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Gill Furniss
LAB✓ Current MP
🏛️ Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
📅 2016–2026
258 speeches on Hansard record
⚠️ Votes attended: 69.61% (#405 of 649 MPs)
🟢 Rebelled against party: 0.70%
📝 Topics: Post Offices, Post Offices: Franchises, Cycling and Walking: Finance
🤝 Member of 12 All-Party Parliamentary Groups
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Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England will be formally appointed.
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the payment of compensation to the estates of people who died as a result of infected blood products.
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps is he taking to address energy companies that are failing to deliver Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers to traditional prepayment meter customers in a timely manner.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to ensure the availability of new electricity connections for businesses.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for the primary school library rollout.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to require all broadcast television to be fully subtitled.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the amount of funding awarded by the Arts Council to cities in the North of England compared to cities in other regions of England.
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Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to improve a) universal, b) targeted and c) specialist speech, language and communication support.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has to help bring awareness to the National Year of Reading.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help bring awareness to the National Year of Reading within schools and alternative provision settings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking as part of the new curriculum to develop a culture of reading for pleasure in schools.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support will be provided to (i) teachers and (ii) other education staff as part of the new curriculum to support the delivery of increased levels of literacy in schools.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition grade D when that data…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ofsted Official Statistics Main findings: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2022, published 29 June 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the resilience of remaining providers of childcare to parents in…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the affordability of childcare provision in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) nurseries and (b) other early years childcare settings have closed in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 27 September 2022 to Question 51628 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency have one or more buildings classified in Category D of condition need; how long each of those…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 51633 on Schools: Solar Power, how many school buildings in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency were inspected as part of the CDC Survey.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the capital cost of tackling the backlog of repairs to education buildings in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse of the National Tutoring Programme has been in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each month since its launch.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to address repairs backlogs in further education colleges in Sheffield.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the sufficiency of childcare provision in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders are working and (b) children aged (i) 1-3 and (ii) 4-11 are living in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in that…
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake of home solar panel installations.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) protect natural habitats and (b) promote biodiversity net gain.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars on (a) cats and (b) dogs.
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has taken steps to raise awareness of the NVQ in chimney sweeping among the construction and insurance industries.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on how many households were owed a prevention or relief duty in which the lead applicant was aged between 16 and 25 and (a) lesbian, (b) gay and (c) bisexual in 2021-22.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a breakdown of the categories and corresponding figures included in the Other category in the sexuality field of Homelessness Case Level Collection data for 2021- 22.
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Department for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations on motorcycles towing trailers; and whether she plans to (a) review and (b) amend those regulations.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Driving licensing review - call for evidence on opportunities for changes to the driver licensing regime.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for a practical driving test.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the current average waiting time for a practical driving test in each region.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of public electric vehicle charging points that have a speed of less than (a) 8kW and (b) 50kW.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the likelihood of meeting its objectives for increased active travel under confirmed funding levels for April 2021 to March 2025.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2023 to Question 182917 on Motorways: Safety Measures, in what format his Department holds data on the distance between emergency refuge areas on dynamic hard shoulder smart motorways; and if he will publish that data.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of all lane running smart motorways have places of relative safety spaced at an average of less than 0.75 miles apart.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of electric vehicle charging devices (a) on roads and (b) in motorway service stations able to be used by only one vehicle make.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional emergency refuge areas have been added to all lane running smart motorways in operation since January 2022.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) all-lane running and (b) dynamic hard shoulder smart motorways have an emergency refuge area at least every (i) three-quarters of and (ii) one mile.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for (a) walking and (b) cycling in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 March 2023 on Transport Update, HCWS625, whether the policies set out in the Answers to Questions (a) 147238, (b) 147239 and (c) 147243 on Travel: Finance remain his policies.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 165429 on Active Travel: Finance, when he plans to publish the next report on the delivery of the cycling and walking investment strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department will provide for active travel in this Parliament.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 147240 on Cycling and Walking: Finance, when he plans to publish the findings of his Department's cycling and walking investment strategy active travel investment model.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March 2023 on Transport Update, whether the projected investment from April 2021 to April 2025 outlined in the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy has been revised.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains his Department's policy to have targets on (a) half of all journeys being walked or cycled by 2030, (b) 55 per cent of primary school children walking to school by 2025 and (c) walking or cycling becoming the natural choice for shorter…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Written Statement entitled Transport Update published on 9 March, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of cuts to active travel funding on the Government's target for half of journeys to be walked or cycled by…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) number of people currently waiting for a practical driving test and (b) average waiting time for a practical driving test.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Road condition data and technology review, published in August 2021; and what his timetable is for the delivery of that review.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on creating a Road Collision Investigation Branch; and when he expects that Branch to be fully operational.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements for active travel in each of the financial years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 140382 on Travel: Finance, what the (a) actual and (b) predicted (i) capital and (ii) revenue funding was for active travel in each financial financial year between 2020-21 and 2024-25; and what the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Cycling and walking plan for England, published on 27 July 2020, whether he plans to spend the £2 billion of ringfenced funding for active travel in the period between 2020-21 to 2024-25; and with…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department's cycling and walking investment strategy active travel investment model predicts will be needed to achieve his Department's objective to (a) double cycling and (b) increasing walking trips by 2025; and if he will publish…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on Active Travel in the financial year 2020-21.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been ringfenced for active travel between the financial years 2021-22 and 2024-25.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 July 2022 on Second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, HCWS184, what progress the Government has made on the objectives of (a) doubling cycling and (b) increasing levels of walking across the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the funding needed to meet the objectives of (a) doubling cycling by 2025, (b) increasing walking trips by 2025, and (c) increasing the proportion of trips in towns and cities that are walked or cycled to 50% by 2030; and if…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129918 on Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure, if he will provide a list of Local Authorities who have developed Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of e-scooters on (a) driving licence and (b) insurance requirements.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the research entitled National evaluation of e-scooter trials report, published on 15 December 2022, how many penalties have been issued by e-scooter trial providers as a result of a rider abandoning an e-scooter in the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate consultation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities have developed Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the Government's response to the public consultation on reviewing personal safety measures on streets in England.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish the Low Carbon Fuel Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the findings of National Highways' trial of computer analysis of CCTV images for stopped vehicle detection on smart motorways carried on the M4 near Bristol in 2020.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what proportion of all lane running smart motorways is computer analysis of CCTV images for stopped vehicle detection operational.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on identifying a National Freight Network; and when he expects that work to be completed and published.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to address cross-border working by private hire vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the end of the plug-in car grant in June 2022 on the consumer uptake of electric vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to apply Vehicle Excise Duty on electric vehicles from 2025 on the uptake of electric vehicles before the Autumn Statement 2022.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish revised national road traffic forecasts to replace the 2018 forecasts that predate the net zero target.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the business case for the Lower Thames Crossing.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of public electric vehicle charging points in disrepair.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the Road Safety Strategic Framework.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 8 June 2020 to Question 49717 on Cycling and Walking: Finance, when he will publish the Cycling Insights part of the research commissioned by his Department to assess what funding is required to meet its targets for…
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Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Disability Unit is taking to embed deaf awareness across Government services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of the Pensions Dashboards programme has been as of 29 January 2024.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for pension credit were received in the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his planned timetable is for implementing the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people stopped receiving the Personal Independence Payment in each month between April 2022 and August 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to lay before Parliament the draft Remedial Order extending (a) Bereavement Support Payment and (b) Widowed Parent’s Allowance to surviving cohabitees with dependent children.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of cost of living payments have been paid to people receiving Personal Independence Payment; and how many of those payments are outstanding.
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Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review into the Carr-Hill formula accounts for GP translation service costs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of providing training to mental health teams on support to children with lifelong speech and language difficulties.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an estimate of the number and proportion of women diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who receive timely treatment compared to men.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment has on (a) avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, (b) deaths on waiting lists and (c) other patient outcomes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first language is British Sign Language.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater provision of British Sign Language across the NHS.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure councils implement the requirements of the Care Act 2014 on Individual Service Funds.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure earlier (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart valve disease is prioritised within NHS long-term planning.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment on (a) avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, (b) deaths on the waiting lists, and (c) other patient outcomes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures in the NHS 10 Year Plan will support earlier diagnosis of heart valve disease in primary and community care settings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to raise awareness of (a) heart valve disease and (b) its symptoms among the (i) population and (ii) healthcare professionals.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regions where (a) cancer outcomes are poorer and (b) research infrastructure is historically underfunded receive a fair share of national cancer research investment and clinical trial…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding prehabilitation and rehabilitation services in cancer care on (a) NHS costs and (b) patient outcomes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to implement automatic enrolment into stop smoking support at (a) A&E departments, (b) cancer screening appointments, (c) mental health services and (d) other NHS touchpoints (i) across Yorkshire and (ii)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to expand innovations in cancer screening initiatives to ensure more people from deprived areas are encouraged to participate.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for women in making informed choices about (a) hormonal and (b) non-hormonal treatment options for (i) menstrual and (ii) reproductive health.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce the sex and gender gap in participants for (i) healthcare research and (ii) clinical trials and (b) ensure that sex and gender dimensions are accounted for in the development of medical (A) treatments…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of cervical cancer; and whether he is taking steps with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to help raise awareness of cervical cancer in other countries.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to (a) preventative care, (b) diagnosis and (c) long term management strategies for women with spinal cord injury who are at increased risk of (i) uterine prolapse and (ii) osteoporosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women with spinal cord injuries receive adequate (a) breast feeding assistance, (b) breast feeding assistance and (c) other postnatal support.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to (a) comprehensive healthcare guidance and (b) specialised gynaecological support for people with spinal cord injury including (i) management of menstruation, (ii) contraception options and (iii)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support Start for Life services in Sheffield; and if he will make it his policy to extend funding beyond 1 April 2025.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure greater accessibility to healthcare (a) information and (b) communication for people with sensory impairments.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish the sixth stage of the Accessible Information Standard.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to revise the Accessible Information Standard to improve accessibility to healthcare for deaf people.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of healthcare (a) information and (b) communication for deaf patients using British Sign Language.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure greater accessibility to healthcare for deaf people.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a call to evidence for the NHS 10-Year Plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS medical staff are made aware of a patient's personalised care plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to improve awareness of sickle cell disease among healthcare professionals.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including material on (a) diagnosing and (b) detecting cardiovascular diseases in women's health hubs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of heart valve surgery for (a) women and (b) ethnic minorities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase awareness of the symptoms of heart valve disease in women.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 881 on Bowel Cancer: Screening, when the last review of the national bowel cancer screening programme was completed; and what her planned timetable is for completing the next review.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November to Question 881 on Bowel Cancer: Screening, what her planned timetable is for publishing a decision on lowering the screening age for bowel cancer from 60 to 50 years old.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure women who use wheelchairs have access to mammograms.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of breast screening participation in Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national bowel screening programme, when he plans to next review that programme; and whether he has plans to raise the acceptable and achievable bowel screening target thresholds in line with breast screening targets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of whether any hospitals in South Yorkshire contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to chapter 2 of the report entitled, Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published by Alzheimer’s Research UK in September 2023, whether he has considered the potential merits of taking steps to increase NHS capacity…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 905961 on Gynaecology, if his Department collates statistics on the number of people who have undergone (a) virginity testing and (b) hymenoplasty.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) awareness among and (b) training for primary healthcare professionals of the different clinical indicators presented by (i) women and (ii) men with aortic stenosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action his Department is taking to improve the (a) information on and (b) resources for aortic stenosis provided to (i) women and (ii) primary healthcare professionals.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities to develop interventions to safeguard against female genital mutilation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timeline for the start and anticipated finish date for the review into NICE guidelines on diagnosis and management of Endometriosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) gynaecology specialist nurses with expertise in endometriosis and (b) gynaecologists with expertise in (i) diagnosing and managing endometriosis and (ii) training and skills in laparoscopic surgery were working in the NHS as of…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of cancelled operations in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency in the past 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure fertility preservation for endometriosis patients is given parity with those who have ovarian removal for (a) cancer and (b) other causes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the potential merits of introducing guidelines on nonpharmacological ways to manage chronic pain related to endometriosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NICE on the potential merits of producing guidance on the use of (a) Orlissa, (b) Visanne and (c) other endometriosis drugs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of endometriosis among the public.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve maternity healthcare for women with endometriosis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in rates of perinatal mortality in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the funding required to progress the Women’s Health Strategy; and if her Department has had discussions with the Treasury on funding the Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Deputy Women’s Health Ambassador will be announced and what the timeline is for their appointment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the delivery plan for the Women’s Health Strategy will be published.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to publish an annual report on their progress to deliver on the commitments outlined in the Women’s Health Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE fully qualified GPs, practicing in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency today; and what that number was in 2013.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the monthly cost to the public purse is for storing surplus personal protective equipment in (a) the UK and (b) China; and what proportion of that equipment has been deemed unusable in a healthcare setting.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each of the last 5 five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of malnutrition in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to publish an annual report on their progress to deliver on the commitments outlined in the Women’s Health Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of residential care homes that have closed in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency since 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help reduce (i) patient backlogs and (ii) workloads in GP surgeries in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of (a) four and (b) 11 were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices are open in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency as of 11 October; and how many were open in 2013.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of GP appointments that took place in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency in the past 12 months; and how many took place in 2013.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP appointments in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency were conducted face-to-face (a) in the past 12 months, and (b) in 2013.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of care homes were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support humanitarian aid organisations operating in Yemen.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support a peaceful political settlement in Yemen.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK funding for UNITAID on the cost of HPV testing in (a) low and (b) middle-income countries.
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the UN World Food Programme on the decision to pause food distribution in northern Yemen; and whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the adequate supply of food to…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political situation in Kashmir.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the BRIGHTLY consortium implementing the UK's food security programme in Yemen.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July to Question 34800, on FSO Safer, whether his Department has committed additional funding to the UN-led oil transfer and salvage of the FSO Safer; and how much of the funding committed…
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Home Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 80AA(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing Georgia from the list of safe states for the purposes of section 80A.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support LGBT people seeking asylum.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Forced Marriage Unit plans to take steps to publish data on the number of cases of female genital mutilation it is supporting.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government’s response to the Modernising and improving the administration of council tax consultation, and if he will make a statement confirming the Government’s proposed approach…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Money Advice Trust’s Lost in the system report; and if he will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax in England as part of wider proposed sentencing reforms.
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Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rental e-scooter riders have been convicted of causing an obstruction under regulation 103 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 since 2020.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of correspondence to the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre was responded to within (a) 20 (b) 40 and (c) 60 or more working days in the latest period for which data is available.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff at the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre have been assigned to handle public correspondence in each year since 2015.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of claims made against parents through Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders by the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre are successful.
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Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, on what dates, and in what form, have IPSA asked hon. Members to provide information about (a) the volume of casework being undertaken by their offices and (b)…
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To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the transcript of the meeting titled Staffing budget drop in - session 1 held on Monday 23 February 2026 will be placed in the Library.
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Treasury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the overseas scale rates.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to increase the purchase limit for properties outside of London when using a Help to Buy ISA.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing National Insurance Contributions on pensioners' finances.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing National Insurance Contributions on funding for state pensions.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing National Insurance Contributions on determining eligibility criteria for the state pension.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the cost saving arising from the removal of VAT on period products is passed onto consumers.
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Women and Equalities
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle unequal access to medical treatment.
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To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing (a) virginity testing and (b) hymenoplasty procedures.
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