Written answers

Gwener, 14 Chwefror 2025

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Byelaws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her plans to give councils new powers to issue bye-laws, whether it is her intention that such...

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25333 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to reconvene the cross-Government working group on tackling anti-Semitism.

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle Islamophobia.

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's joint publication Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of...

      Public Buildings: Arson

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve the capacity of local authorities to rebuild public buildings affected...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Foster Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) Freedom of Information and (b) Environmental Information Regulation responses her Department has issued to...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Electronic Cigarettes: Shops

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of vape shops on high streets in Hertfordshire on...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22042 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Islamophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23915 on Islamophobia, what her planned timetable is for...

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Department is responsible for policy on tackling antisemitism; and what role the Home Office plays on that issue.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 9072 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase regulation of private car park companies.

      Coastal Areas: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Coastal Communities.

      Buildings: Co-ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the ongoing consultation entitled Jointly owned properties, if she will (a) review the...

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Building Safety Regulator...

      Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities scruitnise the work of property developers.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Flood Recovery Framework was not activated following the flooding on 1 January 2025 in Stockport.

      Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility to people who are digitally excluded of the...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to tackle youth homelessness in Devon.

      Vagrancy Act 1824

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on setting out a timeline for the commencement of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act...

      Conditions of Employment: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24225 on Conditions of Employment: Departmental...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Voluntary Work: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps with voluntary organisations to help increase the number of adult volunteers in (a) uniformed youth...

    • Loneliness: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to tackle loneliness in rural communities.

      Youth Services: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to increase youth services provision in Bromsgrove constituency.

      Public Buildings and Schools: Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of mandating the flying of the Union Flag on all (a)...

      Museums and Galleries: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support local museums.

      Tickets: Sales Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ticket vendors on the potential impact of the use of apps for purchasing tickets for events on (a)...

      Music Venues: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to help protect small music venues.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of funding for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme...

      Cultural Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on (a) contested heritage and (b) retain and explain.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement funding for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme beyond 2026.

      Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an impact assessment of the introduction of the new cap of £25,000 to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.

      Culture: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the...

      Shepperton Studios: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will visit Shepperton Studios.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Electronic Tagging: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily cost is of electronic tagging.

    • Convictions: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals have been convicted of a crime in Mid Leicestershire constituency in the last five years.

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Imprisonment for Public Protection Interim Member Guidance, published by The Parole Board in October 2024, if she...

      Channings Wood Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the managers at HMP Channings Wood on the maintenance of the prison estate.

      Prison Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers recruited since 5 July 2024 are (a) British nationals and (b) foreign nationals, broken down by country of origin.

      Prison Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25772 on Prison Service: Recruitment, whether prisons are obligated to (a) advertise positions for...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the parole board report on IPP prison sentences.

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26918 on Prisons: Construction, what estimate he has made of the total operating capacity of...

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26918 on Prisons: Construction, how many existing cells had additional beds installed to increase...

      Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26915 on Crown Court: Trials, when she plans to publish the data for each court since June 2024.

      Law Reporting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of a (a) court and (b) tribunal hearing transcript is.

      Courts: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders on insourcing court language interpretation services.

      Ministry of Justice: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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.

      Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders had (a) paranoid schizophrenia and (b) other mental health illnesses when convicted in each of the last five years.

      Life Imprisonment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are serving life sentences of detention for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18.

      Animal Breeding: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people convicted for offences related to puppy farming in the last 12 months.

      NHS: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of reported assaults on NHS staff have resulted in prosecution in the last 12 months.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 23858 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, what steps his...

    • NHS Trusts: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the merger of Basildon, Broomfield and Southend Hospital Trusts into the...

      NHS Trusts: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27117 on Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Finance, what guidance his...

      NHS: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are employed in (a) clinical, (b) executive and (c) managerial positions across the NHS; and whether he has made an...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transition between children social care and adult social care on patients.

      NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23857 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, if he will take steps...

      Health Professions: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of granting Indefinite Leave to Remain to people with Health and Care...

      Hospitals: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care during the debate on New Hospitals of 25 May...

      Xanomeline/Trospium Chloride

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Cobenfy; and whether he is taking steps to licence this medication in the UK.

      Ambulance Services: Richmond upon Thames

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for ambulances in the SW13 postcode in each year since 2015.

      Health: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that female-only medical conditions are included in medical training and research.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on consultancy for the new hospitals programme.

      NHS: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure public engagement with AI implementation in the NHS.

      Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available training positions for qualified graduates to become registered...

      Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 23852 on Surgery: Reform, which straight-to-test pathways are being considered for...

      NHS: Agency Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence in the use of off-framework agency staff by NHS providers; and if he will make an...

      Tinnitus: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on a waiting list for treatment for Tinnitus.

      Vaccination: Take-up

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the level of vaccine uptake is by (a) ethnicity, (b) region and (c) socio-economic group.

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement Fracture Liaison Services for osteoporosis patients.

      Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of shortening the diagnostic pathway for ovarian cancer.

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that future announcements on provisional local government finance settlements and public health grants to...

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2025-26 Public Health Grant allocations will be published.

      Vasa Praevia: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.

      Mpox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating Mpox vaccines into routine sexual health services for higher risk groups.

      Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the five-point prevention plan.

      Lead: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase testing for lead poisoning in (a) adults and (b) children.

      Mpox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Mpox vaccines were delivered in each month since January 2024.

      Lead: Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children reported to have had lead poisoning in each year since 2016.

      Mpox: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mPox vaccines were given in England in the 2023-24 financial year; and how many have been given to date in the 2024-25 financial...

      Bedbugs: Environmental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the inclusion of bed bugs within...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has indemnified Astrazeneca in relation to covid-19 vaccine damage claims.

      Fast Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of out-of-home advertising of fast food on children and young people.

      General Practitioners: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) companies and (b) subsidiaries trading under (i) E-Harley Healthcare Services Ltd and (ii) Harley Street Health Online Ltd...

      Blood Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of blood cancer outcomes in (a) the UK and (b) international comparator countries for...

      Leukaemia: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with leukaemia in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b) the North East.

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's Opening Statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, published 15 January 2025,...

      Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will take steps to implement a National Cardiovascular Disease Plan.

      Cancer: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to increase the funding available for research into children cancers.

      Prostate Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 13066 on Prostate Cancer: Screening, what assessment he has made of the potential...

      Breast Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has provided to the Lobular Moonshot Project.

      Public Health: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does he plans to publish allocations of the Public Health Grant for 2025-26.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • National Energy System Operator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) potential implications for his policies of the level of...

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of legal services used by the Government in relation to potential Rosebank oil and gas field...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department made of the potential (a) legal and (b) financial impacts of withdrawing legal support for the...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure investor confidence in the UK oil and gas sector following the withdrawal of legal...

      Offshore Industry: Development Consent Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to stop issuing development consents for all new oil and gas fields.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using renewable liquid fuels as an alternative to mains...

      National Nuclear Laboratory: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the National Nuclear Laboratory’s (a) research and development...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing legal support for the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects...

      Gas-cooled Reactors: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much public investment has been committed to the development of a High Temperature Gas Reactor with the Japanese Government.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason his Department withdrew legal support for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects.

      Nuclear Power: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the public on the nuclear energy industry.

      Drax Power Station: Timber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of trees from (a) primary and (b) old growth forests burnt by the Drax power...

      Renewable Energy: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the public on the renewable energy industry.

      Plutonium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic inventories of plutonium.

      Uranium: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much uranium was imported annually since 2010, by country of origin.

      Skilled Workers: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people have successfully obtained employment using the Energy Skills Passport.

      Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many Energy Skills Passports have been issued in each UK region since its introduction.

      Chemicals and Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has received recent representations from (a) energy-intensive manufacturing and (b) chemical industries on...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 February 2025 on Consenting and Regulation of Nuclear Energy, HCWS419, what assessment...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in...

      Great British Nuclear: Great British Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the remit of Great British Nuclear will interact with Great British Energy.

      Nuclear Power: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much investment his Department plans to allocate to (a) training centres, (b) training courses and (c) training advisors in the...

      Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on enabling oil fuelled heating homes in Northern Ireland to...

      Clean Energy: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of Chinese manufacturing in delivering the Government's Clean Power 2030 goal.

      Plutonium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 January 2025 on Plutonium Disposition Strategy, HCWS388, if he will publish the basis...

      Small Modular Reactors: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the future needs of research and development for advanced modular reactors.

      Solar Power: Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing solar panels on the roofs of (a) car parks, (b) warehouses and...

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 October 2024, HCWS168, on Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous...

      Clean Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the specific growth regions for clean power are, broken down by (a) nuclear, (b) wind, and (c) solar.

      Uranium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic inventories of uranium.

      Plutonium: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much plutonium was imported annually since 2010, by country of origin.

      Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to engage with the public on the construction of new electricity network infrastructure.

      Energy Supply: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of grid decarboinsation that will be achieved via reduced energy...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department had with industry stakeholders before withdrawing legal support for the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects.

      Pylons: Environmental Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure engagement with (a) the public and (b) relevant stakeholders on the environmental impact of pylon...

      Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) interference with...

      Energy: Listed Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25798 on Listed Buildings: Energy, if he will request data on listed...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that net zero policies are affordable for rural households.

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of spray foam insulation previously deemed fit for purpose but later...

      Energy Performance Certificates: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 1331 on Energy Performance Certificates Housing, whether this will include...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that training of individuals qualified to install heat pumps is accelerated.

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department made on extending consumer energy protections to tenants on heat networks.

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for the delivery of the £300 reduction to household energy bills.

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that unaccompanied children arriving in the UK are (a) safeguarded by local authorities and (b) placed in...

    • Gender Based Violence: Young Futures Hubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through Young Futures Hubs to help tackle violence against women and girls.

      Agriculture: Apprentices and Vocational Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) vocational education and (b) apprenticeships in agriculture.

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the number of international students.

      Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a study of the impact of the dependency of universities on international students on the...

      Apprentices: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase the number of high skilled apprenticeships.

      Schools: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled School accountability reform - school profiles, improvement and intervention, page 18,...

      Teachers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a strategy to improve the retention of teaching staff in schools.

      Schools: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of complaints to Ofsted on schools.

      Teachers: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers without qualified teacher status will be exempted from requiring that status due to exemptions for maintained schools...

      Schools: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average price of school uniform in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools, broken down by regions...

      Teachers: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state school teachers were employed in Bromsgrove constituency on (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 6 February 2025.

      Teachers: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Education Support's report entitled Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024,...

      Schools: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of funds spent by (a) schools and (b) trusts on legal advice in relation to complaints.

      Social Media: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on media literacy to increase awareness amongst young people of...

      Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employers National Insurance contributions on private suppliers...

      Pupils: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to encourage students with low literacy rates to develop a love of reading.

      Teachers: Music

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school music teachers left the teaching profession in the period between (a) 2010 and 2015, (b) 2015 and 2020 and (c) 2020 and 2024.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of the covid pandemic on levels of teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention between...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 9833 on Cabinet Office: Ministers’ Private Offices, in whose Ministerial offices are the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Home Office

    • Domestic Abuse: Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to update the Cautioning and Relationship Abuse training for domestic abuse offenders with diagnosed mental...

    • Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds (a) demographic and (b) ethnicity data on the investigation of sex crimes.

      Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward the necessary statutory instruments to bring section (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Protection from Sex-based...

      Offences against Children: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled, Survivors of sexual abuse to be empowered in closed case reviews, published on 16...

      Offences against Children: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 16 January 2025 on Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Official Report, how many civil servants...

      Offences against Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to tackle (a) violence, (b) abuse and (c) neglect against young people.

      Emergency Services: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to introduce medal recognition for emergency services personnel injured in the line of duty.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 2 September 2024 in response to the question from the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich,...

      Home Office: Equality

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

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve morale in the fire service.

      Crime Prevention: Whitehall

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517 on Crime: Westminster Bridge, what role HM Government plays in relation to...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2024, to Question 8751, on Fire and Rescue Services: Police, for what reason her Department won't...

      Public Transport: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on transport staff there have been in the last 12 months.

      Undocumented Workers: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to deport the migrants arrested for working illegally in raids in January 2025.

      Border Security Command

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects the Border Security Commander to publish an annual report for 2024-25.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is being made available to local authorities across government to support councils with the cost of (a) asylum seekers and (b)...

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) appeals and (b) challenges against deportation orders have have sought to rely on rights under the ECHR in each of the last 12...

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 17333 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, on how many days Border Force...

      Immigration Enforcement Directorate: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many trained immigration enforcement officers there are.

      Undocumented Migrants: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which international (a) source and (b) transit country partners Border Security Command are working with to disincentivise irregular migration.

      Europol

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Security Command has commenced participation in Europol Operational Task Forces.

      Undocumented Migrants: Organised Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Security Command has taken with the banking sector to (a) prevent illicit finance and (b) reduce the profits of organised...

      Undocumented Migrants: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on reducing illegal migration from France.

      Asylum: South Ribble

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding asylum applications there are for people living in South Ribble constituency.

      Short-term Holding Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place a limit on the period of time that someone can remain in a short-term hold facility.

      Asylum: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the non-criminal reasons are that could be lead to a person claiming asylum being deported.

      Undocumented Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people arrested for illegal working in January 2025 have since been deported; and what proportion this represents of total...

      Asylum: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) hotels and (b) other properties are being used to accommodate asylum seekers in Lincolnshire.

      Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been deported since 5 July 2024.

      Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of detained illegal migrants were deported in 2024.

      Visas: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for the Modern Slavery Act 2015 of the employer sponsorship model.

      Court Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum sentences...

      Synthetic Cathinones: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle the (a) consumption and (b) sale of monkey dust.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • International Day of Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Development of 23 January 2025 on International Day of...

    • Development Aid: Education and Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to leverage (a) education and (b) research expertise to achieve his Department's development...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion...

      Nigeria: Famine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the risk of famine in (a) north west and...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken with his international counterparts to help end conflict in Sudan.

      Asian Development Bank: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to increase funding to the Asian Development Bank.

      Sudan: Conflict Resolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make international conflict resolution in Sudan a foreign policy priority.

      Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25237 on Development Aid, when the Official Development...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Churches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Democratic Republic...

      China: Falun Gong

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle (a) propaganda, (b) disinformation, (c) persecution and (d)...

      China: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Chinese Government on the granting of planning permission for the...

      China: Embassies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government had with the Chinese Government in 2020 on the works to the Chinese Consulate in...

      Gaza: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of comments by President Trump on Gaza on the...

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports of freedom of religion or...

      Tropical Diseases: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on building UK research capacity in...

      World Bank: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to increase funding to the World Bank.

      International Day of Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Development of 23 January 2025 on International Day of...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Bands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel are serving in military bands; and what funding his Department has made available to military bands.

    • Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to procure Gravehawk for the armed forces.

      British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory would require (a) amendment and (b) supplementation...

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the total cost for delivering Gravehawk will be covered by (a) his Department and (b) the Danish Ministry of Defence.

      Guided Weapons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of delivering Gravehawk.

      Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Gravehawk to reach minimum deployable capability.

      Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Wasp maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.

      Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a formal target date for the deployment of Project COOKSON.

      Unmanned Marine Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Snapper maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.

      Ministry of Defence: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the most recent date on which Israeli officials entered the Department's buildings on Whitehall.

      Ministry of Defence: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has...

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has...

      Nuclear Submarines: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has...

      Armed Forces: STEM Subjects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received representations from relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of the (a) STEM curriculum and (b) attainment...

      Ministry of Defence: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department plans to provide to businesses in each of the devolved regions.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Equality

      To ask the Solicitor General, 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.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase railway capacity.

    • Marks Tey Station: Lifts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of installing a passenger lift at Marks Tey station.

      Railways: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with the rail industry to ensure it can access a greater share of competitive research and development funding...

      Railways: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driver shortages have been reported by each rail company in the most recent period for which data is available.

      Network Rail: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of Network Rail’s increased in national insurance contributions.

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on commercial usage of DVLA vehicle keeper requests that result in failed parking charge notices.

      Department for Transport: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in her Department are employed to oversee the work of (a) Shadow GBR (b) HS2 Ltd and (c) train operating companies.

      A229: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department plans to provide for road improvements at the capital roads project Blue Bell Hill.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 64 of the document entitled GM 701 Asset delivery asset maintenance, published by Standards for Highways in March 2020, if her...

      Railways: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage train operating companies to improve on-train connectivity for (a) voice and (b) data services.

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the revenue to the public purse from the sale of car owners' details by the DVLA to private parking enforcement agencies...

      Driving: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all drivers to complete a DVLA eye test.

      Travel: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help end discrimination against disabled people when travelling abroad.

      Roads: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 2435 on Roads: Kent, what the outcome was of her Department’s capital roads portfolio review.

      Roads: South of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc on improvements to road links between the M4 and the south coast.

      Railways: Mayors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the proposed statutory powers of Metro Mayors for rail services will operate under Great British Railways.

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the potential implications for their policy on the provision of data to...

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of revenue lost to train companies from fare avoidance in 2024.

      Railways: Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the powers of train conductors to tackle avoidable disruptive behaviour on trains.

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the hourly electric train service between Crewe and Birmingham.

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24061 on Rolling Stock, whether the Rolling Stock Strategy will include branch lines.

      Railways: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new government-backed train ticket website will include a search facility to help people affected by train delays find actual past (a)...

      Railways: Henley-on-Thames

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24061 on Rolling Stock, whether new builds will ensure sufficient capacity is procured in the...

      Parking: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local authorities on a standardised parking app.

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the proposed West London orbital rail link on connectivity between West London Boroughs.

      A19: Roundabouts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what road accident data her Department holds for Moor Farm Roundabout for each of the last five years.

      Railways: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the amount spent by her Department on rail enhancements in each year of control period (a) five, (b) six and (c) seven.

      East West Rail Line: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the East West Railway Company Limited consultation document Connecting people, building communities, published in November 2024, and...

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide support for the proposed Liverpool to Manchester railway improvement project.

      Roads: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of building a westerly relief road around Bromsgrove.

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18740 on Driving Tests, whether the DVSA has developed a training schedule for organisations...

      Electric Vehicles: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of electric vehicle purchases in the last 12 months.

      East West Railway Company: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the East-West Railway Company Limited of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance...

      Railways: Optical Fibres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail plans to announce the preferred bidder for Project Reach.

      Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct a feasibility study into the restoration of the Wealden railway line from Lewes to Uckfield; whether an impact assessment has been...

      Railways: Dawlish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the cost of restarting phase 5 of the Dawlish rail resilience project design team.

      Railway Signals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of Network Rail’s signalling framework contracts.

      East West Rail Line: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22408 on East West Rail Line: Construction, if she will make an estimate of costs for financial...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of parental leave.

    • Department for Work and Pensions: Equality

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

      Bereavement Support Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the value of the Bereavement Support payment.

      Pensioners: Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support pensioners with (a) the cost of household bills and (b) food insecurity.

      Pension Protection Fund: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle (a) discrepancies between contribution amounts on pension statements and...

      Pension Credit: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of eligible pensioners who were not claiming Pension Credit in Bromsgrove constituency on 31...

      Winter Fuel Payment: Edinburgh South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Edinburgh South West constituency claimed the Winter Fuel Payment in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and how many of those...

      State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female pensioners in Edinburgh South West will receive the 2025 increase in the state pension.

      State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of increasing the State Pension for people in Edinburgh South West constituency in 2025.

      Older People: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the recommendations of the...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the NaFRA2 flood zone data.

    • Dangerous Dogs: Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information on the number of injuries caused by dangerous dogs to (a) postal workers and (b)...

      Soil: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26765 on Soil: Conservation, what steps he is taking to ensure that...

      Lead: Paint

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 5973 on Lead: Paint, whether his Department is taking steps to prepare...

      Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the review of the Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority funding...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help the UK meet its commitments on climate change adaptation.

      Property Development: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23346 on Property Development: Air Pollution, for what reason a...

      Companies: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to monitor companies responsibilities and duties to the environment.

      Property Development: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23346 on Property Development: Air Pollution, how many new...

      Pets: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of neonicotinoids in spot pet treatments on natural...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to strengthen the National Adaptation Programme.

      Water: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide grants to farmers for rainwater harvesting.

      Inland Waterways: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in waterways.

      Food: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in the food supply chain.

      Drinking Water: Lead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that water companies assess the levels of lead in domestic drinking water supplies.

      Water Treatment: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle underperforming wastewater treatment plants.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Public Sector: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the guidance entitled Public Sector Equality Duty: guidance for public authorities, published on 18 December 2023, and pursuant to...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliamentary Estate: Detergents

      To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of cleaning products used on the parliamentary estate are cruelty...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Software: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using procurement to support open source software...

    • Artificial Intelligence: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the NSPCC report entitled Viewing Generative AI...

      Artificial Intelligence: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions the Government has had with Generative AI technology companies to tackle risks to children.

      Artificial Intelligence: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much public money has been allocated for the development and maintenance of the AI tools (a) Scout, (b) Connect, and (c)...

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of open source AI on the economy.

      Geospatial Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Geospatial Commission on the impact of the rise of employer national insurance...

      Broadband: Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the number of households that will have high-speed broadband installed in (a) the...

      Social Media: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of young people on social media.

      Internet: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that smaller platforms are adequately regulated to protect children from online...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for...

      Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that workforce skills adapt to the role of AI in the economy.

      Artificial Intelligence: Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department taking to promote the sustainable development of AI capacity.

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for harm by small websites not included in the Online Harm Bill.

      Astrazeneca

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms in response to the hon. member for...

      Broadband: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to his Answer of 21 November to Question UIN 14700 on Broadband: advertising, whether he plans to include guidance...

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his Department's research and development budget was in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial year.

      Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with the broadband industry to support the take-up of full fibre networks.

      Arts and Humanities Research Council: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Arts and Humanities Research Council on the potential impact of the rise of employer...

      Astrazeneca

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with AstraZeneca on vaccine production at Speke.

      Astrazeneca

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the oral contribution by the hon. Member for Havant of 3 February 2025, Official Report, column 552, for...

      Medicine: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of recent trends in the level of public support for ending animal experiments in medical...

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with ARIA on the impact of the rise of employer national insurance contributions on projects they...

      Artificial Intelligence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in artificial intelligence in (a) the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation...

      Unmanned Air Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the development of non-passenger carrying drones.

      5G: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the adequacy of the availability of land and property for new 5G...

      Social Media: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to strengthen age verification methods on social media platforms to protect children from having...

      Project Gigabit: South West Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Project Gigabit improves broadband speeds in South West Norfolk constituency.

      5G

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve 5G access in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.

      Uk Intellectual Property Office: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what purposes the Intellectual Property Office has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Incentives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many in-year awards have been given to officials in his Department since 5 July 2024.

  • Treasury

    • Energy: Capital Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timescales her Department uses to assess public investment in energy infrastructure in (a) oil and gas, (b) wind, (c) solar, (d) hydropower and (e)...

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision she has made for the costs associated with the proposed Treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean...

      Minerals: Exploration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-allocating a proportion of the National Wealth Fund for a new mineral exploration fund.

      Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2025

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of paragraph 59 of the Impact Assessment for the Immigration and Nationality...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has of the potential impact of expanding Heathrow Airport on Scottish exports.

      Cranfield University

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of Cranfield to his plans to double the size of the economy of the Oxford to Cambridge Growth...

      Earned Income and State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) self-employed people and (b) employees are not subject to higher taxation on both their earnings and state pension.

  • Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

    • Members: Allowances

      To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a)...

    • Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the external scrutiny team of the Council of the Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations will be equally independent of...

    • Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many more service complaints they expect to receive following the enactment of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill and its provision for families to submit such...

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many hours per day staff in (1) the Army, (2) the Royal Navy, (3) the Royal Air Force, and (4) Strategic Command, spend dealing with a service complaint on...

      Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what financial commitment there is to the Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations to ensure their positive roles are enhanced.

      Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, through independent reviews, of the effectiveness of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations in building links with (1) the...

      Armed Forces: Complaints

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many extra posts have been recruited to process service complaints under Volunteer ex-Regular Reserve contracts or other reservist terms and condition of...

      Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance the Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations provide for recruiting reservists and cadet instructors.

      Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many county committees there are in the Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations.

  • Cabinet Office

    • TikTok

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 19 November 2024 (HC14117), and with reference to page 16 of the Cabinet...

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Twycross on 27 January (HL3974), whether contracting authorities that fail to publish pipeline notices under section 93 of...

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to pages 8 and 64 of the Sourcing Playbook, published in June 2023, how many suppliers are currently classified as "public sector dependent suppliers".

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the capital allocation for the three waves of the New Hospital Programme is now guaranteed; and which of the waves are subject to future spending reviews.

    • Cancer: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress the Department for Health and Social Care has made in (1) collecting data on the experience of young people with cancer regarding clinical...

  • Treasury

    • Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that low-paid workers in net pay workplace pension schemes can receive the same level of tax relief as they would if their employer...

    • Heathrow 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 Heathrow Airport to three runways.

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