To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of each local enterprise partnership; what steps his Department is taking to encourage all local enterprise partnerships to adopt best practices; and if…

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether wedding ceremonies will be unrestricted after the end of the Government roadmap from 21 June 2021; what restrictions will apply to wedding ceremonies during the phased return from 17 May to 21 June 2021;…

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential merits of establishing an app to enable contactless donations to be given via a QR code in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make it her policy to instruct TV Licensing to publish the name and contact details of the Head of TV Licensing on their website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK Trade and Investment's annual budget is for work in Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-ordinating the objectives of Innovate UK and UKTI in order to increase exports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a mentoring scheme for businesses who wish to export to a country or region that partners such businesses with other businesses that export to that country…

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of benchmarking UKTI's performance against that of other countries' export agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether there will be a central formula to assist London boroughs in deciding where to invest the revenue growth from the 100 per cent business retention pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the overall percentage of business rate retention is and whether local authorities will be able to retain all of the new growth element announced in Autumn budget 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue planning guidance to ensure that all new developments of 300 homes or larger must be provided with a broadband connection by the developer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on planning appeal costs being awarded against a district council when that appeal has been dismissed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets he has set for mobile telephone coverage improvements through the MIP local telephone mast project; and when he expects those targets to be met.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to enable the early resumption of (a) clay shooting and (b) target rifle shooting after the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the results of the national funding formula consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the new national curriculum can be taught in primary schools to mixed-age classes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recommendations of the review entitled The review for implementation of Schedule 3 to The Flood and Water Management Act 2010, published in January 2023, what steps his Department is taking to implement…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to research by the University of Sydney, published in the Natural scientific journal on 20 June 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the validity of the finding that a fifth of all food-related…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to research by the University of Sydney, published in the Natural scientific journal on 20 June 2022, if he will take steps in response to that research that found a fifth of all food-related greenhouse gas…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timeframe is for implementing secondary legislation to reform rights of way.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the preparedness of Border Control Posts for the import inspection of horticulture products.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the costs of establishing and operating Border Control Posts for the inspection of plants and other horticultural products.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the flow of plants, seeds and other horticulture products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Northern Ireland Protocol on the horticulture sector in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential merits of introducing a trusted trader scheme for importers of ornamental horticulture products and (b) the role such a scheme could play in providing value for money for tax…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enable the early resumption of shooting after the covid-19 outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Environmental Agency on reducing levels of raw sewage discharged into (a) main and (b) non-main rivers by water companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish her Department's response to the Wild Justice Challenge on the effect of rearing gamebirds on Sites of Special Scientific Interest; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the introduction of the mid-tier countryside stewardship scheme and (b) the effect of the introduction of that scheme on processing existing (i) entry and (ii) higher level…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) entry level and (b) higher level Stewardship payments remain outstanding for (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and whether his Department has set a date for all such outstanding payments to be resolved.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims for payment for work under the Higher Level Stewardship scheme which took place in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 are unresolved; and whether he has set a target date for the resolution of those claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what priority his Department accords to animal sentience when setting its policies on animal welfare standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of the board responsible for Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Area reside in Cotswold district; and how many members of that board are elected representatives of the residents of Cotswold…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to notify farmers who applied for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme before 30 September 2016 whether or not they have been successful in their applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims made under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme are still outstanding; and when all the those claims will be settled.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she expects all applications made before the deadline for the applications for the 2016 Payment Scheme to be paid this year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to commence the provisions of Schedule 23 of the Deregulation Act 2015 on the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what process local flood groups can apply for an allocation from the £2.3 billion of flood defence funding announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that supermarkets (a) do not sell British milk below the cost of production and (b) include British milk under their Fairtrade agendas.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) short-term emergency and (b) medium-term reconstruction aid her Department has provided to people affected by Hurricane Irma.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will consider funding non-UNHCR programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has for aid in Sri Lanka in 2015-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Tradeshow Access Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps UK Export Finance can take to simplify money transactions between the UK and Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the maximum period of notice businesses receive of acceptance onto the Tradeshow Access Programme to ensure adequate time to prepare promotions at international tradeshows.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the budget is for the Tradeshow Access Programme; and when that budget was approved.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the ability of UK businesses to trade with Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to secure a trade agreement with Israel after the UK ceases to be party to the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to launch a publicity campaign on the introduction of new requirements for Voter ID for (a) local and (b) Parliamentary elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Planning for the Future consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the criteria for the second round of the Levelling Up Fund will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will allow local authorities adequate time to plan their bids for the Levelling Up Fund round two; and whether the criteria for that round will be the same as for round one.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of potential levels of (a) financial and (b) carbon savings from (i) estate and (ii) digital budgets through consolidation of disparate legacy IT systems located at (A) fewer, (B) more energy…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on trends in the numbers of passengers on Transport for London's underground network in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the regularity of underground trains in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services were operated by each train operating company (a) in October 2023 and (b) 12 months ago.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companies provided a 24-hour service (a) in October 2023 and (b) 12 months ago.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the feasibility studies for the A417 missing link.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the comprehensiveness of coverage of London of charging points for electric cars.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce unplanned admission rates for heart failure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the prevalence of heart failure (a) nationally and (b) in The Cotswolds constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library (a) agendas and (b) minutes of meetings of the NHS England Industry Council; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans next to publish a report on international comparisons of medicines usage; at what frequency he will publish such reports; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most recently published report; and if he will…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timescale is on the rollout of the Meningitis B Bexsero Vaccine; what recent discussions he has had on making this vaccine available to teenage student groups; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide an update of his Department's negotiations with Novartis on finding a cost-effective price for the Bexsero vaccine; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on studies which have been carried out on the efficacy of the drug pemetrexed; if his Department will again make that drug available on the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the sale of the Bexsero form of meningococcal group B vaccine to GlaxoSmithKline on (a) his Department's negotiations with Novartis on a price for the vaccine and (b) the roll out of that vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with SOD 1 MND are currently unable to access tofersen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure tofersen can be administered to MND patients under the early access programme.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many additional people have registered to vote since the Electoral Commission launched its online campaign in June 2014.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Environment Agency classifies as a watercourse; if he will ensure that insurance companies can differentiate between major watercourses and watercourses of no consequence; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had on the UK receiving funding from the European Union Solidarity Fund following the recent floods.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will introduce derogations from the current licensing regime for dredging (a) main and (b) non-main rivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 55W, on farms, if he will list (a) all 195 regulations that his Department has abolished and (b) additional regulations that have been introduced since July 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to prevent rabies entering the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to reduce pollution levels at the Air Balloon Pub and surrounding cottages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his Department's policy to close the visa section of the British embassy in Minsk, Belarus; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports of abuse and arrest of medics treating people involved in protests in Hong Kong, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law are complied with; and what…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what steps he is taking to protect UK residents subject to deportation from Romania.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) short-term emergency and (b) medium-term reconstruction aid his Department has provided to people affected by Hurricane Irma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong, covering the period of 1 July to 31 December 2014 relating to the decision of the PRC Government to ban the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee from conducting an official…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will consider altering the frequency of the Government's report to Parliament on Hong Kong from six-monthly to yearly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Maldives on the trial of former President Mohammed Nasheed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the British Embassy in Pyongyang has had with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) officials on reports to the UN Commission of Inquiry of widespread use of sexual violence against women within the…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has been able to choose where to implement its projects within North Korea; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) UK-contracted organisations have been able freely to choose the participants in UK-funded projects in North Korea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the number of North Koreans who have taken part in UK-funded projects in North Korea in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of bilateral co-operation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear weapons technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the United Nations Panel of Experts that many of the component parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Unha-3 rocket were manufactured in the UK; and what steps are…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to give recipient countries as much notice as possible on the (a) number and (b) arrival dates of covid-19 vaccines that are planned to be sent by the UK Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to prioritise Commonwealth countries when donating covid-19 vaccines overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps the Government can take to protect BNO passport holders who do not wish to move from Hong Kong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to seek assurances that it has not supplied armaments to the Polisario forces based in the Tindouf camps within…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on the application of human rights in the Tindouf camps in Algeria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the integrity of the United Nations brokered ceasefire in the Moroccan Sahara of a reported breach of the 1991 agreement by armed Polisario forces at the Guergerate border…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of a re-launch of the political process talks on the political and security situation in the Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will seek assurances from the Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria that UK international aid, contributed via the European Union International Development fund, has not been used to…

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 UK component within the report by the European Anti-Fraud Office alleging large-scale embezzlement of the EU International Development aid…

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 evidence given by the Director-General of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, that the People’s Democratic Republic…

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to help businesses to receive funds from Iran.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of trade statistics collected by the Government on identifying trade flows through second countries (a) in general and (b) where the UK exports a good or service to a first country which is then export on as a…

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason trade statistics are collected on a different basis by HM Revenue and Customs and the Office for National Statistics; and what plans the Government has to align the collection of such data.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in compensation to Equitable Life policyholders since the establishment of the compensation scheme; and by what date the full £1.5 billion of that scheme will be paid out.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average daily cost is of keeping a patient in an intensive care unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many intensive care places in the UK have been occupied by Meningitis B patients since January 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of Meningitis B there have been in the UK since January 2013; and in how many such cases individuals have (a) died, (b) required amputation of limbs, (c) become blind, (d) become deaf and (e) contracted other central nervous system…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Bexsero vaccine is licensed for (a) individual application and (b) use in conjunction with other vaccines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what age babies will be eligible for vaccination with the Bexsero vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the ambulance response times in the Cotswolds were for (a) Red One, (b) Red Two, (c) Green One and (d) Green Two cases in the latest month for which figures are available; and what the figures were in each such category in the last month for which…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether NHS England has begun the process of considering the recommendation of the Cancer Drugs Fund Panel's decision in January 2014 that ipilimumab should be commissioned directly by NHS England through baseline commissioning as a first-line treatment for…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data on the performance of firearms licensing departments her Department has received in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she is not making placing of a marker on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders mandatory for general practitioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that firearms certificate holders should have a marker placed on their medical notes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the proportion of general practitioners who place medical markers on the medical notes of patients who are firearms certificate holders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has used powers under section 44 of the Police Act 1996 to require Chief Constables to provide information on the time taken by firearms licensing departments to process (a) grants and (b) renewals for (i) shotguns and (ii) section…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fatalities have occurred due to a person between the ages of 14 and 17 using an airgun within the law unsupervised on private land with the permission of the owner in the last 14 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of the law have occurred as a result of a person between the ages of 14 and 17 using an airgun unsupervised on private land with the permission of the owner over the last 14 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is giving to the Fire Service College to encourage more UK fire and rescue officers to undertake training offered by that body.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms there are to measure the performance of police forces when dealing with firearm and shotgun certificate applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will collect and publish data on performance in processing firearm and shotgun certificate applications which includes the time taken to process (a) initial firearm and shotgun licence grants and (b) firearm and shotgun licence renewals…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 7 temporary firearm and shotgun permits were issued in the last year for which figures are available in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visitor visas were issued in China in the first three months of (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost to the public purse was of processing a UK visitor visa through centres in China in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visitor visas were issued in China in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many .22 calibre semi-automatic rifles are held by firearm certificate holders in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland; and how many of those rifles are conditioned for the purpose of (i) shooting vermin and ground…

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legally owned .22 calibre semi-automatic rifles have been used in criminal offences in each of the last 10 years in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legally owned .22 calibre semi-automatic rifles have been used in terrorist offences in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the British Shooting Sports Council and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation on flagging up the medical records of people who hold shotgun and firearms certificates.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that medical records flag up people who hold shotgun and firearms certificates and that appropriate medical conditions are rapidly communicated to the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that passport offices should publicise the Electoral Commission's campaign to increase the number of UK citizens living abroad who are registered to vote in UK elections when people apply for passports.

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost was of the new security arrangements at carriage gates; how many tenders were received for those works; and what the sign-off procedure was.

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the budget is for Strategic Estates in the next financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of empty Annington Property Limited dwellings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the standard of accommodation in Annington Property Limited properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what time period was his Department's tender validity on the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation contract extended; and when he plans to announce the winning tender.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for awarding the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation contract; and when the successful bidder of that contract will commence mobilisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) short-term emergency and (b) medium-term reconstruction aid his Department has provided to people affected by Hurricane Irma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Cirencester Magistrates' Court was sold; and for what price.

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the budget is for the restoration and renewal of the parliamentary estate in the next financial year.

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Overseas Voter Day on 5 February 2015; what budget was allocated to that campaign; and how many overseas registrations resulted from…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish an updated version of the KPMG report on HS2 regional economic impacts, addressing the question of whether there will be slower journey times and less frequent services between those towns and cities which will be reliant on the classic…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the cost-benefit calculations for High Speed 2 will continue to assume a reduction in the cost of operating the classic rail network after the HS2 route is completed; what total annual saving is assumed; what specific reductions in services and…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish an updated version of the KPMG report on High Speed Rail 2 Regional Economic Impacts to include the disbenefits identified by KPMG for those regions not served by HS2; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether stopping services on the West Coast Main Line will be reduced following the completion of the HS2 route; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of line closures on the classic rail network as a result of the construction of HS2; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential effect of closures on the road network as a result of the construction of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases of suspended driving licences involving the DVLA's medical officer have been outstanding for (a) three, (b) three to six and (c) over six months; how many cases there were in each such category 12 months ago; and what steps he is taking to…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what service level targets his Department has set for the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents have occurred between Nettleton Bottom and the bottom of Crickley Hill in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what comparative assessment he has made of (a) delays and (b) congestion at the A417/A419 air balloon roundabout and roundabouts with similar traffic levels elsewhere in the country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will produce a cost-benefit analysis of the options to alleviate congestion problems on the A417/A419 Air Balloon roundabout.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated current design capacity is of the A417/A419 Air Balloon roundabout.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average (a) weekday and (b) weekend delay time is for the A317/A319 Air Balloon roundabout during peak hours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps the Highways Agency has taken to deal with congestion centred on the Air Balloon roundabout on the A419 and A417; and whether any further such action is planned.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has reviewed its 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OBR has reviewed the Treasury’s 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the business rate multiplier by 20p for all hereditaments in England used for retail, hospitality and leisure with a rateable value of (a) under £51,000 and (b) £51,000 to…

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in England with a rateable value of £500,000 or more on business rate income in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c)…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in Greater London with a rateable value of £500,000 or more on business rate income in (a) the City of London and (b)…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for retail in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for hospitality in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for leisure in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England that are not used for retail, hospitality or leisure had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) distribution and (b) warehousing in England had a rateable value of £500,000 or above on 29 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure in England have a rateable value of (i) £51,000 or below, (ii) between £51,001 and £499,999 and (iii) £500,000 or above.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the rise in employer National Insurance contributions does not apply to hospices.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the rise in employer National Insurance contributions does not apply to general practices.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.87 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November 2023, until what date his Department will continue to accept (a) industry representations and (b) broader data on the VAT Retail Export Scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.87 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November 2023, in what form his Department prefers to receive (a) industry representations and (b) broader data on the VAT Retail Export Scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 November 2023, Official Report column 349, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the VAT Retail Export Scheme cost around £2.5 billion a year; and if he will publish the methodology underpinning…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the VAT retail export scheme on jobs in the (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) tourism sectors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the VAT Retail Export Scheme on small businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing mitigations to help support businesses in the context of the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme and commitments made in the Tourism Recovery Plan Update.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme on tourism destinations across the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme on the economy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the removal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme on the arts and culture sectors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the annual cost of extending the VAT Retail Export Scheme to EU visitors in September 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department estimated the annual cost of extending the VAT Retail Export Scheme to EU visitors in September 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the additional (a) direct and (b) indirect tax revenues that would have been generated by extending the VAT Retail Export Scheme to EU visitors in September 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the annual cost of retaining the VAT Retail Export Scheme and extending it to EU visitors in September 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the annual cost of extending airside tax-free shopping to EU visitors in 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department estimated the annual cost of extending airside tax-free shopping to EU visitors in 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the additional (a) direct and (b) indirect tax revenues that would have been generated by extending airside tax-free shopping to EU visitors in 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the total cost of retaining airside tax-free shopping and extending it to EU visitors in 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made of the total cost of extending both the VAT Retail Export Scheme and airside tax-free shopping to EU visitors in September 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department made in the Growth Plan 2022 of what the total cost would be of restoring both the VAT Retail Export Scheme and airside tax-free shopping to all international visitors in the 2025-26 financial year.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential number of job losses resulting from the ending of the VAT retail export scheme in the (a) retail and (b) tourism sectors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the cessation of the VAT retail export scheme on the UK’s position as an international destination.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of the VAT retail export scheme is to the public purse; and what estimate he has made of the savings that will accrue to the public purse as a result of the cessation of that scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the value of spending by international visitors on goods and services other than tax-free shopping in the UK; and what proportion of that spending is forecast to be retained in the UK after the VAT retail export scheme is…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the value of tax-free shopping sales in the UK; and what proportion of that spending is forecast to be retained in the UK once the VAT retail export scheme is withdrawn.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what formula is used by Valuation Office Agency assessors to determine rateable value.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made in digitalising fully the Retail Export Scheme to reduce the administrative burden to travellers, as announced in the Autumn Statement 2016, and what the timetable is for that digitalisation to be delivered.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many organisations responded to HMRC's consultation entitled VAT Retail Export Scheme: Improvements, which closed on 6 September 2019; and when the outcome of that consultation will be published.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure a level playing field on tax free shopping between UK and EU retailers in relation to UK consumers after the UK leaves the EU.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether UK citizens will be entitled to shop tax free in EU member states at the end of the transition period on 31 January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will amend the benefits rules on the habitual residency test to exempt family members in the services returning from an overseas posting; and if he will make a statement.