To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the cost of living bonus for civil servants is pro rata.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue further guidance on holding weddings during the period of easing the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to enable key workers who will be working over Christmas to take the five day easing of covid-19 restrictions period earlier than 23 December.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to support businesses that want to implement a 32 hour, four-day working week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to ban the sale of fireworks to the public.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to review legislation in place on fireworks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support and advice is available for single parents in full-time employment and who risk losing that employment in the event that they required to self-advised to isolate for 10 days.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timescale is for the roll out of smart meters that work with any energy supplier.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing neonatal (a) pay and (b) leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is planning to provide any further support with fuel and utility costs for people working from home throughout the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will make it its policy to ensure the country of origin is displayed on consumer products bought (a) online and (b) offline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish (a) the eligibility criteria for and (b) further details on the New Green Homes Grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the consumer of Ofgem's creation of Customer Engagement Groups in each energy network; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what reassurances he has received from Ofgem on the selection of members to the gas network (a) Customer Challenge and (b) Customer Engagement Groups to ensure that no single body carries disproportionate influence over the…

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the General Data Protection Regulation, what steps he is taking to support manufacturers to track appliances sold to customers to enable effective product corrective action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of the financial reserves held under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme; and what plans he has for the use of those reserves.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 106663, on energy: housing, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Each Home Counts quality mark; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2017 to Question 106663, on energy: housing, what discussions he has had with operators of existing trader quality mark schemes on the introduction of the Each Home Counts quality mark.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure transparency in the appointment of members to the Each Home Counts steering group and implementation board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to make available the minutes of the Each Home Counts implementation board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Chair of the Each Home Counts implementation board last met representatives of the heating industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that there is no conflict of interest for individuals leading work streams under Each Home Counts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential financial effect on consumers of implementation of the recommendations set out in the Each Home Counts review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will list the dates when he and Ministers of his Department met the Each Home Counts implementation board since December 2016.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Each Home Counts review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether industry members of the Each Home Counts implementation board receive a payment from his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has conducted an economic impact assessment of the recommendations set out in the Each Home Counts review; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the total cost to industry of the quality mark proposals recommended by the Each Home Counts implementation board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Each Home Counts implementation board has no financial interest in the outcome of its recommendations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to consult gas-safe registered installers on the Each Home Counts implementation board's recommendations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce legislation for the uncapped secondary ticketing market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the timescale for allowing choirs to sing (a) indoors and (b) outdoors as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will review the reopening date for indoor riding schools as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will urgently review the tier regulations on the opening and use of ice rinks for individual and non-elite athletes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support has been provided to amateur theatres as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and what guidance has been issued to those theatres in light of that outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when indoor play centres will be allowed to open as lockdown restrictions are eased due to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will provide compensation for the additional costs incurred by ice rinks following the revision of Government guidance on 17 July 2020, altering the date when those rinks could open as the covid-19 lockdown…

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the eligibility for free school meals on (a) the economy, (b) public health and (c) educational attainment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending universal free school meals across England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students who have not received a degree mark due to strike action by university staff; and if she will take steps to compensate those students affected by the time taken to provide a mark.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility rules for 30 hours of free childcare so that children become eligible in the month following their third birthday.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a debt forgiveness programme for students who were financially affected by covid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help social workers affected by technical issues re-register to retain their right to practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he make a further assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing university students for (a) tuition fees and (b) accommodation throughout the covid-19 lockdowns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children entitled to age related free school meals should be receiving them (a) at home or (b) for collection during covid-19 lockdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of all children repeating a full academic year as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to review the criteria for critical workers in order to reduce the number of children attending school during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has published on support staff attending schools during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops have been distributed to support remote learning to date, by parliamentary constituency; and how many of those laptops have been distributed to non-state schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has plans to publish additional advice on the return after the 2020 Christmas holidays for middle schools operating within the three-tier school system during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his planned timescale is for reviewing guidelines on wearing face masks in educational settings during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has provided to schools on supporting autistic children to return to school during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak, published on 10 July 2020, when similar guidance will be published for parents with children under…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason cats have not been included in the proposed pet abduction offence in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of legislation on fireworks in protecting the welfare of animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on discussions with the British Veterinary Association to address concerns on veterinary capacity to complete and issue Animal Health Certificates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made in its discussions with the EU on changing the status of the UK to a Part 1 country so that Animal Health Certificate’s would no longer be required.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making thank you payments to those families who opened their homes to Ukrainians through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to prevent landlords in the private rented sector from stipulating that they will not accept tenants in receipt of social security payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to issue guidance on the use of buckle belts following advice issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and in the context of local authorities use of home to school transport services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on an exchange agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive both manual and automatic vehicles in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on an exchange agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive larger vehicles to exchange it for a UK equivalent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will urgently review the status of South Africa on its traffic light covid-19 travel list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on negotiations with the US Administration on the opening up of a travel corridor between the UK and US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reassess his decision not to extend driving theory tests for people whose test has expired during the covid-19 lockdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government recovery package for the aviation industry will include assistance for Concessionaire businesses that do not have rateable value (RV) numbers but provide the same trade association and contribution toward the airports as…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's airport support scheme will include support for retail businesses based within airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his assessment is of the (a) number of and (b) proportion of the total fleet of Heavy Good Vehicles powered by biomethane by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made on the role of biomethane in decarbonising Heavy Goods Vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a strategy on decarbonising transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2022-23, Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service, HC 272, published on 27 April 2023, if he will make it his policy to launch a public inquiry into…

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2022-23, Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service, HC 272, published on 27 April 2023, if he will take steps to create a compensation package for people…

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average wait time for a decision to be made on awarding a Personal Independence Payment claim; and how many Personal Independence Payment claimants are waiting over six months for a decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people in receipt of housing benefit are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support to women affected by the raise in state pension age who are ineligible for the (a) winter fuel allowance and (b) cost of living payments in the context of the…

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of self-isolation as a result of covid-19 on levels of poverty among children and families; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility to people over the age of 24 years old to the Kickstart Scheme as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a £20 per week supplement for people receiving carers' allowance as part of Budget 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the £20 uplift to universal credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether universal credit recipients who have received a provisional offer of employment but are undergoing security checks prior to being approved for the role must continue applying for other employment opportunities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of funding was, per patient, for North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group in the last financial year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mean level of funding was, per patient, for each English Clinical Commissioning Group in the last financial year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on legal advice by North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group on the formal process entered into in January 2017 to secure a new provider for urgent care services in North Tyneside.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of flash glucose monitoring on the management of diabetes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that people with diabetes have access to new and emerging technologies as they come to market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish guidance on the rules for communication between hospitals on individual patient care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislation on rights to visits in care settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle the shortages of HRT medication.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will carry out a review of NHS patient engagement processes in order to (a) ensure parents and guardians are fully supported in deciding whether to make organs available for donation when a child dies and (b) identify ways to raise…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to review its current policy on the use of Evusheld in the NHS in winter 2022-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking with NHS England to reduce backlogs in Memory Assessment Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish details on her Department's 10-year plan for dementia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to order Evusheld for use in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of the shortage of HRT.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to continue funding for the Office of National Statistics’ weekly infection survey after April 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to safeguard patients with (a) dementia and (b) other illnesses in the context of the changing way the NHS is having to treat and correspond with patients as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a way for hon. Members to contact the Vaccine Data Resolution Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outstanding cases there are within the vaccine data resolution service; and what the current average wait time for a response.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to tackle the refusal by some covid-19 testing companies to provide refunds in the event that problems arise with testing kits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when vaccines produced and administered in Scotland will be added to the NHS covid pass.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of conditional test tubes for cancer labs; and if the NHS has now restarted all non-urgent cancer testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the proof of the booster jab will be added to the NHS Covid Pass in response to foreign entry requirements requiring evidence of a booster jab.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason passengers entering the UK from overseas cannot use an NHS issued covid-19 lateral flow test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Government is allowing travellers from the USA who have been double vaccinated against covid-19 to enter the UK without quarantining but not those double vaccinated travellers from Canada.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason healthcare staff and nurses who are subcontracted to the NHS are not entitled to the same employment protections during periods of covid and long covid infection as staff employed by the NHS and under the agenda for change…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that healthcare staff and nurses who have long covid get the same employment protections and financial help for the duration of their…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Covishield covid-19 vaccine will be recognised by the Government for the purposes of inbound international travel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) recommendation of 4 August 2021 that covid-19 vaccinations should be extended to 16 to 17-year-olds, if he will publish a detailed briefing on the material…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make day two PCR tests (a) cheaper and (b) a standardised cost across all providers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have contracted covid-19 but not been vaccinated will be afforded the same status as those who have been fully vaccinated when restrictions are lifted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the Chief Medical Officer to update his open letter of 11 June 2021 to all covid-19 vaccine trial participants to clarify the validity of their covid-19 vaccination status.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of levels of immunity from covid-19 after two doses of vaccine among people who are immunosuppressed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the potential effect on the economy of NHS waiting lists for people waiting for operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will permit UK residents working overseas to complete any required quarantine at home upon return to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will reconsider the covid-19 quarantine restrictions for (a) seafarers and (b) people working in the offshore oil and gas industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to introduce mandatory covid-19 vaccinations for NHS workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising all people with a learning disability for the covid-19 vaccination.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will add funeral directors to the covid-19 vaccine priority list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will take steps to ensure that childminders have access to covid-19 home testing kits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is planning to introduce a second confirmatory PCR test before defining a positive covid-19 test result as a case as recommended by the WHO guidelines published on 20 January 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government has had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on including unpaid carers in its priority list for the covid-19 vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will review its policy on children under 12 meeting outdoors during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available for English students studying nursing at a university in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for a follow up test for people testing positive for covid-19 in PCR tests in Pillar 2 settings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have to quarantine after returning from a holiday because the Government guidance changed during that holiday are eligible for for a self-isolation payment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the September 2020 report by the Commission on Alcohol Harm, whether she plans to publish a new alcohol strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 test results from PCR tests in Pillar 2 settings are false positive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure everyone in the at risk groups receives a flu vaccine in 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to provide free face masks to people in receipt of benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase disclosure to families involved in complaints on disciplinary procedures within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to implement the findings of the Cumberlege Review in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to adopt the independent SAGE Group's proposed zero covid-UK strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is his policy on those in (a) care homes or (b) residential care units to require a (i) quarantine period or (ii) covid-19 test to be undertaken if they do return home for (A) a short period or (B) overnight.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will clarify guidance on the permitted social interactions for those in care home settings with their immediate family members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will clarify guidance on permitted social interactions for those currently in residential care units with their immediate family members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice is being issued to dentists on covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) dentists and (b) NHS dentists contracts will be covered by emergency financial support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether dentists should cease all use of aerosol producing procedures during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when further guidance will be issued on dentistry during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether routine treatment will be stopped during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Spending Review will include targeted investment in public health to improve regional health outcomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Bangladesh on permitting Khaleda Zia to travel abroad for medical treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre when the current contract ends.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking on the future management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre ahead of the contract for that centre, currently with Mitie, ending in June 2023; and if she will make statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to issue new tenders for the management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to lodge a complaint against the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has undertaken with the local community on plans to open a new immigration detention centre for women in County Durham.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the use of immigration detention for women who have survived torture, rape or trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to amend licensing laws to allow breweries to sell and deliver beer direct to the consumer during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of EEA national children have applied for (a) pre-settled and (b) settled status as of December 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people submitted visa applications using the Super Priority visa service in the last complete financial year for which information is available; and how many of those applicants who were eligible received a visa within the 24-hour…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the banking and security industries on the development of new technology to prevent criminal attacks on ATM cash machines.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives of the banking and security industries on steps to tackle the recent increase in criminal attacks on ATM cash machines.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces in the (a) East Midlands, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Bristol areas on the recent increase in criminal attacks on ATM cash machines.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment on the effectiveness of Gryphon as a means of protection against criminal attacks on ATM cash machines.

As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to the principle that second jobs for Members of Parliament should be banned outside of very limited exceptions, such as maintaining professional qualifications.The Committee on Standards is currently undertaking an inquiry into MPs’…

As set out in the Ministerial Code, Ministers "should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest".I have written to all Members of Cabinet and spoken with Departmental Parliamentary Clerks and…

It is a long-established precedent that internal government correspondence is not normally shared publicly.

The Government has made its decision on this case based on due process and careful consideration of the body of evidence. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made a statement to the House of Commons (available at: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-01-29) and the detailed reasons…

No such conversations have taken place between myself and the House Authorities.

The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, sets out the government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the…

There are no current plans to review membership of the Privy Council. Information regarding membership and the arrangements for appointment to the Council is publicly available on the Privy Council Office website.

The Common Understanding is clear that where the UK Government decides to align with EU rules as part of a new agreement this will give due regard to the UK’s constitutional and Parliamentary procedures. The UK will be involved, as a sovereign nation outside of the European Union, at an early…

Parliament has a right to scrutinise Ministers, and hold the Government and public bodies to account. I expect Hon. Members to receive both timely and helpful responses to their questions.There are a number of mechanisms available to Members such as raising concerns on the floor of the House,…

Effective parliamentary scrutiny of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is vital. The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRaG) gives Parliament the statutory right to scrutinise treaties prior to ratification, and includes the power to block ratification. Parliament must also pass legislation…

The Government recognises the importance of MPs responding to correspondence in a timely and consistent manner. It is for each individual MP to determine how best to perform their parliamentary duties, including the management of correspondence from constituents resident in the UK and overseas. MPs…

It is a matter for individual departments to determine how to respond to parliamentary questions from Members. However, Parliament has a right to hold Ministers to account and I am committed to ensuring that Members receive full and timely responses.I encourage hon. Members to raise any specific…

The information requested is not held by the Government. Data on response times to written parliamentary questions (PQs) is published following the end of every session by the House of Commons Procedure Committee as part of their continued monitoring and reporting of departmental PQ performance.

The Government is committed to restoring a politics of service, consistent with the high standards expected of public officeholders. That is why, within a month of the election, the Government brought forward proposals to tighten the rules around MPs’ outside interests, and deliver on our…

The information requested is not held by the Government. Data on response times to written parliamentary questions (PQs) is published following the end of every session by the House of Commons Procedure Committee.I have written to all Members of Cabinet and spoken with Departmental Parliamentary…

The government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - as set out in the Guide to Parliamentary Work - is unchanged.Following the Point of Order from the Hon. Member, I…

The government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - as set out in the Guide to Parliamentary Work - is unchanged.I have written to all Members of Cabinet and spoken with…

The Memorandum to the Modernisation Committee, published on 13 February 2025, set out the Committee’s next steps, following the consultation exercise it held between October and December 2024. The Memorandum stated that the Committee intended to pursue three broad packages of work. These…

Parliament has a right to hold Ministers to account. I have written to all members of Cabinet to remind Ministers of their responsibilities to provide full and timely responses to Members' PQs. I encourage hon. Members to raise any specific issues they may have with myself and my office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress the Government has made on the roll out of veteran's ID cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims for asbestos-related diseases his Department has settled with apprentice electricians and electricians or former apprentice electricians and electricians alleging exposure to dust who were employed at the Rosyth shipyard at any time between…

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation claims for asbestos-related disease from employees or former employees who were employed as Electrical Overseers and who allege their exposure occurred at a shipyard in the UK between 1965 and 1989 have been settled by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the extension of covid-19 restrictions beyond 21 June 2021, if he will review his decision to revoke his Department's guidance on emergency parking passes for (a) NHS staff members, (b) social care…

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether landlords can require that tenants have a covid-19 test before undertaking safety checks within a property.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to introduce legislative proposals to further protect commercial tenants unable to trade throughout the covid-19 lockdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued on the use of unlicensed doctors in his Department's tribunals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure consistency in the legal aid fees payable for family law disputes involving children across England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the waiting time for benefits appeals from the 40 week average cited by HM Courts and Tribunal Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce wait times for Her Majesties Courts and Tribunals Service.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the North Tyneside Conservative Federation is under investigation for potential furlough fraud.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further support for (a) care staff and (b) other people who rely on their car for work in the form of a mileage uplift.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that pensioners who do not pay council tax are not excluded from the energy council tax support scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to change the rules on child tax credit to allow it to be split across couples who share custody jointly.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a 5 per cent reduction in VAT for the hair and beauty industry in the forthcoming spending review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake an immediate review of all covid-19 related support available to the hospitality sector in order to implement changes to the structure and format of support to allow suppliers to benefit alongside venues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase access to funding for the supply chain of the hospitality sector during the covid-19 outbreak potentially through invoice factoring to ease cash flow as suppliers commit resources to hospitality restart.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who have instructed solicitors to buy or sell a house to benefit from the stamp duty holiday after the deadline.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are plans to provide a more tailored package of support for pubs and brewers during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of backdating the reduction in stamp duty to the start of the covid-19 lockdown.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is planning to make further funding available to sectors that have remained closed due to the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to guarantee wages of employees who work in the brewing industry and supply chain during the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rate relief scheme extends to breweries.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to use the Spending Review to invest in public health.