To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his UN counterparts on the potential merits of creating a UN Convention on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support a UN Convention on the rights of Older Persons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the transferring of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date the new US Administration began formal consideration of the proposed treaty with Mauritius.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the development of a UN Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons the Government started negotiations with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether financial payments made as part of the proposed agreement between the UK and Mauritius agreement on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) American, (b) European Union and (c) NATO counterparts on the DeepSeek...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his (a) French and (b) Spanish counterpart on long-stay visas for UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for UK foreign policy of potential irregularities in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Belarusian counterpart on the release of political prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating a reciprocal agreement with his Spanish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Canadian counterparts on recent tariffs applied to that country by the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sanctions relating to (a) finance, (b) trade, (c) aircraft,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that (a) warrants requested by the International Criminal Court are prepared promptly and (b) he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the expected timeframe is between an ICC arrest warrant being issued and an arrest being made in the UK; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to participate in the UN study on the effects of nuclear war.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken on the consequences of nuclear war since the signature of the Treaty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23476 on USA: Diplomatic Service, what assessment he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from his Mauritian counterpart since 15 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27260 on Gaza: Energy and Water Supply, if he will request that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a national security impact assessment on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy that the proposed leaseback for Diego Garcia is renewable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking(a) legislative and (b) regulatory steps to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his US counterpart on the revocation of sanctions against Israeli settlers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the lives lost in Gaza since 7 October 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 25990 on Cabinet Office: British Indian Ocean Territory, if the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen partnerships with African countries to help build...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22620 on Development Aid: Review, which stakeholders were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he plans to allocate to mine action in the 2025-26...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24872 on Nutrition for Growth Summit, whether he has made an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech entitled The Kew Lecture: Foreign Secretary's speech on the climate crisis, given on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to update the International Development Select Committee on the independent development review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with partners in the Global South to help ensure that Official Development Assistance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to provide funds to (a) Gavi and (b) the International Finance Facility for Immunisation for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the review of funding for Gavi under the spending review; and whether he has made a...

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

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 use of sexual violence by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 27480 on Commonwealth Scholarships Programme, if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the US President's proposals on the transfer of...

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help protect the rights of residents in Gaza.

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 President Trump's remarks on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will recognise Palestine as a state.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase assistance to states affected by (a) fragility, (b) conflict and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to oppose any (a) forcible displacement and (b) ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister discussed proposals to (a) reduce the length of term of the proposed lease and (b) make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he shared with the US Administration a copy of the proposed Treaty with Mauritius over the future sovereignty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on President Trump's proposals for the US to (a) takeover and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how local authorities are charged for the costs of residual waste disposal through (a) incineration and (b) landfill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flood prevention and relief measures have been considered for Nottinghamshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the circumstances in which heather burning can be used to manage (a) moorland and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support nature-friendly farming.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of flooding in Bromsgrove constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restructuring Thames Water as a Community Interest Company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce capital grant schemes for farmers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on rural entrepreneurship.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what value of grants were awarded to farmers for net zero projects in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the outcomes of his Departments consultation entitled Fairer Food Labelling, which closed in May 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the importation of deliberately mutilated cats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to restrict the sale of cats online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) local residents and (b) the Environment Agency on the proposed additional landfill site...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce rates of self-harm by people who work in (a) farming and (b) other agricultural industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) existing and (b) the creation of new local abattoirs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the (a) allocation and (b) accessibility of funding to support farmers to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support farmers' mental health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce fly-tipping in Mid Leicestershire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of the mandatory displaying of waste licence numbers on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of criminal sanctions for fly tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to support people with neurodiverse conditions into the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with (a) Long Covid and (b) ME back into the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of youth employment on the mental health of young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the rates of youth unemployment in (a) the UK and (b) other OECD countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the level of unemployment in young people aged 16-24 in the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage employers to hire young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment on the Child...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) benefit cap and (b) two-child limit on single parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the level of expenditure on young people who were not in education, employment or training in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage people on long-term sickness back to work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to consult (a) disabled people and (b) relevant organisations on the future of disability benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason has the Department's Decision Maker's Guide downgraded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit applications for asbestos (PD1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time it takes for Personal Independence (a) claims and (b) re-applications to be processed by her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to expedite responses to claimants with (a) terminal cancer and (b) other life-limiting conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on disabled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of treating savings in lifetime ISAs in the same way as pension funds when calculating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to lift the 2011 cap on the amount of Local Housing Allowance that can be reclaimed by local authorities to cover the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to amend the chemical classification assessments for (a) lithium carbonate, (b) lithium hydroxide, and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out Universal Basic Income pilots.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support claimants of disability allowance who (a) have difficulties with oral communication, (b) have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial support available through University Credit for students in full-time higher...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing the Work Capability Assessment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the proportion of families who received state support in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of cooperation between state and independent schools on state schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the (a) proportion of, (b) extent of and (c) reasons for schools deviating from the National Curriculum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the notion of reasonable chastisement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding will be made available for the schools supported by a regional improvement for standards and excellence team.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what purposes Ofsted has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools she plans for each regional improvement for standards and excellence team to support in (a) the North East and (b) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used by regional improvement for standards and excellence teams to identify the schools it will be engaging with to deliver...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure parents have (a) access to upcoming educational materials from outside providers and (b) a mechanism to oppose the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what purposes the Education and Skills Funding Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to implement a staff retention strategy in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for wraparound care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free school meal provision to include children enrolled in maintained nursery schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will renew the Adoption and special guardianship support fund for 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24854 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, how many people have applied to the one-year pilot scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in her Department have had on the sale of her Department's property at Tardebigge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the Terms of Reference for the review into the handling of prison capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) support prisoner rehabilitation and (b) reduce trends in the level of homelessness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require courts to abide by domestic law over (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total amount of deportations to Pakistan is under the UK-Pakistan Prisoner Transfer Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure the proposed offence of (a) encouraging or (b) assisting self-harm will not criminalise (i) people or (ii) charities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the turnover of private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the multi-disciplinary team system within the Building Safety Regulator.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of reports of a recent increase in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy that local authority areas which have had elections postponed in May 2025 will have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the classification of (a) non-statutory and (b) statutory services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 February 2025, Official Report, Column 767, if she will place a copy of the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to enhance the (a) remit and (b) powers of Town and Parish Councils following the replacement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the latest date is to postpone local elections due to take place on 1 May 2025.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time taken for medical examiners to issue death certificates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with (a) people that use catheters, (b) clinicians and (c) manufacturers on the potential impact of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on funding bowel cancer research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the consultation on the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff was restricted; and what steps he plans to take to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all responses to the consultation entitled Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff: Medical Devices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the range of NHS-funded vaccinations available in community pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £70 million investment for replacing older radiotherapy machines will be allocated to United Lincolnshire Hospitals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department had allocated to the National Cancer Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Prostate Cancer Audit's report entitled NPCA State of the Nation Report 2024, published in January 2025,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equal access to diagnosis of prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26821 on Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce, whether the taskforce plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to allocate additional funding towards the Government's myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to Automated External Defibrillators in residential areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in high need areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the age range of the Children and Young People with Cancer Taskforce is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of hospital beds for teenagers and young adults undergoing cancer treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire integrated care board area are beyond the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term health and well-being of those born with cleft lips and palates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to issue guidance to industry on steps to reduce (a) sugar and (b) salt in baby and toddler foods.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the proportion of mothers who (a) breastfeed, (b) use formula and (c) use both for infants in the first...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received representations from health professionals have they received on shrinking the default size of the pint glass in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fizzy drinks on type 2 diabetes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24011 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, when he plans to update the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a centre of excellence for care and research for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of uto-enroling eligible families to the Healthy Start scheme.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of uptake of the flu vaccine in (a) 2024 and (b) the last five years for which data...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects NHS trusts to reach the 62-day cancer waiting time standard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Health and Security Agency is taking to prevent population exposure to lead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 13158 on Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation, what further...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to introduce legislation on advertising restrictions for foods that are high in (a) fat, (b) sugar and (c) salt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between regions in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the process of issuing death certificates following the change to the responsibilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to review the (a) volume and (b) type of antidepressants prescribed on the NHS and their (i) side...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support parents who have suffered from baby loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of children’s A&E provision in North Worcestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of endometriosis services in the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question 26150 General Practitioners: Bedfordshire, if he will make an estimate of the size of the healthcare...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce diagnosis times for endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to reproductive healthcare services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the supply of Creon; and what support his Department is providing to patients who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to commission a review into the medicines supply market; what assessment he has made of the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the quality of care in maternity units.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average body mass index of pregnant women in the (a) most recent period for which data is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve women’s access to healthcare services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS dentistry in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the tax relief ceiling on private pensions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes National Savings and Investments has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on the dairy industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the proportion of Vehicle Excise Duty revenue (a) raised in and (b) allocated to maintain roads in Essex; and if she will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief on the domestic dairy farming industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday for first-time buyers who sign a memorandum of sale before 31 March 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of family businesses that may be required to (a) sell and (b) downsize as a result of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Office for Budget Responsibility on the inheritance tax changes to agricultural land and property made at the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Government provided any (a) funding, (b) financial assistance or (c) official support for Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Mauritius in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 25863 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether the Royal Household helicopter new transport is...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26823 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether the contract Corporate Travel Management (North)...

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 steps he is taking to improve the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2024 to Question 4669 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether his policy on collation of data for Senior...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to amend paragraph 8.13 of the Ministerial Code, published on 6 November 2024, to provide guidance on whether meetings with...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reviewing the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 in relation to the provisions around...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle(a) insecure work and (b) level of pay for workers employed in outsourced services in government departments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on distributing compensation for people impacted by failures in the Horizon system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a strategic industry register to document key industries and companies...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023, published on 11 September 2024, and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 21 January 2025 to Questions 23569 and 23568 on Animal Experiments, what steps she is taking to ensure that more...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a response to the Animals in Science Committee's research entitled Commission of advice: non-human primates bred for use...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to allocate Local Highways Panel funding for the 2025-26 financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Essex County Council on achieving its Vision Zero target by 2040; and whether she plans to make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the revenue certainty mechanism equally prioritises greenhouse gas reductions and fuel production volume.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Livermore on 3 February (HL Deb cols 488–90), what is the statistical basis for stating that Brexit had reduced the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of R v Mohammad Siddiqui [2025], in particular the remarks of HHJ Lucas KC that “safeguards and protections...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the terms of reference for the public inquiry into the care and treatment of Valdo Calocane to include the criminal justice issues...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to link the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism with the island of Ireland's Single Electricity Market.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the consultation on nuclear power being classed as environmentally sustainable in the green taxonomy; and what plans they have to make...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 9 October 2024 (HC5296), what communications representatives of Downing...

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not published data on central Government spend with small and medium-sized enterprises beyond the financial year 2021–22; and when they...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Crown Commercial Service annual report and accounts 2023–24, published on 24 July, what criteria are used to determine...

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) annual report and accounts 2023–24, published on 24 July, when they expect the Office for National Statistics...

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued on whether the requirement to publish pipeline notices for frameworks under section 93 of the Procurement Act 2023...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 6 February (HL4532), what are the names of the representatives of (1) the Ulster Farmers’ Union,...

To ask His Majesty's Government what written representations the Cabinet Office has received from recognised trade unions specifically on equality, diversity and inclusion policies since the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce honorary titles for (1) spouses of female peers, and (2) same-sex spouses of male peers; and what consideration they...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 28 January (HL3970), why the reclassification of the sub-lease from an operating lease to a finance...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many government reviews they have initiated since the 2024 general election; and what is their estimated cost.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a supplier that has been debarred from rendering procurement services in a foreign jurisdiction is automatically debarred from UK public procurement;...

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Government Commercial Function’s report Raising standards: our ambition (17 May 2024), whether they will publish the findings...

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Government Commercial Function’s report Raising standards: our ambition (17 May 2024), whether the Procurement Review Unit has...

To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the cost to date for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry; and what estimate they have made of the future budget in each of the next two years.

To ask His Majesty's Government which current members of the House of Lords will reach the age of 80 by 4 July 2029, listed by Party or group.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 13 September 2024 (HC4702) and on 14 January (HC22201), whether the...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 16 January (HC22996), whether they will place in the Library of...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many central government organisations have submitted business cases for pay flexibility under the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2024–25, published on...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many government departments currently lack a strategic asset management plan; and what actions they are taking to ensure that all departments have one.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in agreeing a trade deal with Canada.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of domestic construction materials production capacity, including; (1) the current proportion of construction materials used in...

To ask His Majesty's Government which specific provisions in (1) the free trade agreement between the UK and Australia, (2) the free trade agreement between the UK and New Zealand, and (3) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support measures to document the locations of reported mass graves in Gaza; and what representations they have made to, or...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 29 January (HL4113), which organisations received female genital mutilation grants in the years...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria regarding the abduction of Fr Cornelius Manzak Damulak in Abuja on 6 February; and what assessment...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue funding the work of rural housing enablers in facilitating affordable housing in rural areas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of nitrogen pollution, and what plans they have to tackle it.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 3 February (HL4305 and HL4306), what is their timescale to decide the next steps and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the completion of the York railway station capacity project providing a third track between York and Skelton...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess the feasibility of initiating direct flights between the United Kingdom and Northern Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage technology start-ups to scale-up and remain in the UK.