Written answers

Iau, 13 Chwefror 2025

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Fractures: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for the opening of new Fracture Liaison Services in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.

    • Pregnancy: Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to fund a financial incentives scheme to help pregnant women to stop smoking during this Parliament.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what tribunal decisions have been used by the NHS Business Services Authority to assess claims relating to Covid-19 vaccinations under...

      Slaughterhouses: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in meat inspection charges by the Food Standards...

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the response by Integrated Care Boards to long Covid.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic...

      Hospitals: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk of using hospital buildings containing RAAC beyond their maximum lifespan.

      Stepping Hill Hospital: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purpose his Department has provided funding from the critical infrastructure risk fund to Stepping Hill Hospital.

      NHS England: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, what the difference is between (a) operational max and...

      NHS: Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) the minimum wage and (b) employer's National Insurance...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving the coordination of...

      Medical Equipment: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of national purchasing of NHS England equipment.

      Maternity Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve safety within maternity services.

      Health Mission Board: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health Mission Delivery Board has appointed external experts.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of HRT products in Kent.

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has targets for the time it takes to complete evaluations of new medicines.

      Heart Diseases: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support cardiology units in south Devon.

      Health Services: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year plan will incorporate the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published on 20 July 2022.

      Nurses: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of entry level nursing roles.

      NHS Business Services Authority: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purposes the NHS Business Services Authority has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) 10 Year Health Plan and (b) Long-Term Workforce Plan will link to the AI Opportunities Plan.

      Hospitals: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on (a) hospital waiting times and (b) the number of missed appointments.

      Community Health Services: North East and Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community in (a) Hexham, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d)...

      NHS: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of measures in place to prevent violence against NHS staff.

      Radiology: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the provision of radiographers in the NHS.

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) how much each mesh centre received in specialised commissioning funding and (b) how many...

      Occupational Therapy: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend independent prescribing responsibilities to Occupational Therapists under the Medicines and Medical...

      Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting times for mesh centres; and what steps he is taking to reduce this.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will establish a standard process for the implementation of AI applications in the NHS.

      Maternity Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS maternity services (a) nationally and (b) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor quality control of new AI products used in the NHS to ensure (a) value for money and (b)...

      Patients: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential causes of the increase in the number of over-65s being hospitalised in November and...

      Analgesics: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of recent trends in the number of people prescribed pain medication in the last 12 months.

      Psychiatry and Social Workers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory training for (a) psychiatrists, (b) psychiatric nurses and (c)...

      Basildon University Hospital: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assist Basildon Hospital in improving their maternity services.

      University College Hospital: Surgical Mesh Implants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many removals of surgical mesh have taken place at the University College London Hospital in each month since this service began.

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the dementia diagnosis rate target on the adequacy of dementia care.

      Baby Care Units: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help NHS Trusts improve neo-natal care.

      Cannabis: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the regulatory framework for prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products to allow GPs to prescribe those...

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the shortages in Pancreatic enzyme replacement medication.

      NHS Trusts: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the capital expenditure promised to Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals as part of their merger...

      Hospitals: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people on NHS waiting lists in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland,...

      Dental Services: Pregnancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase capacity in appointments for NHS dental treatment for pregnant and postpartum women who are entitled...

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of parking costs on NHS staff in Devon.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned date of completion is for all hospitals within Wave 1 of the New Hospital Programme.

      Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the health mission delivery board on the prevention of ill health.

      Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for Ozempic on the NHS.

      Integrated Care Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on multi-year funding settlements for integrated care boards.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to mental health services.

      Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year-plan will include measures on (a) midwifery and (b) neo-natal care.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 3035 to Question 26149, if his Department will give direction to integrated care boards to provide...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the steps taken to improve the provision of care in the period in the period since the...

      Older People: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to protect older people from (a) violence, (b) abuse and (c) neglect.

      Neurological Diseases: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of medicine shortages on people with (a) epilepsy and (b)...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the patient detention provisions in the Mental Health Act 1983.

      Dental Services: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce NHS dental service waiting lists in (a) Hexham, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d)...

      Health Services: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to meet the health needs of elderly prisoners.

      Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of monitoring measures used to prevent people with (a) mental illness and (b) a history of...

      Patients: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the polices on issuing Penalty Charge Notices for patient...

      Mental Illness: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press article entitled Mind the gap: supporting prison leavers with mental illness from the University of...

      Breastfeeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for mothers experiencing poor mental health post-partum related to breastfeeding.

      Schizophrenia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of care available for people with paranoid schizophrenia.

      Mental Health Services: Community Interest Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community interest companies that are mental health providers.

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to each integrated care board in England to provide for child and adolescent mental services for the...

      Mental Health: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support young people with mental health issues.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for reducing waiting times for...

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of occupations of people arrested for working illegally in the UK.

    • People Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled G7 countries agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs, published on 4...

      Border Security Command: Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which intelligence agencies will work with Border Security Command.

      Border Security Command

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Border Security Commander plans to set strategic priorities for border security.

      Immigration: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of people (a) detained, (b) prosecuted and (c) deported per immigration enforcement visit was in 2024.

      Immigration: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of immigration enforcement visits by local authorities in 2024.

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of each deportation is, broken down by expense.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are currently in custody who have exhausted all rights of appeal and have signed deportation orders but have not yet been...

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a geographical based income threshold for family visas.

      Asylum: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration entitled An inspection of Asylum Casework...

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of extending the duration of visas for Ukrainians with...

      Offenders: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants residing in Mid Leicestershire constituency have committed crimes in each of the last five years.

      Visas: Married People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming spousal visa regulations to (a) reduce the 10-year duration,...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of introducing electronic travel authorisations on British National...

      Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment she has made of...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people that have British National Overseas status and hold a UK passport...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their Indefinite Leave to Remain revoked by her Department's status review unit in each of the last five years.

      Police: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds (a) written and (b) statistical evidence on how police forces treat different identity groups based on (i)...

      Asylum: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support people who arrive in the UK as a result of being trafficked to apply for asylum.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent increases in the cost of Electronic Travel Authorisations on future trends...

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the revenues from increased firearms licensing fees will be hypothecated to improve the firearms licensing service.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who have arrived on small boats since 4 July 2024 have been deported.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms licence (a) applications and (b) renewals were completed in (i) the UK, (ii) the East of England and (iii) West Suffolk...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas) and Hong Kong

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of requiring Electronic Travel Authorisation on (a) BN(O) and (b) Hong Kong...

      Visas: Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a visa scheme for Palestinians.

      Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of cases under investigation by police for over one year.

      British Nationality: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February, to Question 28684 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges, for what reason her Department does not...

      Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to implement sector sponsorship for immigrant social care workers.

      Police: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement of 30 January 2025, HCWS407, on Police Funding Settlement 2025-26, what estimate he has made of the (a)...

      Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the section entitled Roles and responsibilities on the About Us webpage for Immigration Enforcement, what options are...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their Indefinite Leave to Remain revoked by the special cases unit in each of the last five years.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce knife crime in Sutton.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation on British National (Overseas)...

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences would require an asylum seeker to be deported.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of knife bans on the level of knife-related incidents.

      Immigration: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling Ukrainian refugees who are living in the UK to obtain the right to remain.

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to enter the UK.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing knife crime prevention programmes.

      Undocumented Migrants: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual voluntary returns have been awarded (a) up to £1,000, (b) between £1,000 and £2,000 and (c) between...

      British Nationality: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue has been raised from citizenship applications since the fee waiver was introduced.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department calculates the number of police officers required per 100,000 of the population in (a) Suffolk, (b) Kent, (c) Norfolk and...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure national standards in the training of fire service personnel.

      West Midlands Fire Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands fire authority plan to bring back familiarisation visits.

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle crime that crosses police force boundaries.

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, what discussions she has had with fire and rescue services on the (a) adequacy of the...

      Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) the police, (b) local authorities and (c) other authorities on removing covers from...

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing criminal sanctions for the irresponsible (a) sale and (b) use of catapults.

      Non-crime Hate Incidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-hate crime incidents have been recorded in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency...

      Police: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory mental health support for police officers who have been exposed to distressing or...

      Police: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with police forces to review the (a) effectiveness of policies to place police officers potentially experiencing...

      Essex County Fire and Rescue Service: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's capital investment in its (a) estate, (b) fleet and (c) equipment.

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) comply with the McCloud remedy and (b) provide assurances to members of the Police Pensions Scheme.

      Police: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address the pension shortfalls experienced by police officers who, affected by the McCloud judgement, are...

      Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will engage with (a) the British Healthcare Trades Association and (b) other organisations in the first aid industry on the (i)...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Policy paper entitled A review of the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012,...

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the labour force to meet the Government's housing targets over the...

      Freehold and Landlords: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking any steps to (a) identify and (b) tackle fraudulent activity by (i) landlords and...

      High Rise Flats: Home Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increases in building insurance premiums for leaseholders in high-risk...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 24 and 26 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, if...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question HL4145 on Local Government: Elections, for what reason her...

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her oral statement of 5 February 2025 entitled English Devolution and Local Government, Official...

      Local Government: Worcestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with hon. Members from Worcestershire on local government reform.

      Aviation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to integrate the proposals outlined in the English Devolution White Paper with important...

      Local Government: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to address funding shortfalls faced by local government in Devon, in the...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence, including electronic communications, between the Foreign, Commonwealth and...

      Planning Inspectorate: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what purposes the Planning Inspectorate has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Property Development: Land Drainage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, which new measures within the...

      Planning Authorities: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of numbers of local authority planning officers to support...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on house-building on house prices.

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) local authority officers and (b) local authority elected representatives on the...

      Constituencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on retaining parliamentary constituency boundaries when grouping the areas currently covered by...

      Unitary Councils: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) earliest and (b) latest dates are at which she expects elections to be held to (i) the new unitary...

      National Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18960 on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity,...

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the National Park Authorities on the English Devolution White Paper.

      Unitary Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is sufficient local representation in the new unitary authorities.

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of recent parliamentary constituency boundary changes with proposed...

      Local Government: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what positions other than (a) new regional mayors and (b) parish and town councillors will elections be held in...

      High Streets Task Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to announce a successor body to the High Streets Task Force.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Small Businesses: Digital Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help SMEs adopt digital technology.

    • Construction: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Federation of Master Builders report entitled Licence to...

      Fraud: Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what regulatory mechanisms are in place to help consumers verify the legitimacy of communications from (a) banks, (b) energy providers and...

      Housing: Building Alterations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an ombudsman for home owner property extensions.

      Business Rates: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 19680 on High Streets Task Force, what discussions his Department had with retailers on...

      Construction: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions on employment in the...

      Business Growth Service: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote the Business Growth Service with small business owners in Lincolnshire.

      Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) role and (b) responsibilities are of the trade envoys to (i) Israel and (ii) the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

      UK Export Finance: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes UK Export Finance has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Oxford-Cambridge Arc

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of increases to employers’ National Insurance on employment in the Oxford to...

      Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he (a) is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to encourage (i) growth and (ii) investment...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department intends to define the subsectors within Advanced Manufacturing in the forthcoming Industrial Strategy.

      Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his Department's support for advanced manufacturing within the industrial...

      Chemicals: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect the chemical industry from (a) site closures and (b) job losses.

      Minerals: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that social value for communities and workers is prioritised in the forthcoming Critical Mineral Strategy.

      Construction Skills Certification Scheme Card

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's polices of the Construction Industry Training Board's...

      Construction: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of workers in the construction industry.

  • Treasury

    • Economics of Biodiversity Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Dasgupta Review, published on 2 February 2021.

    • Drinks: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the price of (a) non-alcoholic drinks and (b) alcoholic ones.

      Santander Group

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Santander on (a) its banking presence on high streets and (b) the impact of that on (i) consumers and (ii) businesses.

      Personal Savings: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the personal savings allowance for basic rate taxpayers.

      Hospitality Industry: Employment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on trends in the level of employment in the hospitality sector in (a)...

      Travel: Tax Allowances

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to update Overseas Scale Rates in the upcoming Spring Forecast.

      Tax Collection: Debts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HMRC on instructions given to debt collection agencies in the event of (a) an unresolved dispute or (b) error on a...

      Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 on Question 25795 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, how many of the 2,000 estates will contain woodlands.

      Offshore Industry: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of new UK oil and gas extraction on (a) GDP and (b) tax receipts in each of the next five years.

      Tax Yields: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Written Question 25789 on Tax Yields: British Nationals Abroad, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact...

      Wealth: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Fairness Foundation and King's College's report Identifying and mitigating the risks of wealth inequality in the UK, published on 26...

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the business rate multiplier by 20p for all hereditaments in England used for retail,...

      Revenue and Customs: Internet

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of HMRC online services for older people with limited forms of ID.

      Employers' Contributions: Mid Leicestershire

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support businesses in Mid Leicestershire constituency with changes to employer National Insurance contributions.

      National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of sole employer self-employed people that may face increased national insurance payments in the next 12 months.

      Ray McCann

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason Ray McCann was appointed Chair of the Independent Review of the Loan Charge.

      Taxation: International Cooperation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UN's proposed global tax convention.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason there is a surcharge on vehicle tax payments on periods shorter than a year.

      Treasury: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.

      Tax Avoidance: Suicide

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to provide the independent review of the loan charge with data on recent trends in the level of suicides from people subject...

      Charities: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for Rateable Charity Relief for charity organisations using (a) tidal...

      Corporation Tax: Public Consultation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility to people who are digitally excluded of the consultation on Multinational Top-up Tax...

      Individual Savings Accounts: Children

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review eligibility rules to allow grandparents to take out share based ISAs for grandchildren.

      Bank Services: Charities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks are applying (a) Know Your Customer and (b) other compliance checks transparently for humanitarian charities...

      Amazon: Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments are used for (a) distribution and (b) warehousing by Amazon in England and have a rateable value of £499,999 or below.

      Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in England with a...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is her policy to implement in full all of the recommendations of the Bellamy Review of Criminal Legal Aid.

    • Criminal Injuries Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2012 to Question 124834, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will uprate the figures given in that Answer to...

      Fines: Surcharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been raised through the victim surcharge in each year since its creation.

      Criminal Injuries Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the expenditure of her Department's criminal injuries hardship fund has been in each year since its creation.

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was between application to the Employment Tribunal and hearing in each of the last three years.

      Valdo Calocane

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she expects the inquiry into Valdo Calocane to commence.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Unemployment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people not in education, employment or training there are in (a) the UK, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency.

    • Ministers: Peers' Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the disclosure of past earnings for members of the Cabinet appointed from the House of Lords.

      Vetting

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the vetting transformation programme on (a) national security and (b) staff recruitment...

      Population: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the level of population growth in Bromsgrove constituency in the next five years.

      Immigration: Overseas Students

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of immigrants were international students in the latest period for which data is available; and what assessment his...

      Brexit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question HL3924 on Brexit, what steps he is taking in response to each of those active infringement...

      Cabinet Office: Public Relations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms...

      Cabinet Office: Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 23666 on Cabinet Office: Media, which Ministers received that training.

      Baroness Casey of Blackstock

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22993 on Cabinet Office: Directors, for what reason the declaration of political activity was not...

      Special Advisers: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 August 2024 to Question 1667 on Prime Minister: Special Advisers, whether special advisers who (a) are part of a trade...

      Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 8434 on Prime Minister: Aviation, which (a) company and (b) commercial facility the Government...

      Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, published on 15 March...

      Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21401 on Public Bodies: Finance, if he will list specific hyperlinks for where this information is...

      Civil Servants: Flexible Working

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants across Government are compressed hours workers on a four day week.

      Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 8126 on Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements, for what reason the public sector trade...

      Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.

      Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Hepatitis

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 25004 on Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Hepatitis, what assessment he has made of the...

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 6093 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, what is the process by which a Minister can request a...

      National Wealth Fund: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Statistics Authority plans to lay a new Official Statistics Order to designate the National Wealth Fund's statistical outputs as...

      Cabinet Office: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the recent Employment Tribunal settlement between...

      Euthanasia: Scotland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel had in drafting the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill in (a) 2023 and...

      Buses: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Procurement Policy Statement on the domestic bus manufacturing industry.

      Crown Commercial Service: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes the Crown Commercial Service has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Ministers: Dual Nationality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to Ministers on declaring dual nationality to (a) their department and (b) the Independent Adviser on...

      Eurostat: Office for National Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 23894 on Eurostat: Office for National Statistics and the associated correspondence of 17 January...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Strategic Defence Review: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any contracts for the lead members of the Strategic Defence Review team have been extended beyond their original termination date.

    • Ukraine: Ammunition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the provision of all types of mortar rounds to Ukraine.

      Veterans: City of Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in City of Durham constituency.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost was of compensating farmers for cattle culled due to bovine tuberculosis in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date.

    • Fly-tipping: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many successful prosecutions for (a) fly tipping and (b) environmental crime there were in 2024 in Bromsgrove...

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory labelling of food products.

      Rainforests: Amazonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 21168 on Amazonia: Rainforests, if he will provide a breakdown of the...

      Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to establish a cross-government working group on food.

      Food: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory reporting by food and beverage companies on nutrition, health and sustainability metrics.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of dairy farmers in the...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 13354 on Dangerous Dogs, if he will take steps to set out a more...

      African Swine Fever: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a permanent personal imports policy for travellers...

      Food: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of private equity acquisitions in the groceries retail sector on...

      Sandeels: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the European Union on the compatibility of the UK sandeel fishing ban with...

      Sandeels: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ban on sandeel fishing on the ecology of seabird...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Mckinsey and Company

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on consultancy work undertaken by McKinsey and Company as part of its Arm’s Length Body...

      Shellfish: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make a decision on the inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and what...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

    • Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22818 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, what her Department's timetable is for publishing the...

      Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing blue badge holders to temporarily use an expired badge while its renewal is...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of electric cars charging infrastructure.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing permanent weight limits of (a) 38.4 tonnes for four-axle rigid Volumetric...

      Agriculture: Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of farmland that will be used to produce alternative aviation fuels in (a) 2030, (b) 2040 and (c) 2050.

      Parking: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26600 on Parking: Databases, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential...

      Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that disabled travellers are not discriminated against when using (a) aircraft, (b) trains and (c)...

      Aircraft: Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of Electric/hydrogen Regional Air Mobility.

      Aircraft: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles.

      Department for Transport: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to revise the Airports National Policy Statement, published on 5 June 2018, in the context of the proposed Heathrow Airport expansion.

      Airports: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) debt levels and (b) regulated asset base gearing by UK airports.

      Unmanned Air Systems: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to support the use of non-passenger-carrying drones to convey freight.

      Railways: Hartlepool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in Hartlepool.

      Railways: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a direct train services from Shropshire (via Telford) to London on economic growth; and what...

      Transport: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.

      Transport: Gloucestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport infrastructure in Gloucestershire.

      Electric Bicycles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many e-bike riders were held responsible in an accident involving an e-bike in each of the last five years.

      Electric Scooters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the (a) schedule for e-scooter trials and (b) data obtained from those trials.

      Vehicle Certification Agency: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Vehicle Certification Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Transport: Refrigeration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce emissions from transport refrigeration units.

      Electric Bicycles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving the police have involved e-bikes in the last five years.

      Electric Bicycles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring e-bike owners to (a) have a driving license, (b) have vehicle insurance, (c) pay...

      Active Travel: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the allocation of the transport budget in England for walking and...

      Public Transport: Franchises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating her Department's guidance for local transport authorities to require them to...

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the Road Safety Strategy; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing graduated driving...

      Roads: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's timetable is for the consideration of potential RIS4 pipeline schemes.

      Minibuses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum authorised mass permitted for volunteer minibus drivers to...

      Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of the proposed local Thames Crossing funded as a private finance initiative.

      Active Travel England: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes Active Travel England has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Vehicle Certification Agency: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Vehicle Certification Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken was for a local authority to adopt a road in each local authority in each of the last five years.

      Taxis: Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the plug-in taxi grant on levels of uptake of purpose-built ultra-low emission taxis.

      Roads: Mid Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of pot-holes in Mid Leicestershire constituency.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) is undertaking research projects and (b) has issued recent guidance on best practice on pothole repairs.

      Public Transport: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing regulations for demand responsive transport.

      Minibuses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the maximum age threshold of driving volunteer minibus services to 80.

      Transport: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of improving cross-borough public transport links in London on (a) the economy, (b) air quality...

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have had with the Mayor of London on proposals for the West London Orbital railway.

      Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a regional transport strategy to improve connectivity between towns.

      A19

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to (a) the A19 North of Newcastle junctions scheme and (b) improvements to (i) Moor Farm and (ii) Seaton Burn during...

      Bridges: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the safety measures and responsibilities of local authorities on water crossings.

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of the increase in the bus fare cap on the number of bus journeys taken in (a) the UK,...

      Roads: Forest of Dean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the maintenance of roads in the Forest of Dean constituency.

      Global Centre of Rail Excellence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to help the Welsh Government ensure the Global Centre of Rail Excellence facility in South Wales is being...

      Bus Services: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of bus services in Bromsgrove constituency.

      Community Transport: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing regulations for community transport provision.

      Buses: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25028 on Buses: Sales, for what reason an end-of-sale date is not set for coaches.

      Travel Cards: Spelthorne

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on including Spelthorne within the Oyster Zone.

      Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scrappage scheme for older higher polluting vehicles.

      Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will expand the statutory requirements for local authorities to make mandatory the provision of free journeys for companions of people with (a)...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for (a) carbon capture, usage and storage...

    • Coal: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with coal tip safety groups in Wales to discuss his Department's proposals to ban future coal licences.

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a timeline for the implementation of his local power plans policy.

      Coal: Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce legislation to ban future coal licensing.

      Small Modular Reactors: Tees Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has for the construction of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Teesside.

      Skilled Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with employers on the levels of (a) recognition and (b) uptake of the Energy Skills...

      Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Energy Skills Passport will encourage oil and gas workers to find opportunities in the nuclear industry.

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to align carbon pricing under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

      EU Emissions Trading Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is preparing for the UK to enter the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

      Chemicals and Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the UK carbon price to £147/tCO2 by 2030 on...

      Carbon Emissions: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the environmental impact of running artificial intelligence technologies and...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability rights organisations and campaigners her Department is consulting with on planned reforms the disability welfare system; and...

    • Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has specific time targets for processing Carer’s Allowance claims for individuals with an underlying entitlement.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing money received from the settlement of an estate claim to be treated in...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of fraud in the social security system in financial year 2023-24 by benefit.

      Economic Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on tackling financial crime in relation to the Public Authorities...

      Employment Schemes: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support the delivery of the Youth Guarantee.

      Carer's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of occupational and state pension payments on eligibility for Carer's Allowance.

      Pensions Ombudsman: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes the Pensions Ombudsman has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Medical Certificates: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 50 Question 22715 on Medical Certificates: Public Consultation, whether she plans to launch the fit...

  • Attorney General

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities are part of the review into safety valve schemes.

    • Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to extend to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support fund.

      Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the level of support provided to Ukrainian refugees in applying to UK universities.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the most recent long-term migration figures were accounted for by international students.

      Young Futures Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish further information on proposed Young Future Hubs.

      Special Educational Needs: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of the time taken for education, health and care plan applications to be processed on children in Devon.

      Special Educational Needs: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase funding for SEND provision in Bromsgrove constituency.

      Disabled Students' Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average waiting time was for a needs assessments for Disabled Students Allowance applications from the date of application to the date of (a)...

      Children: Identification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a unique ID for every child to (a) facilitate data sharing between public...

      Internet: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to include online safety education into the national curriculum in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Gcse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of key stage four students who completed their GCSEs went on to each destination in (a) Bolsover, (b) Derbyshire and (c)...

      GCE A-level

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 18-year-olds have taken (a) three or (b) more A-levels in (i) Bolsover constituency, (ii) Derbyshire and (iii) England in each of...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to consider evidence related to advertising when strengthening protections against gambling harms.

    • Gambling: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to reduce the legal age to (a) buy Lottery tickets and (b) gamble.

      Arts: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to manage the potential impact of AI on (a) illustrators and (b) creatives.

      Advertising: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Broadcasting Code by Ofcom on reducing the...

      Holiday Accommodation: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information will be collected by the proposed registration scheme for short-term lets.

      Tickets: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a review into event booking fees.

      Rugby: Listed Events

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding the Six Nations rugby union championship to the category A list of...

      Local Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how (a) the Local News Commission and (b) other similar organisations will be able to contribute to the development of her planned...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many large technology firms she has met since her appointment; and how many times she has met (a) small companies and (b) groups...

      Football: Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Governance Bill on football clubs in the Premier League.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on departmental plans to fly flags other than the Union flag in 2025.

      Broadcasting Programmes: Cornish Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help increase the (a) production and (b) programming of Cornish language content.

      Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26625 on Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, if she will publish the 521...

      Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the screen and creative industries in (a) Berkshire and (b) the UK.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • International Telecommunication Union: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for UK national security of paragraph 368 of the...

    • Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether trade unions were consulted on the AI Opportunities Action Plan.

      Artificial Intelligence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has allocated funding to the AI Opportunities Action Plan.

  • Leader of the House

    • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to provide parliamentary scrutiny of Government involvement in amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by hon. Members...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27042 on UNRWA: Finance, what mechanisms are in place to...

    • Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the International Committee of the Red Cross on its role in hostage...

      Palestinians: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 27041 on Palestinians: Schools, what the timeline is for the...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech entitled The Locarno Speech by the Foreign Secretary: January 2025, published on 9...

      Syria: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of the Syrian Kurdish population in Northeast Syria.

      Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.

      Middle East: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the persecution of...

      Mahvash Sabet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the detention of Mahvash Sabet by...

      Baha'i Faith: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve freedom of religion for Baháʼís globally.

  • Home Office

    • Population: Greater London

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that one in 12 residents of London are “hidden and transient”, which includes people living at secondary...

    • Firearms: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted (1) British Association for Shooting and Conservation Scotland, (2) the Scottish Gamekeepers Association, (3) Scottish Land &...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Remote Working: Productivity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of remote working and its impact on productivity levels.

  • Treasury

    • Economic Growth

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the economy continues to grow due to any low business confidence.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Translation Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 December (HL3301), what steps the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is...

    • Local Government: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their timescale for the next local elections in the devolution areas on the Devolution Primary Programme where the May 2025 local elections have been postponed.

      National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 20 January (HL3595), whether there has been any further expenditure on the planned UK Holocaust...

      Unitary Councils

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether it will be possible to take account of geographical coherence when establishing a unitary council.

      Bellwin Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following recent red weather warnings issued by the Met Office, what plans they have to activate a Bellwin scheme of emergency financial assistance to local...

      Communities and Recovery Steering Group

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the conclusions of the Communities and Recovery Steering Group regarding the causes of the violent disorder in summer 2024.

      Local Government: Devolution and Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter regarding local government reorganisation sent by the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to the leaders of all...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Transgender People

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport on 15 November 2024 (HC13602), what guidance they have issued...

    • Listed Buildings: Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reducing the costs of improving the energy efficiency of listed properties with respect to (1) planning fees, (2)...

      Football: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the powers in the Football Governance Bill for the independent football regulator to require football clubs to set out...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Planning Permission

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Justice projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio have been delayed due to planning permission in each of the past five years,...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 on the ability of waste...

    • Water Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that water bills are expected to rise by £10 per month from April, what steps they are taking to support customers with rising costs.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Developing Countries: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of inequalities in access to, and the quality of, reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare services in fragile states.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Languages

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are holding with foreign language professionals and their representative bodies about the regulation of machine translation in the...

    • Government Departments: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many government departments met the April 2023 deadline to confirm an adoption strategy for One Login, as set out in the 2022–2025 Roadmap for Digital...

      Government Departments: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the 2022–2025 Roadmap for Digital and Data, published on 29 November 2023, how many of the 50 government services that were due to reach a...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Chemicals: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 30 January (HL4226), what discussions officials in any department have had with...

  • Department for Transport

    • Gatwick Airport: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the level of growth expected during this parliament as a result of the expansion of Gatwick Airport to two runways.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 29 January (HL4088), where the Climate Change Committee has advised that "it did not...

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