with particular reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate will (a) take into account the latest data published by Autotrader showing that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing national provision to permit registered volunteer blood bike services to use bus lanes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) driving examiners were employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each month since July 2024, (b) examiners were fully...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Nigeria; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to bus drivers and other frontline bus staff; and whether her Department or relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of the flight to Mozambique; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a list of training programmes used by civil servants in her department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Vietnam; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of each flight to Netherlands...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Taiwan; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039, (a) what the purpose was of each flight to Bahrain; (b) which Ministers and senior...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and employment sites created by HS2 in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Serbia; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of the flight to Colombia;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, (a) what the purpose was of each flight to Bangladesh; (b) which Ministers and senior officials...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the expected number of new jobs at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) The NEC, Birmingham, (c) Arden...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125029 on Department for Transport: Annual Reports, in respect of the £398 million Capital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of each flight to Slovakia;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, what the purpose was of the flight to Lebanon; which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 Apr 2026 to Question 127105, what the outcomes of each of the Rail Engagement Group's meetings were; and whether her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039, (a) what the purpose was of each flight to Maldives; (b) which Ministers and senior...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in its regulation of the UK fishing fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of the flight to Sierra Leone; which Ministers and senior officials...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected cost-benefit ratio is of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for (a) inspections, (b) approvals and (c) responses to correspondence from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a new Accounting Officer Assessment for the Lower Thames Crossing will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking under GBR to increase cross border rail connections, such as the Wrexham-Shropshire-Midlands Railway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to the Cayman Islands; which Ministers and senior officials...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to frontline rail staff responsible for passenger information and safety‑critical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether loss of revenue from user charges at the Dartford Crossings is accounted for in the Department's finances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cars rented by her department are a) electric and b) UK made and what steps she is taking to encourage departmental travel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039 on Department for Transport: Aviation, if she will set out (a) what the purpose was of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for completion of the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme, published in January 2026, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123167 on British Transport Police: Finance, what proportion and monetary value of the British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme, published in January 2026, whether she has conducted analysis of barriers to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has assessed the potential impact on staff retention and recruitment for local bus operators of the ending of the reciprocal GTR staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage more zebra crossings near primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that road safety measures in the vicinity of primary schools are given a priority status within (a) national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delivery robots operating on pavements on public safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to support Staffordshire County Council to maintain roads and highways in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme, published in January 2026, what funding has been allocated to the scheme in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the current average distance between dedicated emergency refuge areas, excluding slip roads and junctions, on All Lane Running Smart Motorways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to local licensing authorities on minimum English language proficiency requirements for taxi and private hire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) Scheme, published in January 2026, how many MSRS-supported freight...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) Scheme, published in January 2026, what assessment has she made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of driving tests terminated on the grounds of public safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Brunei; which Ministers and senior officials approved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what grounds was the decision taken to terminate staff rail pass, the reciprocal travel arrangement between Govia Thameslink Railway and the local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation was undertaken with staff of both Govia Thameslink Railway, Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus ahead of the decision to end the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered alternatives to the staff travel pass for Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus staff for use on the GTR network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase road safety.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2026 to Question 111158 on Lord Mandelson, whether an independent KC is currently assisting the Cabinet Office in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the point of order by the Right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 60, on Labour...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73331 on Home Office: Redundancy Pay, whether the £30,000 tax-free redundancy allowance...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release, "Ministers rip up consultation culture", published on 26 March 2026, whether his Department...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to respond to the written question 111923.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether Cabinet Office staff who previously worked with Labour...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson whilst Ambassador provided advice to the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's office on the composition of HM Government and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are assigned to work in the Government’s Darlington Campus, by department; and whether workplace attendance is monitored.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary plans to issue a new edition of the Cabinet Manual in 2026-27.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Senior Civil Servants who underperform against Ministerially set KPIs but subsequently win another Senior Civil Service role through fair and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to encourage civil servants to serve as reservists in the Armed Forces.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has signed any international agreements, including with supranational organisations, that do not have the formal legal status of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Council of the European Union's press release entitled EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120844 on Google: Special Advisers, what assessment he has made of whether information is being...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, whether the new...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, if he will place in the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025, to Question 41645, on Cabinet Office: Email, what are the automatic deletion policies for non-Ministerial...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the estates of deceased individuals will be eligible to claim for the Unethical Research Awards proposed under the Infected Blood Compensation...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in the full the initial view or opinion that the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team gave to the Hon Member for Makerfield on...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47703 on Civic Dignitaries and Members, what his policy is on Members of the House of Lords serving...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with her EU counterparts on the potential impact of the 90-in-180-day rule on UK nationals since January 2025.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with the EU on (a) AI and (b) crypto regulation.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30828 on 9 Downing Street: Media, which scheduled transparency return will publish the OCS...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, if he will make an...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, which government...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what types of information are routinely recorded from the Number 10 private office on the internal PMPost system for the official record.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - February 2026 (Cabinet Office Core) published on 26 March 2026, which...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the hon. Member for Makerfield had responsibilities in relation to the Government response to the Humble Address whilst he was a Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers can have Ministerial responsibilities removed and remain in post.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119406 on Ian Horobin, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124834 on Intelligence and Security Committee: Press Releases, whether the uplift in resourcing to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 124579, if he will publish the (a) KPIs that apply to UKSV and (b) most recent performance data...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the transaction number, value and date is...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 113590 on Erasmus+ Programme: Finance, what the planned timetable is for the negotiation of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, did the Prime Minister consider appointing Matthew Doyle to a head of mission role.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118531 on Peers, whether the Cabinet Office holds a desk note that is separate from the Governance...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Government officials, diplomats, advisers or political appointees been appointed in instances where they have failed the security vetting process.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) update the Cabinet Office document, Guidance for the management of Private Office information and records,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Departments are able to grant developed vetting clearance against the recommendation of UK Security Vetting.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025, to Question 99535, on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, what is the reason the updated list of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Deposited Paper DEP2025-0353, committed on 6 June 2025, what was the cost to the public purse of the Prime Minister's domestic...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team took a preliminary view on...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Gordon Brown held discussions with the government of Mauritius in 2009 on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27, published on 7 April 2026, what is the timetable for refreshing the Civil Service Code;...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Deputy Prime Minister (the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne) will publish a tax return for the period of time that she was Deputy...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to the Prime Minister of 27 February 2026 relating to the conduct of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) Director of Communications, (b) Press Secretary and (c) other staff at 10 Downing Street has had a work subscription to the Independent...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124839, on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the OCS invoice for the 9 Downing...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with Matthew Hancock on the copyright and ownership of electronic messages held on non-corporate devices...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 111852, if he will list the seven approvals granted for branded items since 24 April 2025,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the revised terms of reference are for the review into security vetting led by Sir Adrian Fulford; who will he report to; and whether the review...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what are the terms of reference of the review into the FCDO and UKSC vetting process; who will undertake the review; and who it will report to.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975 dated 13 April 2026, on Downing Street expenditure,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, if he will place in the Library a copy of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase information and awareness for members of the public on the accessibility of public spaces.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in wider adoption of accessibility rating systems.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local pilot schemes on increasing accessibility in public spaces.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a nationally recognised accessibility rating system for public venues and community...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with JP Morgan on business rate discounts on offices in Canary Wharf.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124080 on Lord Mandelson, whether Darren Tierney offered to Downing Street that he could interview...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, what plans he has to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27, published on 7 April 2026, how the new Cabinet Secretary's objectives differ from those...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Oliver Robbins was given (i) a formal or (ii) an informal steer from Downing Street (a) civil servants or (b) special advisers to take steps to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of providing public subsidies to non-UK bus...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question HL15477 on Lord Mandelson, whether Ministers are being consulted on whether their electronic...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120843 on Government Departments: Communication, and with reference to the version previously...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to release a copy of the former US Ambassador' s completed conflict of interests form.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Cabinet Office has spent on safes since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 119486 from the Rt Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department and (b) any intelligence body holds written guidance, instructions, emails and briefings relating to supervision,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2026, to Question 121762, on Lord Mandelson, and to the answer of 31 March 2026, to Question 115894, on Jeffrey...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, When he will answer Question 119975, tabled on 11 March 2026, on Prime Minister: Correspondence.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reason was for the time taken for officials to inform the Prime Minister of FCDO information on Lord Mandelson’s failed security vetting...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates did (a) Cat Little, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and (b) Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary, find out that Lord Mandelson had...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request (SAR) Manual.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 9 April 2026 to Question HL15969 on Lord Mandelson, whether the requested information will be published in future...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2026, to Question 111183, on Prime Minister: Correspondence, and the associated reply of 13 February 2026, what...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2026 to Question 110816 on Gordon Brown, whether the letter from Gordon Brown and reply will be disclosed as part of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51163 on Prime Minister: Email, whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street Freedom of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether communications between the Sovereign and the Government are in scope of Government responses to Humble Addresses.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether government-related text messages held personally by former No10 special advisers are in scope of the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 113349, which Department is responsible for assessing the economic impact of passenger delays at...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish data on (a) the number and outcomes of procurement challenges and (b) the costs incurred by both contracting...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel Ltd on the retention of emails relating to Lord Mandelson and (a) the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office approached Global Counsel in relation to responding to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which department is the lead for the regulation of the private intelligence industry.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122723 on Inter Mediate: Contracts, whether his Department has provided guidance on (a) the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 1222152 on Josh Simmons, whether the Independent Adviser had access to the APCO Worldwide report...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the Prime Minister to reinstate the conventions on the Prime Minister's Library and the policy of acquisitions from current and former...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113712 on Chris Wormald, whether the settlement agreement included a non-disclosure provision.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture published of 26 March 2026, if he will publish the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data Expenditure Over £25,000 - February 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 26 March 2026, what...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 111850 from the Rt Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the transparency and accountability mechanisms in place for monitoring Capita’s administration of the Civil...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the evidence given by Paymaster General at the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee session on 28 January 2026,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent of 9 April 2026, to Question HL16074, on Prime Minister: USA, whether the Prime Minister...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who first suggested to the Prime Minister that Peter Mandelson should be appointed as Ambassador to the United States.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds assessments relating to national security risks arising from the 2016 acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the evidential basis was for the response from Tim Allan to the media on 11 September 2025, that the security vetting of Lord Mandelson was done...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide an update on the status of the Royal Mail Statutory Scheme Pension deficit.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - March 2025, published 24 April 2025, for what reason the £811...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Capita's compliance with their contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his department plans to answer the named day written questions, A.) UIN 109563, B.) UIN 109560 C.) UIN 109563 tabled in my name on the 29th January.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments and agencies may apply mitigating or risk management measures following an assessment by United Kingdom Security Vetting...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out if a Civil Service Pension Scheme recipient is liable for the repayment of overpayments, including where the the recipient has...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what key performance indicators and service standards apply to Capita’s administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme; how frequently...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 119320 on Cabinet Office: Public Appointments, if he will make it his policy to publish the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister backed up official Government information on his...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) civil servant and (b) Minister (i) has occupied and (ii) is occupying any of the official Ministerial residences in Admiralty House...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics team provided a substantive...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether any staff involved with the Humble Address also...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department conducted a national security review of the acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd in December 2016.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether sensitive government data was (a) stored in and (b) transmitted through Global Switch data centres following the acquisition of a 49% stake by...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants can override a United Kingdom Security Vetting recommendation not to appoint an individual...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when intends to publish an answer to Question 111735, tabled on 9 February 2026, on Morgan McSweeney.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has considered lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic on (a) preparedness, (b) risk mitigation and (c) public...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to re-commence the paused Cabinet Office review into Lord Mandelson once the Metropolitan Police has finished its...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office document Publication regarding events surrounding the granting of Developed Vetting to Peter Mandelson, dated 17...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that the Government’s Volume 2 response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson includes the disclosure of all...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney fully passed security clearance and vetting.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many phones Morgan McSweeney used for Government business when he was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister; and how many had disappearing messages...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Sir Oliver Robbins had a verbal conversation with any representative of Downing Street or the Cabinet Office to discuss the failure of Lord...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the completed UKSV tick box vetting form relating to Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the Freedom of Information Act request by the hon. Member for Huntingdon, dated 9 March 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Cabinet Office discussed with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office whether Lord Mandelson, as a...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been appointed to national security-vetted government roles against the recommendation of United Kingdom Security Vetting in the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson's Developed Vetting application was approved by National Security Vetting.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there are any rules and guidance that prevent the sharing of an outcome of a security vetting with another government department for (a) an...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce levels of inequality for children in poverty.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure parity for same-sex couples with other couples in pension inheritance.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has considered encouraging employers to introduce menopause-related leave as part of Menopause Action Plans.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the role of employee-owned business models in reducing the gender pay gap.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to evaluate the effect of mandatory Menopause Action Plans following their introduction.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that Menopause Action Plans reflect the needs of women managing menopause symptoms at work.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to assess the effectiveness of voluntary Menopause Action Plans.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate her Department has made of (a) private and (b) public elevator repair equipment stocks; and what assessment she has made of the...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how she plans to support women’s groups who wish to remain trans inclusive in the context of the updated EHRC Code of Practice.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to review the draft Code of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission following the recent High Court judgment...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 112642, on Business: Codes of Practice, whether she will produce a (a) full and (b) partial...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the risks to trans-inclusive third sector organisations from potential increases in levels of litigation following...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Improving disabled people’s access to let residential premises: reasonable...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how her Department is working with colleagues in the Department for Business and Trade to support women working in the night time economy.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to combat misinformation and disinformation online after...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support survivors of sexual assault.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will include legislation to ban conversion therapy in the King's Speech in May 2026.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many apprentices her Department recruited in 2025, compared to i) 2022 ii) 2023 and iii) 2024.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure trans workers are not discriminated against on grounds of gender reassignment in the context of the...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she intends to publish the guidance for businesses on compliance with s21 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Contractfinder, Provision of socio-legal research into equal pay and combined discrimination - Lot 2, Ref: CCZZ24A18 - Lot 2,...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of allegedly transphobic rhetoric in the media...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a joint committee of cross-party MPs and peers to conduct post-legislative...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, by which date she will publish a draft bill to ban conversion practices for LGBT+ people.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to ensure the revised Equality Act code of practice for services, public functions and associations allows organisations, such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the FBU on introducing national standards across fire and rescue services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, pages 35 and 40, what discussions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to Question 117300, tabled on 3 March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his decision letter to Essex council leaders on local government reorganisation, dated 25 March...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to Question 107991, tabled on 23 January 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter sent by the Secretary of State to HM Opposition of 21 March 2026, on MHCLG spending...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 116483, on MHCLG: Publicity, if he will list each supplier who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question HL15625 on Islamophobia, if he will place a copy of the Equalities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether special advisers have met or corresponded with (a) Criterion Capital or (b) Asif Aziz since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 78, on Local Government Reorganisation,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118190, on Local Government Finance, what proportion of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance, A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility, section 6, of 9 March 2026, which body or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on consulting (a) HM Opposition and (b) minority opposition parties, in relation to departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 February 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Annual Report 2024-25 and pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what conversations he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities regarding improving local safety for women...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is giving to local authorities to ensure correct and working CCTV is deployed in their area.
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 (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory framework,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what specific support he plans to provide market towns like Newcastle in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he can provide Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council in the development of a market strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2026, to Question 104169, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to his oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Col.80, on Local Government Reorganisation, on how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 120055, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 110793 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) when he will publish the analysis of responses regarding the ‘Strengthening leaseholder protections over...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent planning reforms on the protection of Sites of Special...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the report published by TYI on 18 March 2026, titled ‘Small Changes, Big Rewards:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has made an assessment of future local planning timetables and how they align with national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 78241 on MHCLG: Ministers’ Private Offices, whether there...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 107992, on Lichfields, whether their work was awarded by open...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the cost-benefit analysis for local government reorganisation in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (i) ward and (ii) parish financial data to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of fire station closures on response times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty for firefighters in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of firefighter numbers in (a) the UK and (b) Poole.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of maternity pay in fire and rescue services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the FBU on funding for fire and rescue services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will put forward proposals for increasing local government transparency under the next round of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (i) systems and (ii) manpower capacity in local authorities to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much local authorities across England have raised through the pavement licensing scheme in each year since its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help tackle the non-consensual filming of women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle domestic abuse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review support available to survivors for historic safeguarding failures by local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to WPQ 125951 submitted on the 30th March, what the new cost per minute of call is under the rates agreed for the period between 1 April 2025...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to probation officers and probation services staff; and whether his Department or HM Prison...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to prison officers in England and Wales; and whether his Department or HM Prison and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the prohibition on prison officers taking industrial action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the UK’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of survivors of non‑recent child sexual abuse to secure full disclosure of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on whether Suffolk Police are to be given additional (a) officers, (b) funding and (c) logistical support when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the outcomes of the pilot launched in October 2024 to provide free mental health support for jurors who hear distressing cases in Crown Courts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to modernise the Inheritance Act to reflect a) common law partners and b) common law partners whose marriage plans were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Living Allowance claim form; and whether he plans to take steps...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, what is the most recent equivalent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the efficiency of and (b) reduce waiting times for the Access to Work Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of mobility points scored by Personal Independence Payment claimants by primary health condition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 47466, how many Personal Independence Payment claimants there are, broken down by (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the Access to Work Scheme renewal process for existing claimants who have already evidenced their needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, a) what is the most recent equivalent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in Access to Work awards at renewal on blind and partially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will work with the HSE to reinstate proactive inspections in the agriculture industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of household income rules within Universal Credit on individuals without independent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a non-metropolitan county council in England is defined as exempt accommodation under housing benefit regulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason supported living provided by local authorities in Wales is not recognised as exempt accommodation for the purposes of housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce alternative methods of calculating the minimum income floor for self-employed people.
To ask the Secretary for Work and Pensions, with reference to the ONS document Female unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %, published on 21 April 2026, what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in ensuring its processes remain...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve employment opportunities for women aged 16 to 25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparities in the women’s employment rate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pension, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the levels of gender disparities in the unemployment rate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Parts II and III of GB Prior Informed Consent Regulation are exported using the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many earnings-related Carer's Allowance overpayments were referred to Debt Management between January 2025 and March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30627, if he will provide updated figures on the number of carers with Carer's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit have a total gross household income, including earnings and other income, within the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Cardiff PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Birkenhead PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to reduce agricultural fatalities in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of Personal Independence Payment claimants who have been in receipt of the benefit for more than a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 98104 on DWP: Public Appointments, if any of those appointments made declarations of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to Jobcentre Plus work coaches and other frontline staff; and whether his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was between approval of an Access to Work application and support being put in place in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work (a) assessments and (b) decisions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) response times to (i) queries and (ii) complaints and (b) other communication between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of benefit overpayments to deceased claimants have been recorded since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for changes to the Access to Work awards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of safeguards for members of defined benefit pension schemes where trustees recommend...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in supporting disabled people to (a) enter and (b) remain in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 123305 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 123304 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of death notifications across Government systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process on the mental health of people with cystic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether employment and apprenticeship reforms announced on 16 March 2026 include measures to reduce the number of young men not in education,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered requesting that the Government Actuary’s Department publish the calculations behind the sum transferred to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on AEAT pension arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a process to allow Atomic Energy Authority Technology pension scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he has assessed the potential impact of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on levels of poverty among older private renters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK apprenticeships include industrial energy auditing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to provide an update on the progress in the implementation of his Department's response to the Independent Review into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the two outstanding recommendations from the Independent Review into Carer’s Allowance Overpayments which have not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a copy of the (a) written and (b) SMS correspondence sent to people when the Department requires further information to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a Personal Independence Payment special rules award have reached the end of their 3-year award period and have had their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed the potential effectiveness of Energy as a Service business models in reducing upfront capital barriers for UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards on the availability of affordable commercial rental space...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to encourage the development of insurance products to protect small businesses against sudden energy price spikes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of energy price differentials on the volume of UK services exports to CPTPP member nations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the industrial energy subsidies provided by the US under the Inflation Reduction Act with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the circular economy sector with energy costs related to material reprocessing and recycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that increased energy costs do not cause carbon leakage in the UK’s aerospace supply chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of service charge increases driven by increased communal energy costs on the viability of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of business energy costs on the utilisation rates of UK-EU trade preferences under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fluctuations in energy prices on the availability of professional indemnity insurance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes to energy costs on the level of profit reinvestment by social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on business rate relief for firms that install external wall insulation on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to brief UK trade envoys on the energy-related strengths of the UK’s low-carbon goods and services sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the transparency of energy pricing in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of high energy costs on the R&D budgets of manufacturing firms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the British Business Bank on the provision of low-interest loans for industrial battery storage systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the long-term reform of the electricity market to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish key performance indicators on the impact of Government energy support on business productivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the energy costs of heritage businesses and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy costs on business investment in the agricultural sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to support take-up of green leases that share energy-saving investment costs between landlords and commercial tenants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect businesses from withdrawal of credit insurance due to rising energy liabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of energy costs on the survival rate of new businesses in Freeports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of take-or-pay clauses in commercial energy contracts on business liquidity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many HR1 redundancy notices received by his Department in the last six months originated from the manufacturing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the cost of energy-efficient industrial machinery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage on long-term energy-related levies for heavy industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what evidence his Department has used to inform the proposed definition of low hours for the purposes of the guaranteed hours provisions; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending the guaranteed hours provisions beyond zero‑hours...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of energy costs on the government’s regional growth objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what alternatives are available for company directors unable to use One Login.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s "Clean Energy Superpower" mission reduces costs for gas-intensive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the One Login programme is compliant with the National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Assessment Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to protect consumers from losing access to paid-for digital content when support for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy prices on the operational costs of independent breweries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the survival of high-street independent retailers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to question UIN 117033, how many of the 5 ML3 licences referenced are for non-military purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure controlled UK miliary items are not exported without proper authorisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total number of potential redundancies disclosed in HR1 forms received by his Department was in the last 12 months; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department takes to share data from HR1 redundancy notices with the Department for Work and Pensions to help ensure rapid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many HR1 redundancy notices his Department received in each month of the 2025-26 financial year to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what engagement he has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the events that took place on Saturday...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what most recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service is responsible to in terms of performance.
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to HM Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 29, what steps is the Leader of the...
To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119365 on Members: Dual Jobholding, whether he plans to amend the House of Commons Code of Conduct to ban hon....
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Government’s submission to the Procedure Committee, WRP0015, published 28 January 2026, paragraph 14, what assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased agricultural fuel costs on (a) UK food prices and (b) food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle inflation in the cost of produce caused by increased energy costs due to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the trial plant results indicating inconsistent removal of bacteria and total dissolved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on trespassing incidents in waterways in quarries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of bird‑gathering licensing arrangements on hobby...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the safety of the veterinary medicines Librela and Solensia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Environmental Land Management schemes include funding for (a) integrated,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of regulation introduced since 2019 on the food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Animal and Plant Health Agency on the adequacy of the notice period required when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Passeriformes was included under the Specific Licence effective from 8 December, 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the process her Department takes to determine an application for a bird gathering operating under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the requirement for digital‑only submission of licence applications and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of the availability of suitably qualified veterinary professionals to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the transition from general to specific licences does not adversely...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department consulted bird keepers prior to introducing the Specific Licence on 8 December 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the health risks associated with brachycephalic animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing heat risk to UK dairy farms on grazing land...
To ask His Majesty's Government what financial cuts or efficiencies the Ministry of Defence has been asked to make in the financial years 2026-27 and 2027-28.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to utilise industrial capacity in Northern Ireland to support the defence investment plan.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the defence investment plan.
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark Lesbian Visibility Week.
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment (1) the Prime Minister, and (2) the Cabinet Office, have made of whether due process was followed during the appointment of Lord Mandelson...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 2 March (HL14051), whether the Prime Minister’s recusal from decisions relating to...
To ask His Majesty's Government on what dates since July 2024 the Cabinet Office has issued or amended the guidance to the Civil Service on speaking to the media.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 March (HL15004), whether they consulted any external groups about the rebranding...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest figure for the gross domestic product per capita in Wales.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration the Office of the Prime Minister gave to facilitating a diplomatic service role for Lord Doyle in the British Embassy in Washington.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living abroad are registered to vote in UK elections; and how many voted in the 2024 General Election.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether all decisions of the Prime Minister in relation to the appointment of Lord Mandelson and his security vetting are in scope of the Government response to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister has had with Jonathan Caplan KC in relation to Lord Mandelson since 20 December 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases they have identified of the government of China attempting to gather information on the UK Government using freedom of information requests.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield on 13 June 2025 (HL8431), whether there is any guidance or policy on whether Ministers attend their...
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...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 16 April (HL15582), whether information on the current cash equivalent transfer...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 9 April (HC116154), and with reference to paragraph 223 of the Guide to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Cabinet Office have been allowed or instructed to continue working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when this...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 11 March (HL15094), and in regard to Part of a Return to an Address of...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Cabinet Office are working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 April (HC123652), whether there is a constitutional basis...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL16076), and with reference to paragraph 1.6(d) of the Ministerial Code,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 15 April (HL15659), whether they will now answer the question put: namely,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 4 March (HC110410), whether the 10 Downing Street email address...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether each of their Five Missions remain a priority, or whether they have been downgraded or superseded.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many immigrants took residence in the UK in the latest year for which figures are available; and how many of those came to the UK by small boat crossing of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Collins of Highbury on 14 April (HL Deb col 197), where it is set out that a document such as the EHRC’s Code of Practice on...
To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have received on whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice for services, public functions and associations has...
To ask His Majesty's Government with reference to Protecting What Matters (CP 1540), published on 9 March, which authorities, individuals, groups, organisations, businesses or bodies they...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 28 October 2024 (HL1263), when they intend to lay the commencement order for the public sector...
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to maintain the place of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 17 April (HC123654), and with reference to paragraph 1.6...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of restrictions under section 333(6) of the Gambling Act 2005 to the powers of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about the compliance of GB News with maintaining balance in news coverage and current affairs.
To ask His Majesty's Government who will be responsible for setting the terms on which creative content is made available in the Creative Content Exchange (CCE); and how they intend to ensure...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to require set amounts of local news from local commercial radio stations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the proposed (1) governance, (2) ownership, and (3) operating model, for the Creative Content Exchange (CCE); and whether the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of the full implementation of financial risk assessments on gambling on the horse racing industries.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people started an apprenticeship in (1) thatching, (2) stone masonry level 2, (3) stone masonry level 3, and (4) stained glass crafts, in (a) 2015, (b)...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of national gas storage capacity, further to recent reports of interest in the UK's undersea gas pipeline network...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current fuel supplies in the UK; and what discussions they have held with forecourt operators about securing supplies of petrol...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an estimate of the number of engineers required to decarbonise the supply of electricity by 2030.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount that will be spent on Chinese products to decarbonise the supply of electricity by 2030.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average price per kilowatt-hour of retail electricity generated by (1) wind power and (2) gas.
To ask His Majesty's Government what their policy priorities are in enacting the transition away from fossil fuels.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's offshore wind capacity is generated by machinery manufactured in the UK; and what steps they are taking to increase UK...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the decoupling of the wholesale price of gas and the price of electricity applies to the Northern Ireland electricity market as well as the market in Great...
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is imported via interconnectors from European countries; and what percentage of electricity in each of those countries is...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to increase investment in renewable energy produced in the UK, following the recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether a minister will attend the High-Level Segment of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels from 28 to 29 April.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether compensatory funds raised through Offshore Regulations will be ringfenced to mitigate the impacts of the offshore wind.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the tonnage of (1) steel, (2) copper, and (3) cement, that will be required to decarbonise the supply of electricity by 2030.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI-related data centre energy demand on energy infrastructure; and what steps they are taking to ensure energy...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in (1) contracting dental practices for the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what system is in place to ensure that integrated care boards are effective in contracting dental practices for the provision of NHS dental services.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Welsh patients required to travel to England for ophthalmology treatment in each of the last three years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Guardian article Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts, published...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI and data analytics platforms by the NHS, including in partnerships with private technology providers; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the police are permitted to request that hospitals share medical records and notes of suspects following their arrest under national security legislation,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost to the NHS of resident doctors strikes since 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the number of deaths from anorexia nervosa recorded by the Office of National Statistics is in line with the mortality...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the repercussions of the abolition of NHS England on the operation of Section 7A of the National Health Service Act 2006 with...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the Paterson Inquiry report, published on 4 February 2020, whether they have established a single publicly accessible repository for consultant data...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 4 March (HL14724), whether NHS England has provided guidance to integrated care boards in the current...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that advanced therapy medicinal product clinical trials in the United Kingdom reflect the diversity of patient populations who...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for full time NHS nurses in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real...
To ask His Majesty's Government how the clinical outcomes of patients being relocated from St Andrew's Healthcare are being measured in order to ensure high-quality care.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to produce a timetable for agreeing compensation for those harmed by pelvic mesh and the medicine valproate, as recommended in the report from...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for full time grade 8 NHS staff in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for consultants employed by the NHS in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for registrars employed by the NHS in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants are working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for resident doctors employed by the NHS in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for full time NHS nurses in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for inflation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for doctors employed by the NHS in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median salary for full time grade 8 NHS staff in England in each year since 1996–97 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether civil servants have been allowed or instructed to continue working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when this parliamentary session ends.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to secure supplies of medicines, medical devices and medical consumables in the case of war or pandemic; and whether those steps include...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Learning Maternity System programme developed by Mykos.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients at the Northampton site of St Andrew's healthcare were in out-of-area placements, defined as outside of their home trust, prior to NHS England's...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients have been transferred from the Northampton site of St Andrew's Healthcare since NHS England formally initiated the programme of patient removal...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many times confidential health records from the UK Biobank project have been removed from the internet (1) where UK Biobank requested that the researcher do...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many times confidential health records from the UK Biobank project have been exposed online.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of UK Biobank participants being identified from information exposed online, whether through (1) the inclusion of their...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the exposure online of confidential health records from the UK Biobank project, as reported in The Guardian on 14 March.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether UK Biobank had made them aware of the exposure online of confidential health records from the UK Biobank project, as reported in The Guardian on 14 March,...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to establish a statutory inquiry into maternity services.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI in supporting personalised healthcare and extending patient life expectancy; and what plans they have to develop a...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 30 March (HL15723), whether the interim leadership cover for the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 218 of the Paterson Inquiry report, published on 4 February 2020, what assessment they have made of the compliance of the NHS and the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what data they use to inform drowning prevention.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 30 March (HL15724), whether the post of the previous chief executive of the South Yorkshire Integrated...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) NHS England, or (2) the Department of Health and Social Care, were contacted by the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board regarding the redundancy of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delays in implementing fracture liaison services in England on gender inequality in access to preventative healthcare.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 12 March (HL13897), what are the health disparities of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma ethnic groups in the areas in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delays in the universal rollout of fracture liaison services in England on the health of post-menopausal women; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the NHS vaccination strategy has delivered on its commitment to provide a more joined-up prevention and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the timeliness and quality of vaccination coverage data reported by UK Health Security Agency, including in relation to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 March (HL14735), when they expect the national minimum dataset for adult gender dysphoria clinics...
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the service specification for NHS children and young people's gender services, published on 1 April, whether the NHS and relevant service...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 March (HL14737), when they plan to implement each of the immediate priorities for improving adult...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average number of adult gender clinic appointments a patient of those clinics has over the course of their care.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many inpatient procedures have been completed in each month from 2024 to 2026; what assessment they have made of the contribution of robotic-assisted...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 29 January (HL13472), what assessment they have made of the growth potential for the probiotics...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people with Primary Progressive Aphasia can access speech and language therapy through Specialised Cognitive...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI tools in supporting the early detection and diagnosis of cardiovascular conditions; and what steps they are taking...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce emergency admissions for heart valve disease through earlier diagnosis and timely elective intervention.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve awareness of heart valve disease among primary care professionals to support earlier diagnosis.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the lead for children and young people will be appointed to the National Cancer Board; what the process for this appointment will be; and whether stakeholders...
To ask His Majesty's Government in light of the data published by the Office for National Statistics on 19 February showing decreasing life expectancy for males and females and a gap in healthy...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential financial and health benefits of introducing a universal compulsory social insurance model for healthcare in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term financial sustainability of the current organisational and funding structures of the NHS.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the number of NHS strikes, and (2) the impact of NHS strikes on patients.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 218 of the Paterson Inquiry report, published on 4 February 2020, whether they have published information explaining to patients how care in the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to instruct NHS England to increase the baseline number of specialty training places in clinical oncology in order to progressively...
To ask His Majesty's Government what monitoring or enforcement action the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has taken in relation to NHS Trusts using unlicensed products outside...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Contacted Specialised Gender Identity Services...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 219 of the Paterson Inquiry report, published on 4 February 2020, what assessment the Care Quality Commission has made of compliance by hospital...
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reviewing the national commissioning model for high cost, high impact medical devices.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many antidepressant prescriptions have been prescribed to patients (1) of all ages, (2) under the age of 18, and (3) under the age of 25, in each year since 2015.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to issue guidance to ensure that assessments of gender clinic mental health outcomes focus on whether the individual (1) is employed or in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what follow up provisions are conducted by each of the gender clinics in England to monitor the risks and prevalence of (1) comorbidities, and (2) psychiatric...
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the consultation report on the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services service specification, published on 1 April, what potential...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make the decision-making process and criteria of the Specialised Services Devices Programme publicly available.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term economic and social costs of under-identification and late diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions, relative to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of research by Dr George Julian showing that the Care Quality Commission has secured only one prosecution for a death involving a person with a learning...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security of supply for chemicals such as methacrylates, ethylene, propylene and acrylonitrile required for vaccine...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the NICE guidelines on semaglutide for patients with cardiovascular disease will be published; and what plans they have to ensure that the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance NHS England provides to NHS Trusts on the use of (1) licensed medical products, and (2) unlicensed biocidal products, for perioperative skin preparation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence technology appraisals that have been terminated in the last five...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the problems affecting transplants identified in the episode by BBC File on 4 Investigates, The battle for hearts and lungs:...
To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the health and care needs of people with learning disabilities are addressed through a dedicated strategic framework; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the name and job title of the individual with overall leadership and accountability for all brain cancer activities and outcomes across NHS England and...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in supporting the treatment and management of cancer in the NHS; and what steps they are taking to ensure...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 219 of the Paterson Inquiry report, published on 4 February 2020, what steps they are taking to ensure that all patients are given a structured...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reliability of AI systems in supporting medical diagnosis, particularly in cases where patient data is incomplete; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of clinical trials of donanemab and lecanemab for treating Alzheimer's conditions; and whether they plan to provide those drugs...
To ask His Majesty's Government what the total cost was of hosting the UK–EU summit in 2025.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the nomination of the government of Iran to the United Nations Committee for Program and Coordination, and the government...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they last discussed the administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory with the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any barriers to accessing UK Government aid for people in Gaza; and what steps they have taken to ensure their aid enters Gaza.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to women and girls in Gaza, in light of the ongoing conflict.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 26 March (HL Deb col 1610) that "we are opposed to item 7 in the Human Rights Council", and the speech...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their relations with the government of Tunisia.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people displaced in Lebanon since the commencement of the current phase of the conflict with Israel.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to prevent children from suffering from malnutrition or serious and life-threatening injuries in the course of Israel's...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan regarding any vision impairment symptoms in (1) Bushra Bibi, and (2) Imran Khan, in Adiala Jail;...
To ask His Majesty's Government who appointed Nishi Dholakia as the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory; and to whom he is accountable.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 19 December (HL12164), what specific progress they have made in providing support...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are actively monitoring for any indications that the government of the United States is considering, or has implemented, a toll or charge on oil...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Tunisia regarding the sentencing of Rached Ghannouchi, former Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament, to 20...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 9 March (HL14364), whether they will publish the arrangements and mitigations that were put in...
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office gave to facilitating a diplomatic service role for Lord Doyle in the British Embassy...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 8 April (HL15854), why has there been a delay in publishing the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what action have they taken, along with the United Nations, the African Union, and other democratic nations which are signatories to the 1948 Convention on the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Times article OpenAI pauses Stargate UK investment over high energy costs, published on 9 April; and what...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review whether the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should be applied to all activities of the City of London Corporation,...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing use of AI tools in skilled trades and service industries; and, if so, how that assessment informs their policies...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy, energy provision and digital infrastructure are sufficient to support the building of AI data centres.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the judgment in PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Limited [2016] UKSC 12 on the ability of UK...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation about the fact that the Commonwealth Telecommunications...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for AI technologies to accelerate drug discovery and development; and what steps they are taking to support...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the expansion of fintech firms, including Wise, Klarna, Revolut and Paypal, into current accounts and other core...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term implications of increased use of digital payments and financial technologies for tax collection, and what steps...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 30 March (HL15584), whether the trailing of the Budget 2025 policy in advance of the budget statement...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 April (HC124632), whether...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many incidents have been reported of lithium batteries (1) exploding, or (2) causing fires, in the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British Steel Ltd is balance-sheet solvent and cash-flow solvent, both including and excluding Government funding...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State has issued any direction under section 2(5)(d) of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 requiring British Steel Ltd, its...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish all ministerial directions issued in relation to British Steel Ltd under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, including any...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the CS01 confirmation statement filed by British Steel Ltd on 14 April 2026, stating that the company’s intended future activities were lawful, was...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why British Steel has not filed statutory accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024; what discussions they have...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their plans for dynamic alignment with the EU on food and drink on (1) trade deals with other nations, and (2) the...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, or departmental officials, have had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority about the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for competition and market access of the integration of AI tools into digital platforms; and what steps they are...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Business and Trade or other ministers in the Department for Business and Trade have engaged with Apple, Google, Amazon or...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will confirm the individual budgets for providers of the Dance and Drama Awards Scheme for the 2026–27 academic year.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of AI in the delivery of postgraduate teaching at UK universities, and (2) the impact of the use of AI for teaching...
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the locations and specialisms of the 19 new technical excellence colleges announced on 14 April.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a legal duty on parents to notify local authorities when a child is not registered at a school; and if not, why not.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the 10 secondary school subjects with the largest number of teacher vacancies in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of screen time and digital technology use on early childhood development; and what steps they are taking to support...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of secular education offered to schoolchildren who spend the majority of their schooling hours in religious schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Protecting What Matters (CP 1540), published on 9 March, which student groups, organisations and bodies will co-design the Cohesion...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on economic growth of including PhD students in the international student levy.
To ask His Majesty's Government how much, if any, student debt is outstanding that is owed by EU nationals formerly participating in the Erasmus+ scheme and how much of that is overdue.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL14338), what is the expected timescale for (1) the consultation of the proposals...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of providing free GCSE and A-level examinations for home-schooled pupils; and what assessment they have made of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 30 March (HL15056), why specialist places for pupils with special educational needs are not...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of barriers to compliance with school food standards in school breakfast provision; and what steps they are taking as part of the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by Magic Breakfast, Root causes of child morning hunger, published on 9 March, in particular the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15644), what assessment the Minister for the Civil Service has made of whether...
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures they hold of the number of people receiving new style contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance, broken down by the number of (1) men,...
To ask His Majesty's Government which department holds lead responsibility for reducing drowning deaths in England.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps they have taken in the past year to meet their legal duty...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with health conditions into work.
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker when House of Lords Lift HOP12, project number P0900342, will be repaired and made usable.
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker who approved the installation of the new statue in the Norman Porch; and what consideration was given to making it in keeping with the style of the busts on...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that farmers farming on common land are provided with equivalent financial support to those occupying freehold land.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many on-farm reservoirs have been built in each of the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Ministry of Justice have been allowed or instructed to continue working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when this...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Ministry of Justice are working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the context of the Civil Justice Council's review of litigation funding and the Government's plans to regulate litigation funding, (1) what definition of...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect a reduction in the average time it takes for a landlord to regain possession through the courts as a result of the Renters' Rights Act 2025;...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they favour the deployment of hydrogen fuel cells in trains and heavy goods vehicles in replacement of diesel engines.
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