To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department can exempt from arms export licensing products with a direct military application; and whether any such exemptions have been granted since 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the guidance entitled Libraries as a statutory service, published on 21 February 2025, whether her Department was informed by Leicester City Council of its plans for a consultation on the future of its library service…

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) arts and (b) creative activities on the health of (i) children and (ii) babies in socially deprived communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to prevent conflicts of interest during the development of the new Writing Framework for primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether declarations of interest were made by (a) Ruth Miskin, (b) Read Write Inc and (c) other (i) individuals and (ii) organisations involved in (A) drafting and (B) advising on the new Writing Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Social Work England’s decision to raise annual registration fees on the (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) wellbeing of social workers; and whether her Department plans to (i) review and…

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory neurodiversity training for all (a) teachers and (b) education staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free nursery hours were funded in each year since 2018; and what the total cost to the public was in each of those years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the financial sustainability of nursery providers in the context of changes to free childcare entitlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly funding rate provided to local authorities for the delivery of free nursery places in England was in each year since 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average shortfall between Government funding and the actual cost to nurseries of delivering a funded nursery place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding rates for early years providers offering free nursery places.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of regional variations in the cost of delivering nursery provision in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery providers have closed in England in each year since 2018; and what data her Department holds on the reasons for those closures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new nursery settings have opened in England in each year since 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the (a) number of available nursery places and (b) demand for those places in England by region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Durham Commission on Creativity and Education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children facing adoption breakdown.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Article 7 of UN Resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1, if she will take steps to introduce observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica to the National Curriculum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's response to the Government's consultation on the structure, distribution and governance of the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 27 November 2024, what steps her Department…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set targets for companies to provide accessible human customer service channels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national free travel pass for NHS workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of introducing a national free travel pass for NHS workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of the (a) systems and (b) IT used by the Child Maintenance Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the CMS child maintenance calculation adequately reflects the (a) living expenses and (b) income of both parties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints about the Child Maintenance Service were investigated by the Independent Case Examiner (a) overall, (b) by the receiving parent and (c) by the paying parent in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing multi-year funding employability programmes funded by her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure community pharmacies are involved in formal policy discussions affecting the pharmacy sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national clinical lead for disease related malnutrition within his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent irreversible sight loss caused by glaucoma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92292, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for pre-visit notifications on the uptake of free eye health screening on people experiencing…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people at risk of disease-related malnutrition are identified early through screening tools in primary and community care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to update NHS England’s Guidance - Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration 2015-2018, including consultation that has taken place with stakeholders working in the field of nutrition and…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable regional access to malnutrition screening and support for disease-related malnutrition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people at risk of disease-related malnutrition are supported through the (a) implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan and (b) provision of neighbourhood health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects to publish new national hydration and nutrition guidance, further to the review conducted by NHS England’s Nursing Directorate; and if he will publish the findings of that review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable regional access to malnutrition screening and support for disease-related malnutrition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people at risk of disease-related malnutrition are supported through the (a) implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan and (b) provision of neighbourhood health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards provide equal levels of funding for children's hospices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for a pre-visit notification on access to eye care for a) people experiencing homelessness and b) care home residents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to remove the requirement for a pre-visit notification (PVN) for eye care assessments for people experiencing homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to innovative medical technologies designed to prevent glaucoma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the use of medical technologies to prevent sight loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the NHS 10 Year Health Plan to improve glaucoma care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) trabecular bypass procedures and (b) other minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries on preventing glaucoma progression.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) trabecular bypass procedures at the time of cataract surgery and (b) other minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries in delaying glaucoma progression.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Leicester South to discuss the role of the optometry sector as part of the NHS 10 Year Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using existing high street optometry practices to deliver diagnostic services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the rollout of the new NHS special schools eye care service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10-Year Plan for Health will include primary care provision; and if he will work with (a) optometrists, (b) pharmacists and (c) dentists to deliver that plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year Health Plan for England will include primary care provision; and if he will make it his policy to work with (a) optometrists, (b) pharmacists and (c) dentists in delivering that plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide NHS email accounts to (a) optometrists and (b) other NHS contractors to support more (i) efficient and (ii) secure communication across services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity in hospital eye services by expanding the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on improving digital connectivity between primary and secondary eye care services through NHS England digital accelerator sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with secondary breast cancer can access (a) new and (b) effective treatments; and if he will review National Institute for Health and Care Excellence assessment processes for such treatments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions on the development of a National Eye Care Framework in England; and whether patients and sector experts will be consulted as part of that process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding primary eye care services through high street optometry practices to support early detection of eye conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the use of the optometry workforce in (a) early intervention and (b) prevention of avoidable sight loss.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce regional variations in access to eye care services; and what discussions his Department has had with the optometry sector on increasing the use of community-based care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the optometry sector on the future delivery of primary eye care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders in the optometry sector on the future delivery of primary eye care services in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled 100,000 more people get quicker care thanks to GP funding reform, published on 4 September 2025, whether he plans to allocate funding for advice and guidance services to (a) other areas of primary…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for developing the business case for public-private partnerships in Neighbourhood Health Centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support households (a) with children and (b) on a low income to (i) reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods and (ii) use more minimally processed and nutritious foods.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether each Integrated Care System is required to reduce the number of (a) people with a learning disability and (b) autistic people from their area in mental health hospitals by 10 per cent within 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline figure his Department will use to measure progress on reducing the number of (a) people with a learning disability and (b) autistic people in mental health hospitals by 10 per cent within…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of combined cataract and trabecular bypasses on glaucoma progression.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to help prevent irreversible blindness due to glaucoma progression.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the NHS 10-Year Health Plan to improve glaucoma care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the use of innovative technologies to treat glaucoma through the 10-Year Health Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of eye problems as part of its 10-Year Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dietary health on the UK economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to maximise take up of the Healthy Start scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to include pharmacy students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eye care professionals are delivering NHS Special School Eye Care Service under Primary Ophthalmic Service contracts; and how many special schools are in receipt of that service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers that require urgent treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Board of Peace on Palestinian self determination and statehood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the government of Israel on its approval of the E1 settlement plan in occupied East Jerusalem.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 21 July 2025 on Middle East, Official Report, column 595, whether UK made arms components were used in the incident at the Project HOPE health clinic in Deir al Balah.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on trends in the level of political violence in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 Darfur genocide; and what steps he is taking to improve stop the humanitarian situation in Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the decision to ban UNRWA operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israel's decision to ban UNWRA on the humanitarian situation in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the (a) protection and (b) fair treatment of UK citizens who visit Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has her Department made of the potential impact of the earned settlement model on Black migrant women who face (a) labour market exclusion due to abuse, (b) caring responsibilities, (d) trauma and (e) insecure immigration status.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recommendations in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review on its Earned Settlement proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to ensure (a) transparency and (b) community accountability in trials of facial recognition technology involving Palantir in (i) Leicester and (ii) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the risk assessments carried out on the use of facial recognition technology by Palantir Technologies in policing, especially on privacy and discrimination issues.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department carried out a Public Sector Equality Duty assessment before signing a contract with Palantir.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any UK police forces have used Palantir software in conjunction with live or retrospective facial recognition systems since January 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the potential implications of awarding contracts to companies reportedly providing technological support to military operations that are alleged to violate international humanitarian law.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the compatibility of Palantir Technologies’ contracts with UK government ethical procurement guidelines, in light of the company’s reported operational links to the Israeli military.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of funding for policing Leicester on trends in levels of bicycle theft in that area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the use of facial recognition and AI technologies by the police is transparent.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to raise the minimum income requirement for family immigration visas to £34,000; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of such an increase on (a) Leicester and (b) other low average income areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that no UK public funds awarded to Palantir Technologies are used to support activities connected to violations of international law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered the potential implications of awarding contracts to companies reportedly providing technological support to military operations that are alleged to violate international humanitarian law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries the armed forces provided training to in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and which armed service provided that training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries received training from the armed forces in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and which branch of the armed forces was responsible for delivering that training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what his policy is on providing military training to foreign armed forces (a) engaged in active conflict and (b) where there are alleged breaches of international…

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, how often his Department reviews its military training arrangements with the Israel Defence Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, whether a human rights assessment was carried out before approving training for the Israel Defence Forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what the cost to his Department has been of training Israel Defence Forces personnel in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protocols are in place over the deployment of US nuclear weapons stored at RAF Lakenheath.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish the findings from the independent review into civil unrest in Leicester in 2022, commissioned in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the independent review into civil unrest in Leicester in 2022 has not yet been published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate (a) SMART PARKING and (b) other private parking firms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to ensure greater (a) transparency and (b) accountability in private parking enforcement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the outline content of the expected qualification standards for housing managers under the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure effective (a) monitoring and (b) tackling of Islamophobia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reinstate the Community Housing Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a statutory responsibility of (a) owners of and (b) responsible persons for residential buildings taller than 11 metres to carry out (i) an EWS1 survey and (ii) a…

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been fully adjourned due to contractors failing to deliver prisoners to trial in each region in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the increase in court translator costs in each region in England and Wales in the last five year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost of off-contract bookings for interpreter bookings in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) off-contract bookings and (b) contract-based interpreter services.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income.