To ask the Solicitor General, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) formally notifying and (b) engaging with Members of Parliament during significant environmental or public safety incidents affecting their constituencies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has updated its computable general equilibrium models to incorporate post-2024 trade flow data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses in relation to trade elasticities when modelling the long-term effects of UK accession to plurilateral digital trade agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timeline for the remaining milestones to be met before the Steel Strategy is presented to Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 10 December 2025, what specific robust measures regarding trade are currently under development; and whether these measures require primary legislation to be introduced following…

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Treasury has approved funding required for the Steel Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria will be used to evaluate the phased implementation approach outlined in the Employment Rights Bill roadmap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Employment Rights Bill roadmap includes contingency measures if key stakeholders report insufficient capacity to meet implementation requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what resources her Department provides to employers to help them meet compliance obligations during each stage of the Employment Rights Bill roadmap’s implementation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the measures scheduled for implementation in the Employment Rights Bill on businesses in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with business representatives on the feasibility of the commencement dates set out in the Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 26782 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 27 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the level of UK car production and (b) the impact of that industry on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Industry has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of businesses that have closed involuntarily in each month of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of businesses that have closed voluntarily in each month of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of involuntary business liquidations that have taken place each month of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of voluntary business liquidations that have taken place each month of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 19977 on Trade Union Officials, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with trade union officials since 1 November 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many laptop computers procured for his Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses on the subsidy control regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the net monetary value to business was of the removal of regulation in each year from 2010 to 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 19287 on Trade Agreements: India, whether talks have begun.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trips by ministerial car Ministers in his Department have taken since 5 July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ministerial (a) cars and (b) drivers his Department has use of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials have been sent on foreign visits by his Department since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many mobile phones procured for use by his Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made to Northern Ireland since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with trade union officials since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support foreign direct investment in the north of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the public bodies for which his Department is responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the construction sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the (a) maritime and (b) shipbuilding sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the steel sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the (a) materials and (b) critical minerals sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the steel sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of Autumn Budget 2024 on the construction sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) materials and (b) critical minerals sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) maritime and (b) shipbuilding sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the public bodies for which his Department is responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department are paid the National Living Wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department are paid the National Minimum Wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates liability from 1 April 2026 on participation in grassroots sport in England; and whether she has made representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and…

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what watercourse maintenance and channel clearance works the Environment Agency carried out on the Aldingbourne Rife in the last 24 months; and what further works are planned in 2026–27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much flood risk management funding has been allocated to Environment Agency projects affecting the Aldingbourne Rife catchment in each of the last five financial years; and what funding is planned for each of 2026–27…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the condition and remaining operational lifespan of pumping, outfall, and other flood risk management assets for which it is responsible in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance the Environment Agency provides to local planning authorities on assessing the cumulative impact of development on surface water flood risk and drainage capacity in low-lying coastal areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the enforcement powers available to the Environment Agency to ensure effective oversight of the maintenance of privately owned watercourses in high flood risk areas; and what steps she is…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what standards or frameworks are used to assess when ongoing environmental monitoring is required following the release of plastics, foam, or other persistent materials into the marine environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 25490 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 21 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency plans to establish a publicly owned deep space communication service provider.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many British citizens are undertaking training for future manned space flights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on steps to improve digital inclusion in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the UK Space Agency plans to take to support the growth of the space cluster in Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how long the contract is between the UK Space Agency and Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd to provide deep space communications services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons the Government has identified from recent incidents involving containers lost at sea; and whether any changes to policy or guidance are being considered to reduce the likelihood or impact of similar incidents in future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency coordinates with local authorities and environmental regulators when containers or cargo are lost at sea and subsequently wash ashore.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks posed to navigation and public safety by containers lost overboard; and what processes are in place to monitor and recover such containers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight exists of compliance with cargo securing requirements for container vessels, including how such compliance is monitored and enforced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the polluter pays principle is upheld in cases where commercial maritime incidents result in environmental damage and costs being incurred by local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, ref. MC2025/35782.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests to call in a reconfiguration of NHS services his Department has received under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024; and in how many cases he has exercised the call-in power.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many notifiable reconfigurations have been notified to his Department under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024; and how many of those related to the permanent closure, relocation or withdrawal of…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites were recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection in each year since 2020; and how many of those sites have subsequently been disposed of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection since 2020 were previously used as community hospitals; and how many of those have subsequently been disposed of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection since 2020 were previously used as community hospitals; and how many of those have subsequently been disposed of.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many notifiable reconfigurations have been notified to his Department under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024; and how many of those related to the permanent closure, relocation or withdrawal of…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of urgent treatment centres, minor injuries units, and walk-in services in West Sussex to reduce pressure on accident and emergency departments; and what national funding or guidance is…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of staffing pressures in urgent and emergency care services in West Sussex, including vacancy rates, during periods of peak winter demand; and what support is available through national winter…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of accident and emergency capacity and performance at NHS trusts in West Sussex; and what support is being provided to those trusts to manage current levels of demand.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the correlation between deprivation and lung conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve sustainable funding for community pharmacies to (a) support people with lung conditions and (b) reduce hospital admissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce lung disease mortality rate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in the provision of children’s mental health care services for young people experiencing acute mental health crises under mental health holds in adult psychiatric facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) retain existing and (b) recruit new GPs in Sussex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in official documents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation for the purpose of housing asylum seekers within the Arun District since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of sports clubs and community sport facilities in England that will qualify for the retail, hospitality and leisure business rates multipliers from 1 April…

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hereditaments used wholly or mainly for community sport in England that will see an increase in their (a) rateable value and (b) business rates liability from 1 April…

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hereditaments in England used wholly or mainly for community sport that receive (a) mandatory charitable rate relief, (b) mandatory Community Amateur Sports Club rate…

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local authorities on recording and recovering costs incurred during environmental clean-up operations following maritime incidents; and whether such guidance allows for costs incurred by…

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities responding to maritime incidents that result in environmental contamination or significant shoreline clean-up operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on public communication and safety messaging by local authorities during environmental incidents affecting coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register are owned by overseas individuals or entities; and what the combined purchase price of such titles was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register were purchased by overseas people or entities in each month in the last five years; and what their total purchase price value was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England were lodged in each year since 2015; and in how many of those cases permission to proceed was granted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to the employment tribunal system in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of that funding has been spent on digital case management systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations she has received from legal professional bodies on the performance of employment tribunals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to provide and Answer to Question 25500 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 21 January 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many letters her Department has sent informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been rescinded under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of extending business rates relief beyond 31 March 2026 for premises used for community sport; and whether she has considered a sector-specific relief for grassroots sports clubs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent analysis she has undertaken of the competitiveness of UK border processes compared with those of key trading partners.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding digital customs clearance systems on levels of administration undertaken by UK traders.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential economic impact of the proposed visitor levy on the economy in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.