Written answers

Monday, 1 June 2026

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to Government support for grassroots sports facilities; and what action it is...

    • Museum Estate and Development Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure beneficiaries of the Museum Estate and Development Fund provide information that is politically neutral.

      Newspaper Press: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for print and online news publishers; what assessment...

      Broadcasting: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protect media plurality and (b) ensure a wide range of political viewpoints in broadcasting.

      Broadcasting: Political Impartiality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect media plurality and ensure that a wide range of political viewpoints are represented in...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Written Questions

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120969 on Written Questions, if the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants awarded limited capability for work and work-related activity in the last 12 months scored more...

    • State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling people below the retirement age with a terminal diagnosis to claim their...

      Death

      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.

      Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans for any changes made as a consequence of the Timms review to be either laid as a negative, or positive, statutory...

      Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what backlog remains outstanding for DLA and PIP applications, and what measures are being taken to speed up processing times for DLA and PIP...

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Child Maintenance Service's service level agreement is for contacting clients; and how compliance with that agreement is measured.

      Child Maintenance Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service sends template letters to clients stating that a call was attempted in cases where no call was made.

      Winter Fuel Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the cut-off date for eligibility for receipt of winter fuel payment is in June.

      State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

      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...

      Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the benefits system continues to recognise polygamy in social security regulations.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Carer’s Allowance eligibility and conditionality on families where a child is...

      Universal Credit: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 12-month limit on capital disregard applied to Armed Forces Compensation Scheme...

      Members: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the (a) average time and (b) target time for a substantive response to enquiries by the MP hotline.

      Apprentices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of withdrawing funding from certain Level 6 apprenticeships, such as the Level 6 Chartered...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers who were assaulted by prisoners between July 2024 and April 2026 were sent to hospital.

    • Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were physically assaulted by prisoners in England and Wales in each month between July 2024 and April 2026.

      Prisons: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison rules were broken in prisons in England and Wales in each month between July 2024 and April 2026; and how many individual prisoners...

      Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drones were sighted over prisons in England and Wales between July 2024 and April 2026; and how many drones were recovered by prisons between...

      Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total amount spent on (a) compensation payments and (b) other payments to prison officers due to injury caused by assault by a prisoner in the last...

      Prison Governors: Remote Working and Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors and deputy prison governors prison currently work (a) any proportion of their contracted hours from home and (b) on compressed...

      Prisons: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were physically assaulted by other prisoners in the past three years.

      HM Prison and Probation Service: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff at HM Prison and Probation Service have currently been suspended with pay for more than one year.

      Prison Governors: Remote Working and Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has a formal policy permitting operational prison governors to (a) work from home and (b) on...

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of the types of drugs recovered from drones in prisons in the past six months.

      Prisoners: Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to determine when prisoners may be prohibited from communicating with the media.

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under automatic release returned to prison within six weeks, in the past year.

      Mentally Disordered Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to table 4 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, published on 30 April 2026, how many restricted patients detained in hospital and...

      Prisons: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health provision in prisons.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners in custody serving standard determinate sentences, both in total, and broken down by offence, on...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for the Prison Service to inform the police when a prisoner has been released in error.

      Women's Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Office for Equalities and Opportunities on the potential impact of the shortening of custodial sentences on women's...

      Prisons: Smart Devices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were discovered to have unauthorised (a) mobile phones, (b) iPads and (c) gaming devices in the past year.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the prisoners released in error since July 2024 (i) were returned to prison and (ii) remain at large.

      HM Prison Service: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is the Minister taking to improve the speed of security and vetting checks for prison service applicants.

      Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the system of criminal record disclosure.

      HM Prison Service: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in security and vetting processes on staffing levels across the prison estate.

      HM Prison and Probation Service: Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are awaiting completion of security and vetting checks before commencing employment within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the statistical analysis of prison leavers in England entitled Prison...

      Criminal Proceedings: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which jurisdictions and international comparators David Ormerod will look at as part of his report into the function and purpose of criminal courts for...

      Shoplifting: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of more than (a) 25 shoplifting offences, (b) 50 shoplifting offences, (c) 100 shoplifting offences, (d) 150 shoplifting...

      Prosecutions: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 were charged with more than (a) 50 offences, (b) 100 offences, (c) 150 offences and (d) 200 offences in the past 2 years.

      Young Offenders: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 years old were convicted of more than (a) 50 offences, (b) 100 offences, (c) 150 offences and (d) 200 offences in the past...

      Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts.

      Crown Court: Witnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued on (a) moving cases between Crown Court centres and (b) prioritising cases involving vulnerable complainants or safeguarding risks.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total cost of legal aid claimed by those charged or convicted with the theft of mobile phones in London in the past year.

      Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of legislation to help tackle SLAPPs.

      Probate Service: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency and communication in the probate service; and whether the Government plans to increase...

      Court of Protection: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the waiting time for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to respond to correspondence dated (a) 30 January 2026, (b) 30 March 2026 and (c) 7 May 2026 from the hon. Member for Runnymede and...

      Witnesses: Video Recordings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time was between the completion of Section 28 pre‑recorded cross‑examination and the start of trial in...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the emails of 19 January and 17 March 2026 on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, case reference OG894, from the...

      Victims: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms will hold (a) police, (b) CPS, (c) courts, and (d) other government agencies accountable if they fail to meet the minimum standards for...

      Victims: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms the new Victims Code will include to guarantee that victims of (a) coercive control, (b) stalking, (c) economic abuse and (d) other...

  • Department for Transport

    • British Transport Police: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, which programmes the British Transport Police is undertaking to achieve its Net...

    • East West Rail: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of the specific programmes the East West Rail is...

      Great British Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what activities GBRX has completed since its establishment in 2025; how much her Department has spent to date on GBRX; and what expenditure her...

      Railways: Nationalisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the estimated mobilisation and due diligence costs of rail franchise transfers include the (a) renegotiation and (b) absorption of Police...

      Transport Focus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, if she will set out the programmes...

      Driving Licences: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign driving licences were exchanged for GB licences in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin.

      Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 479 on Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud, if her Department will change its policy and collect data on the...

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing free bus travel for people aged 16 to 21 in education or training.

      Unadopted Roads: Sewers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of roads currently blocked from adoption under Section 38 solely because the underlying sewer or drainage...

      Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, what assessment she has made of the...

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the number of commercial flights that would not be cancelled by banning private jet flights to save fuel.

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the average number of carriages provided per service for each train operating company holding a National Rail...

      Transport: Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the use of hydrogen in the transport system.

      Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of programmes the Driver and Vehicle Standards...

      Railway Stations: Ticket Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve accessibility of ticket offices at rail stations for people suffering sight loss.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 127393, in which month does the Department expect to launch a targeted industry consultation...

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times has a Section 38 highway bond proved insufficient to cover the costs of bringing an unadopted road up to an adoptable standard...

      Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122872, whether the Department is on track to deliver £52m of efficiencies from...

      Speed Limits: Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made towards licensing acoustic speed cameras following recent roadside trials.

      Network Rail: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of the programmes Network Rail is undertaking to...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Electric vehicle charging: changes to permitted development rights,...

      Advanced Fuels Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned spending is on the Advanced Fuels Fund in (a) 2026–27, (b) 2027–28 and(c) 2028–29 by project.

      Motor Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the ban on new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 on new car sales.

      Unadopted Roads: Snow and Ice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what duty exists between developers and highway authorities to ensure roads on new residential developments that are subject to a Section 38 agreement...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 121843, what DVSA's planned timetable is for providing further information on the online...

      Lighthouses: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of the capital expenditure programmes Trinity House...

      Fishing Vessels

      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...

      Northern Powerhouse Rail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects to publish the Programme Business Case for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is taking to reduce the carbon footprint and energy consumption of (a) its digital data centres and...

      Parking Offences: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 February 2026, to Question 115449, on Parking Offences: Fines how this review of the research penalty charging...

      Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 25 March 2026 entitled '£1 billion to cut costs for businesses, drive growth and clean up UK roads',...

      Railway Stations: Newport West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on implementing the new station at Newport West announced in Spending Review 2025.

      Department for Transport: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on (a) purchasing and (b) installing soundproof meeting pods for its headquarters in London since 4 July 2024; and...

      Structures Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on assessing applications to the Structures Fund.

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) average and (b) maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities in each of...

      Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026, to Question 127281, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for what reason was that...

      Logistics and Storage: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support storage and logistics businesses in Stockport constituency.

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potholes on rural road safety.

      Railway Stations: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure access for those with mobility issues at train stations, including reliable access to lifts, ramps,...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the national security assessment entitled Global Biodiversity Loss,...

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Defence Investment Plan.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help re-establish freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence co-operation with the EU.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to implement the Strategic Defence Review.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve sovereign defence capability.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in securing funding for the Global Combat Air Programme beyond the existing deal with Edgewing.

      Shipping: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128971 on Shipping: Sanctions, what the legal basis is for conducting maritime interdiction...

      Veterans: Edinburgh Castle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with Historic Environment Scotland on improving access for Royal Regiment of Scotland veterans to their regimental museum...

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase opportunities for young people in South Shropshire constituency to join in-school and community-based Cadet Forces.

      F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made with Lockheed Martin in facilitating the delivery of the two F-35Bs stranded at Lajes International Airport on Terceira Island...

      Air Force: Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in delivering autonomous fighters as part of a...

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were received in relation to the War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in each of the last three years.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims are currently awaiting Medical Adviser input.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) average and (b) maximum waiting times are for the processing of War Pension Service and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims.

      China: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of the level of dependence on Chinese companies for consumable equipment in the defence supply chain.

      Armed Forces: Mefloquine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has provided to the NHS on appropriate treatment for former Service personnel presenting with suicidal ideation resulting...

      Armed Forces: Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's research study number 713/MoDREC/15 on anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis, including Lariam...

      Armed Forces: Malaria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fourth Report of the Defence Committee of Session 2014-15 entitled An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel,...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Medical Treatments: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England routinely monitors geographical variation in the delivery of specialised services including left atrial appendage...

    • Nurses: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of Band 5 nursing posts for newly qualified nurses in Greater Manchester.

      Surgery: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the number of Training Interface Group fellowship posts affected by the withdrawal of...

      Gender Dysphoria: Clinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the NHS commissions for people awaiting assessment at Gender Identity Clinics; and what safeguarding arrangements apply to...

      NHS Trusts: Gender

      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...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps integrated care boards are required to take when a patient awaiting consultant-led elective treatment has waited longer than...

      NHS: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS processes for reporting racial abuse.

      Cochlear Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data does his Department hold on the number of (a) children and (b) adults who were fitted with (i) unilateral and (ii) bilateral...

      Gynaecology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) women on gynaecology waiting lists and (b) the workforce delivering that care.

      Tomography: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for(a) MRI and (b) CT scans across NHS England.

      NHS: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his department (b) ICBs are routinely informed when major NHS contractors face significant tax enforcement action.

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) statutory and (b) policy rules prevent NHS funding for an elective procedure being combined with a patient contribution to...

      NHS: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to standardise design approaches for new and refurbished NHS buildings.

      NHS: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to work with estate and infrastructure experts on the planning and delivery of NHS facilities.

      Allied Health Professions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS restructure and merger on the employment of Allied Health Professions.

      Surgery: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of elective surgery undertaken in the independent sector; and how this compares in numerical...

      Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to expand inpatient diagnostic capacity as part of the NHS productivity plan.

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients in NHS acute hospital beds in England whose (a) discharge and (b) onward...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the renewed Women’s Health Strategy is supported by clear implementation plans,...

      Strokes: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the availability of rapid paramedic treatment for people experiencing a stroke.

      Gender Dysphoria: Clinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equality implications of waiting times for Gender Identity Clinic services.

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review NHS guidance on the provision of miscarriage care following a (a) first and (b) second pregnancy loss.

      NHS: Reorganisation

      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.

      Autoimmune Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle medication shortages, particularly those for (a) auto-immune and (b) muscle weakness conditions.

      Health Services: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to Integrated Care Boards on communicating service closures and changes in treatment availability...

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to measure the productivity of integrated care boards.

      Breasts: Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will publish its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report on the health impacts of breast...

      General Medical Council and Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of making regulations under Section 28 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care...

      Doctors: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which speciality training programmes allow Less Than Full Time trainees to progress on the basis of competency rather than requiring...

      Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to equipment to allow NHS staff to carry out their duties effectively.

      NHS England: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the salary band for the Chief Executive of the NHS East of England, in 2026-27.

      Community Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for community hospitals to deliver urgent and primary care services.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of line management within the NHS in supporting staff to identify and resolve workplace...

      Medicine: British Students Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on the eligibility of British...

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop and implement national evidence-based clinical guidelines for adult gender identity...

      Jonathan Lofthouse

      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...

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS of introducing earlier miscarriage intervention and prevention models.

      Perinatal Mortality: Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to correspondence from the Chair of the Maternity and Neonatal Investigation confirming that the Investigation is not...

      Human Rights: Surrogacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the report by Women’s Policy Centre titled...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the integration of NHS England functions into his Department on ring-fenced...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) start and (b) target completion date are for the redesign of clinical pathways for heavy menstrual bleeding, urogynaecology...

      Surgery: Hygiene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patients and NHS waiting lists of surgical operations being cancelled due to...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria will govern allocation of the FemTech Challenge Fund; whether successful innovations will be required to demonstrate a...

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister or senior official holds named personal accountability for delivery of each of the four core commitments in the renewed...

      Bereavement Counselling: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that bereaved parents who require specialist psychological support following (a) pregnancy and (b) baby...

      Dementia: South Holland and the Deepings

      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 South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

      Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people that started private gender dysphoria treatment while on NHS waiting lists...

      Maternity Services: Sussex Weald

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reopen the Birthing Centre in Crowborough; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of its...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients waited (a) 18 weeks or less, (b) 18 weeks and 1 day, (c) 18 weeks and 2 days, (d) 18 weeks and 3...

      Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of counselling and psychotherapy, including legal protections for the...

      Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the salary band for the recently appointed Chief Executive of the Mid & South Essex NHS Hospitals Trust, in 2026-27.

      Surrogacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has undertaken on the compliance of safeguarding procedures for surrogacy arrangements with the Optional...

      Antenatal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he can confirm that all NHS Trusts are no longer using Intergrowth charts as part of their fetal growth surveillance.

      Miscarriage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of (a) staffing and (b) resources of Early Pregnancy Units to deliver improved...

      Hospitals: Heliports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospital helipads cannot be used at night.

      Patient Choice Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 April to Question 129461, if he will outline (a) on what basis areas will be determined as having the...

      Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for air ambulance helipads is provided from the NHS budget.

      Physiotherapy: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) recruitment freezes and (b) limited entry-level roles on the physiotherapy workforce...

      Health Professions: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of jobs for newly qualified (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other...

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding opportunities for epilepsy research.

      Occupational Therapy: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of occupational therapists on hospital admission rates in Surrey.

      Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the recruitment and training of midwives and (b) increase the availability of...

      Clinical Psychologists: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to ensure those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes...

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for an update on the progress of the Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework.

      Physiotherapy: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) current and (b) projected availability of physiotherapists compared to the health needs of the...

      Paramedical Staff: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs) into work.

      Midwives: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people graduated as midwives in each of the last ten years.

      Midwives: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were received for midwifery courses at universities in each of the last 10 years.

      Ambulance Services: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial monitoring arrangements Integrated Care Boards are required to maintain for private ambulance contractors delivering...

      Surgery: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing reusable scrub hats in surgical theatres, fitted with Velcro...

      NHS: Negligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total expenditure of the NHS on medical negligence claims in the 2025-26 financial year.

      Strokes: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) speech and language therapy, (b) physiotherapy, (c) psychological...

      Primary Care: Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the regulatory and governance framework for pharmacy-led clinical services to ensure it supports service...

      Dementia: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his department is taking to improve the (a) prevention (b) timely diagnosis and (c) treatment of dementia.

      Alarms: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the need for mandatory accreditation services for the installation of telecare devices.

      Care Homes: Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment into the potential health benefits of encouraging care homes to have their laundry services...

      Dental Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b)...

      Psychiatry: Drama

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of including dramatherapy in the Neighbourhood Health Model Framework.

      Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Baroness Casey’s total remuneration is as Chair of the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care in England.

      Health Data Research Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to question 125667 on Health Data Research Service, what consent will be sought from...

      Mechanical Thrombectomy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on improving access to thrombectomy services.

      Palantir: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what frameworks govern the use of artificial intelligence systems supplied by Palantir Technologies within UK public services.

      Wheelchairs: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that wheelchair service providers promptly repair faulty wheelchairs.

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department plans to increase funding opportunities for epilepsy research.

      Healthcare Assistants: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current regulatory arrangements for the training of healthcare support workers; and what...

      Bile Acid Malabsorption: Tirzepatide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request that NHS England and NICE evaluate the use of Tirzepatide, currently prescribed for weight loss on the NHS, as a...

      Blood: Courier Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recruit and retain Blood Bike volunteers.

      Cochlear Implants: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research has his Department undertaken to understand the clinical and cost effectiveness of bilateral cochlear implantation.

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether funding for epilepsy research is proportionate to the prevalence of epilepsy.

      Health Services and Social Services: Assistive Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use and funding of technology enabled care in the NHS and other care settings.

      Propranolol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on securing an adequate supply of propranolol 80mg and 160mg modified release capsules.

      Epilepsy: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the department has made of whether funding for epilepsy research is proportionate to the prevalence of epilepsy.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the MHRA on the regulation of private clinics advertising consultations for cannabis-based...

      Co-careldopa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address shortages of Co-careldopa medication.

      Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising lobular breast cancer as a distinct disease in the NICE Treatment...

      Prescription Drugs: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to UIN 114047 on Prescription Drugs: Cost Effectiveness answered on 4 March 2026, if he will provide a copy of the a)...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027 on NHS: Databases, what logging systems are used to record and review...

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the safe prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619 on NHS: Databases, how many external contractors have been granted elevated...

      Dementia: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support unpaid carers of family members living with dementia in Harpenden and Berkhamsted...

      Allergies: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on the introduction of EURneffy for use in the emergency treatment of serious allergies.

      Pharmacy: Recruitment and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of pharmacies' workforce capability and training to safely and effectively...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of innovation in pharmacy services to support delivery of the...

      Disability: Advocacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults...

      Organs: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the numbers of non-direct altruistic organ donations during this Parliament.

      Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on expanding medical exemption criteria to include people with multiple...

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will take steps to provide free NHS prescriptions to younger onset Parkinson's patients.

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase funding for research into Parkinson's disease.

      Community Hospitals: Redcar and Cleveland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which decisions on community hospital facilities take account of rural need,...

      Medicine: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Cheshire and Merseyside.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619, from what date external contractors have been granted elevated or admin-level...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027 on NHS: Databases, how compliance with access controls for external...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65983 on NHS: Databases, what restrictions apply to external suppliers’...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619 on NHS: Databases, if he will implement an independent audit arrangement to...

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619, what assessment his Department has made of the necessity of granting elevated...

      NHS Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total budget for NHS Resolution, in the 2025-26 financial year.

      Pharmacy: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to introduce a realistic and responsive price‑concession mechanism to for pharmacies.

      Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to raise the upper capital limit for means-tested social care support in England.

      Occupational Therapy: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of occupational therapists in implementing care plans as quickly as possible...

      Ophthalmic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to timely treatment for common eye conditions in England.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the full practical application of the Steel Industry Nationalisation Bill to Northern...

    • Meta: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is considering regulatory measures to prevent Meta withdrawing business pages without due process.

      Bereavement Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the 26-week continuous employment threshold for eligibility for Statutory Parental...

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the General Trade Licence for sanctioned processed oil products published on 19 May 2026, with what frequency will the...

      Cleaning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department would consider the potential merits of including commercial laundry services within the Government’s Industrial...

      Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of payroll employment; what discussions his Department has had with businesses on...

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of levying fines on Royal Mail to secure compliance with Universal Service Obligation...

      Economic Growth: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of small businesses on economic growth.

      Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Notice 'General Trade Licence for sanctioned processed oil products', published on 19 May 2026, which specific elements...

      Products: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will provide guidance to businesses who sell to consumers in (a) the EU and (b) Northern Ireland prior to the EU Product Directive...

      Trade Agreements: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of regulatory alignment with the EU on the UK’s ability to negotiate trade...

      Sports: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for ministerial attendance from his Department at the Enhanced Games in the US.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act and (b)...

      Imports: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent UK manufacturers being undercut by imports produced under lower environmental standards.

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117035 on Arms Trade: Israel, how many of the five licences referenced are for IDF...

  • Department for Education

    • Academic Freedom: Subversion

      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,...

    • Social Work: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the adequacy of the the Step Up to Social Work bursary to enable single working parents on Universal Credit to participate in...

      City and Guilds Group: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students and apprentices are currently enrolled on qualifications accredited by City & Guilds in England.

      Special Educational Needs: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for artificial intelligence tools to improve access to educational support for children with...

      Further Education: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment into further education teaching roles in high-demand subject areas.

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of SATS on students’ mental health and wellbeing.

      Educational Institutions: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered financing the provision of EpiPens for all children in an educational establishment.

      Primary Education: Physical Education and Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made on how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year.

      Childcare: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare providers registered have no children signed up.

      Schools: Discipline

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on (a) waiting times for (i) CAMHS and (ii) other external services and (b)...

      Vocational Education: Iron and Steel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will be offering support to further education colleges offering vocational courses to address the increase in steel costs as a...

      Schools: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current school attendance enforcement policies in relation to parents with shared custody...

      School Meals: Meat

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will update the School Food Standards policy to prohibit the use of meat derived from animals which have not been stunned prior to slaughter.

      Pre-school Education: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) retention and (b) recruitment of teachers in early years education settings.

      Pre-school Education: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years education providers are not disadvantaged by restrictions on charging flexibility for...

      City and Guilds Group: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes at City & Guilds on students and apprentices currently undertaking...

      British Students Abroad: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be available to support students undertaking study placements in the US under mobility schemes in the (a) 2026–27 and...

      Students: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of calculating student loan repayments on an annual basis so that people with fluctuating monthly...

      British Students Abroad: New Zealand

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total funding that will be available to support UK students undertaking study placements in New Zealand under...

      Children in Care: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of increases in deaths of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, in...

      British Students Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of students undertaking overseas study placements following the UK’s withdrawal from the...

      British Students Abroad: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be available to support students undertaking study placements in Australia under mobility schemes in the (a) 2026–27 and...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • India: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Indian authorities regarding the reports of three Baptist pastors being...

    • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure the release of British Nationals detained by Israel as a result of their...

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of India on the protection of Christian communities and...

      National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy of Session 2024-26 on...

      Gaza: Genocide Convention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer given on 21 February 2026, to clarify which horizontal implications from the Advisory...

      Grandview Institution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Grandview Institution.

      Russia: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations she to the Government of Russia on the prosecution of Jehovah’s...

      Armenia: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a...

      Kamil Idris

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the visit by Kamil Idris on the Sudanese community...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong published on 26 March 2026, what diplomatic steps she is...

      Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to help protect UK citizens from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that religious minorities, including the Baha’i community, are protected...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the delivery of aid to Gaza.

      Olly Robbins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Oliver Robbins was (a) dismissed or (b) resigned.

      Honduras: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the Independent Delegation of International Lawyers to Honduras, entitled "Our...

      Afghanistan: Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the erection of a fence along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on...

      Zhang Yadi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has given advice to SOAS on the detention of their student Zhang Yadi in China since 31...

      Uganda: Ebola

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of issuing travel guidance covering Ebola to...

      Economic Crime: Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the conference on illicit finance has been postponed.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Lord Alli

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 11 December 2025 to Question 96206 on Lord Alli, what the role or job function of Lord Alli was at that time.

    • Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026, to Question 124820, on Public Consultation, if he will publish the list of 131 consultation requirements...

      Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 118753 on Muslim Council of Britain and further to Chapter 3 of the Ministerial Code, whether...

      National Security Adviser

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Jonathan Powell, the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser, has given oral evidence to Parliament since his appointment.

      Jonathan Ashworth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing Jonathan Ashworth to a head of mission role or the House of Lords.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) Government departments and (b) public bodies are not reliant on ageing digital...

    • Semiconductor Advisory Panel: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Semiconductor Advisory Panel plans to hold a quarterly meeting in Northern Ireland during 2026.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Minister of AI and Digital Government plans to reply to the correspondence of 25 March 2026 from the Hon. Member for...

      Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with Innovate UK on increasing the number of projects carried out through the Knowledge Transfer...

      Broadband: Godshill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which company's commercial plans to supply broadband in Godshill prompted the decision to remove Godshill from the contract...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of asylum seekers being housed in the country by parliamentary constituency.

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 18 and over currently hold refugee status in the United Kingdom.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the cost of the reconnaissance aircraft, which are involved in monitoring and identifying small boats carrying migrants, per annum, since...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with refugee status ceased receiving Home Office asylum support in each of the last 12 months.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 306, what her planned timetable is to (a) tender and (b) agree the replacement Asylum...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were refused in each year of the last 5 years, broken down by visa category.

      Immigration: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of data from the Migration Advisory Committee report entitled...

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of ILR applicants using either the Priority or Super Priority Service receive decisions within their respective advertised...

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing indefinite leave to remain applications for people currently on the...

      Immigration: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the gov.uk website entitled visa processing times: applications inside the UK, will be updated to reflect the average processing time...

      Retail Trade: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the high streets organised crime unit will publish an annual report on its activities and outcomes.

      Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Cannabis Interchange Group has met since 1 January 2020; who attended each meeting; and whether she plans to publish the...

      Police: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total cost to police forces in England and Wales of policing protests and public demonstrations in each...

      Police: Biometrics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure (a) lawful and (b) proportionate use of live facial recognition technology by police forces in...

      Retail Trade: Money Laundering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for money laundering linked to high street businesses in Lancashire have occurred in each of the last five years.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the decline in police officers and rise in shoplifting since the 2024...

      Police: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the 1996 Police Act to allow staff associations other than the Police...

      Police: Languages

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 472, whether any of the enhanced technical solutions and technological tools rely on...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Rt Hon Member for Dorking and Horley will receive a response to his correspondence dated 27 April 2026 on an International Letter...

      Police: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Welsh Government was (a) consulted and (b) engaged with as part of the Independent Review of Police Force Structures prior to 7...

      Immigration Controls: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has sought any derogation, exemption or alternative implementation arrangement in respect of EU Entry-Exit System checks at UK...

  • Treasury

    • Housing: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on their decision to remove opposition to new housing developments that would be connected to...

    • Shipping: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the non-domicile tax regime on the competitiveness of London as a global centre for...

      Monetary Agreements

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on proposals for new international (a) monetary and (b) currency realignment arrangements,...

      Dollar

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a significant managed depreciation of the US dollar as part of international currency realignment...

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual vehicle downtime and associated productivity loss per fleet vehicle arising from the mileage...

      Red Diesel: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Red Diesel for the purpose running fairs and circuses is included in the off-road operation tax freeze.

      Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for the determination on whether to include the proposed (a) implementation date, (b) scope and (c) mileage tariffs for the...

      Economic Growth: Brexit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of leaving the EU on the underlying growth rate of the UK economy; and what recent analysis her Department has...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether in order to have effect in relation to movements of parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382, of 11...

      Visitor Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitors Levy on visitor numbers in coastal and seaside...

      Building Societies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce regulations on members of building societies having binding votes on executive remuneration policy.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fly-tipping: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke...

    • Carbon Emissions: Consumer Goods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of carbon emissions embodied in imported goods consumed in the UK.

      Carbon Emissions: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate she has made of the level of carbon emissions associated with imported industrial goods and...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department has recently given to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to assist with the...

      Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement mechanisms are planned to ensure compliance with a potential trail hunting ban.

      Hedgehogs: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of hedgehog populations in a) urban and b) rural areas since 2000.

      Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Rivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce a mechanism to incentivise the creation of river habitat corridors across neighbouring farms to the...

      Hedgehogs: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent decline in hedgehog populations in Essex.

      Hedgehogs: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities in Essex on improving a) urban and b) rural environments for hedgehogs.

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support farmer cash flow and access to credit.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to halt and reverse species decline.

      Fertilisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the availability of fertiliser, including in response to sudden increases...

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore nature at scale.

      Water Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there were (a) formal minutes and (b) formal agendas for the meetings held between Ministers and Water company CEOs...

      Red Diesel: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the impact of changes to red diesel prices during peak harvest season.

      Dogs: Animal Breeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare Strategy consultation on dog breeding will include (a) brachycephalic dogs and (b) extreme...

      Pet Travel Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to travel with pets between Great Britain and the EU...

      Fly-tipping: Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Slough Borough Council on their legal duty to remove fly-tipped waste...

      Curlews: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to maintain and protect curlews on the Lancashire coast.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether regarding the reduction of food waste, (a) her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of current...

      Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to commitment 48 in the Environmental Improvement Plan published on 1 December 2025, if she will outline the...

      Housing: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will add a metric on the frequency of household waste collections to the Environment, Circular Economy and Climate...

      Animal Welfare: UK Relations with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking, in the context of the UK–EU SPS negotiations, to pursue animal welfare measures,...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Conveyancing Association, (b) the Law Society and (c) HM...

    • Housing: Sales

      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,...

      Social Rented Housing: Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether guidance on furniture provision will encourage social landlords to offer furnished tenancies to low-income tenants.

      Neighbourhood Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taken to ensure Neighbourhood Boards outlined in his Neighbourhood Guarantee Speech are free from...

      Mayors: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals by combined authority mayors for further fiscal...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle youth homelessness.

      Temporary Accommodation: Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle temporary accommodation as a contributing factor in child mortality.

      Public Places: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the revised National Planning Policy Framework supports the...

      Housing: Water Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on water supply to new housing developments.

      Leasehold: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data does his Department hold on the number of leasehold properties in London.

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that deposit schemes represent good value for tenants and landlords; and what...

      Property Management Companies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the performance of management companies.

      Leasehold: Hounslow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many leasehold flats are registered with the Land Registry as being located in the London Borough of Hounslow.

      Planning: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how the...

      Unadopted Roads: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of houses being built on...

  • Women and Equalities

    • LGBT+ People: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the UK’s decline in the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Europe rankings.

  • Scotland Office

    • Rural Areas: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on depopulation in rural areas.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Great British Energy: Clean Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy is making purchases of clean energy products that (a) have and (b) are suspected of containing...

    • Clean Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help increase the production of domestic clean power.

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the scope is of Great British Energy - Nuclear's study on the UK's potential for new nuclear development.

      Oldbury Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the current ownership status is of the Oldbury nuclear site.

      Nuclear Reactors: Oldbury Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for the Oldbury site to host (a) small modular reactors and (b) advanced modular reactors.

      Clean Energy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Investor-State Dispute Settlements on the UK's capacity to transition away...

      Rented Housing: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the number of rural properties that will struggle to reach the minimum EPC C rating by the 2030...

      Nuclear Reactors: Oldbury Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic and social merits of a nuclear development at Oldbury to Thornbury and Yate...

      Carbon Emissions: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to take steps to balance its updated emissions estimates of data centres with the decarbonisation...

  • Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121726, on...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Christianity: Religious Freedom

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps has the Church of England taken to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.

    • Church of England: Land

      To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps she is taking to support the campaign to rewild 30% of Church owned land.

  • Attorney General

    • Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Solicitor General, whether the CPS has guidance on whether and in what manner it should publicly comment on controversial public policy matters.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Press: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to introduce legislation to raise standards in the British press.

    • Cultural Heritage: Buildings

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 11 June 2025 (HC57195), whether they have...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Local Nature Recovery Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the list of councils which have not yet finalised their local nature recovery strategies.

    • Packaging: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Packaging Recovery Note system in investment in the UK recycling infrastructure and recycling rates; and...

      Food: Packaging

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cumulative financial impact on food and drinks businesses of (1) the extended producer responsibility for packaging, (2) the...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have that the introduction of modulated Extended Producer Responsibility fees will improve packaging recycling rates in the absence of...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to postpone the introduction of modulated fees under Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging until measurable improvements have been...

  • Treasury

    • Artificial Intelligence: Financial Institutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for standardised or independent testing of general purpose AI models used by regulated financial institutions.

    • Income Tax: Self-assessment

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many letters about the requirement to file quarterly Making Tax Digital returns have been sent out in error to taxpayers whose qualifying income is below...

      Budget November 2025

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 29 April (HL16703), what assessment they have made of the consistency with paragraph 9.1 of the...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Universal Credit: Migrants

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 20th February (HL14368), what percentage of those claiming Universal Credit had an immigration status...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Legal Profession: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of risks to (1) client confidentiality, (2) data protection, and (3) professional standards, arising from the reported use of...

    • Prisons: Ethnic Groups

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current budget allocation for work on promoting racial equality in prisons.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General's Office: Legislation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Attorney General Office's has taken in the last year to...

    • Advocate General for Scotland: Legislation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland has taken...

      Attorney General: Conflict of Interests

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish (1) any interests that the Attorney-General has declared to his Permanent Secretary and the Independent Adviser on Ministerial...

      Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16377), whether the artificial intelligence tool developed by the Cabinet Office and No.10 to identify...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Devolution

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the outcomes of the recent elections in the devolved nations, what steps they plan to take to improve their capacity to "work closely with the...

    • Public Bodies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 23 April (HL16380), whether any teams modelled on the Vaccine Taskforce to deliver Prime...

      Government Departments: Standards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up taskforces to improve government delivery.

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