To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to require delivery companies to (a) employ drivers on a contractual basis and (b) prohibit the use of temporary and self-employed workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of making couriers jointly liable with retailers for (a) losses, (b) delays and (c) mis-deliveries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have considered the potential merits of compulsory training for delivery company workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of setting sectoral minimum pay levels for delivery companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered legislating to (a) require and (b) strongly encourage delivery company workers to join a union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring delivery companies to obtain a licence to operate which is conditional on (a) performance, (b) workforce practices and (c) complaint handling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of introducing minimum service levels for (a) lost parcels, (b) missed deliveries and (c) proof of delivery for delivery companies enforced by (i) fines and (ii) licence restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding Ofcom’s remit to delivery companies, including mandatory reporting of complaints and delivery metrics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment they have made of the potential merits of setting standards for proof of delivery by delivery companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) Bournemouth University, (b) Health Sciences University and (c) other higher education institutions on the delivery of the Industrial Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to help support domestic manufacturing of playground equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the length of paid parental leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the play industry on the economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the competitiveness of the (a) visual effects and (b) animation industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held recent discussions with the Football Foundation on the level of funding it requires from the Government to (a) plan strategically and (b) implement community projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if She will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing funding for grassroots football on costs to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for grassroots football facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local LGBT+ youth groups on supporting young LGBT+ people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support councils to upgrade public swimming facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is she taking to increase access to affordable swimming lessons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered making (a) swimming pool provision and (b) other leisure provision a statutory duty for local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swimming pool closures on the ability of children to meet national curriculum standards for swimming by age 11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support councils in upgrading aging (a) swimming and (b) leisure facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available for publicly-funded swimming pools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on funding for (a) leisure and (b) swimming facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of trends in levels publicly-funded swimming pool closures since 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce a national strategy for (a) community leisure provision and (b) swimming facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to extend funding for (a) free and (b) subsidised swimming for children from low-income families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the role of early years settings is in helping to identify and support the needs of SEND children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that early years educators can have long, fulfilling and fairly-paid careers in the early years sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she intends to increase the level of free childcare funding for each child.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage people to obtain early years qualifications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with children’s nursery operators on (a) the viability of that sector and (b) the adequacy of the level of funding for childcare provided by the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) part-time and (b) flexible childcare places.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of free childcare places in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government’s new school-based nurseries will be operated by the public or private sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the financial sustainability of higher education institutions; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of higher education institutions that are operating in deficit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to support support students affected by (a) course closures and (b) redundancies at universities in financial deficit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what learnings she has made from existing best practice in the design of the new programme of Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding for new Best Start Family Hubs is classified as capital spending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which services are set to be delivered by the Government’s new Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking within the Best Start Family Hub programme to ensure that the new centres enhance local opportunities to access good quality play.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Best Start Family Hubs on the proportion of children who are subsequently re-registered on the child protection register.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Best Start Family Hubs on child safeguarding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role local authorities will have in the (a) delivery and (b) day-to-day operation of Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that new Best Start Family Hubs embed a strong local parental voice in their governance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that new Best Start Family Hubs can access high quality data collected by the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Best Start Family Hubs on levels of father’s parenting skills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awareness of the Sure Start brand on take up of services by Sure Start Children's Centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that new Best Start Family Hubs are integrated with primary care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the establishment of Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed a focus on (a) antenatal and (b) prenatal support for parents in the delivery of new Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former Sure Start children’s centres are no longer operated by local authorities and have been transferred into the third sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of co-location of Best Start Family Hubs and local primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed parental outreach in designs for new Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what lessons her Department has learned from the preceding roll out of (a) Sure Start Sure Start Local Programmes and (b) Sure Start Children’s Centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Best Start Family Hubs on local availability of high-quality childcare.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including a national enrichment guarantee in the enrichment framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of enrichment activities on children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the minimum beneficial amount of enrichment activity for children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies entitled The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes, published on 22 May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Sure Start children's centres on the proportion of children receiving SEND support from an early age.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled, The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes, published in May 2025, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of Sure Start children's…

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Hubs and Start for Life Programme 2022, what criteria was used to allocate funding to establish new Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what criteria she plans to allocate funding for the new Best Start Family Hubs; and whether this differs from the criteria for the Hubs and Start for Life Programme 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria she will use to decide the (a) placement and (b) funding of Best Start Family Hubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Best Start Family Hubs will be located within walking distance of deprived communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new Family Hubs were established by the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme scheme in 2022 by council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many existing Family Hubs received funding through the 2022 Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme scheme by council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) family hubs and (b) former Sure Start children centres are in operation in each council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to improve the use of technology to support inclusion for children with SEND in schools in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) Bournemouth University, (b) Health Sciences University and (c) other higher education institutions in tackling skills gaps in the Dorset economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher education providers on exports produced by Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Centre for Young Lives report, entitled Everything to Play For, published in June 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of decline in the duration of free playtime during school breaktimes on children's (a)…

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish her Department's White Paper on reforms to the SEND system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of pupils learning modern foreign languages to GCSE level in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the birth rate on school rolls.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding allocations through the National Funding Formula will allow headteachers to maintain levels of teaching assistant support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teaching assistants since 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have left the profession in the last year; and what estimate her Department has made of the cost to schools of this turnover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure fair pay for teaching assistants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the retention of teaching assistants who support children with SEND.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) pay freezes and (b) real-terms wage reductions on the teaching assistant workforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to standardise access to high-quality (a) training and (b) continuing professional development for teaching assistants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a national pay framework for teaching assistants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) retention bonuses and (b) bursaries for teaching assistants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential suitability of locations in Dorset for a new Small Modular Nuclear Reactor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on proposals for a Dorset Clean Energy Supercluster.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the Flexibility Roadmap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 including sites off the Dorset coast.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 3 of the report by The Association for Decentralised Energy entitled Consumer-Led Clean Power: How to Unlock Consumer-Led Flexibility for Clean Power by 2030, published in June 2025, whether he has considered…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) local authorities and (b) businesses to (i) comply with new plastic regulations and (ii) transition to sustainable alternatives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) parks, (b) gardens and (c) playing fields from biodiversity net gain requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the (a) cost and (b) timeline for the development of grassroots sports facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department plans to provide for plastic reprocessing infrastructure in each of the next three years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of that funding on (a) trends in the level of…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) design innovation and (b) the recyclability of plastic products to help accelerate the the transition to a circular economy for plastics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed research on the potential (i) environmental and (ii) health impact of (A) microplastics and (B) nanoplastics on (1) ecosystems and (2) food chains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his polices on the wellbeing of children of the level of effectiveness of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 in Australia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government reconsider the national concessionary fares scheme to reflect pressures on tourist areas like Bournemouth, where local authorities must fund concessionary travel for tourists who are eligible bus pass holders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support and encourage local authorities to make buses more accessible, including ensuring pavement quality, fewer obstacles, better lighting at bus stops, and improved Passenger Information Displays (PIDs).

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has investigated the potential for a national rollout of a tactile paving design to allow bus stops to be easily identified.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department recognises the challenges of visually-impaired people in using bus stop bypasses; and whether she is developing safe, accessible designs for these bus stops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how her Department is improving training to ensure bus drivers understand how best to support blind and partially sighted passengers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the design of buses to include (a) clear and accessible destination boards; (b) consistent (i) placement, (ii) shape and (iii) colour contrast of card and travel pass readers; and (c) a consistent, clear,…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 14 of the report by Britain Remade entitled Back on Track: How To Build New Trams in The UK and Get Britain Moving, published in August 2024, what assessment she has made creating a speciality delivery unit responsible for (a)…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings on page 14 of the report by Britain Remade entitled Back on Track: How to Build New Trams in the UK and Get Britain Moving, published in August 2024, whether she has considered the proposals to create a national tram…

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference page 15 of Britain Remade's report entitled Back on Track: How To Build New Trams in The UK and Get Britain Moving, published in August 2024, whether she plans to devolve the Transport and Works Act 1992 approval process to allow regional…

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support welfare claimants with learning difficulties during the migration process to Universal Credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets does the Department have for resolving housing arrears under Universal Credit, and how are these monitored.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to expand the use of direct payments to landlords for vulnerable tenants to prevent evictions and sustain tenancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken to simplify Universal Credit housing cost processes for vulnerable claimants and reduce waiting times.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants who were below the poverty line on 4 July 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the uplift to the basic standard allowance of Universal Credit on the incomes of low income households in Bournemouth East constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute for Fiscal Studies' report entitled The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes, published in May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the disability employment gap on (a) the public purse and (b) trends in the level of economic growth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the NHS 10-Year Plan on (a) levels of employment and (b) the cost to the public purse of (i) health and (ii) incapacity benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payments claims are related to an ongoing mental health condition for the last 12 months for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of long-term mental health conditions starting in childhood on employment rates amongst those young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential impact of early years support on long-term mental health barriers to employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a target for narrowing the disability employment gap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the disability employment gap in (a) Bournemouth and (b) the South West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution of 12 May 2025, Official Report, column 2, whether the Personal Independent Payment assessments review will include (a) equality and (b) employment law experts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution of 12 May 2025, Official Report, column 2, what assessment she has made of the potential value of the review being completed before changes to eligibility for Personal Independence Payments come into force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to remove barriers preventing community homelessness health services, such as mobile clinics, from accessing NHS SystemOne records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will consider making health play specialists a mandatory registered allied health profession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include health play professionals in the NHS workforce plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make children’s play a key component of the commitment to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, and as part of the shifts from treatment to prevention, and from hospital to community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a strategic programme to support the NHS in adopting and implementing the Play Well guidelines and standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support paediatric settings to adopt the recommended Play Well standards in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include health play professionals in the modelling for multi-disciplinary paediatric teams for the new neighbourhood health service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to build capacity in the health play professional sector, including training, qualifications and registration, as sought in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver training in health play principles to multi-disciplinary teams as sought in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to digitise the Play Well checklist, as published in NHS England's Play Well toolkit in June 2025, to enable data-based quality improvement, monitoring, evaluation and mapping of provision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will his Department bring forward a dedicated homelessness health strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will his Department ensure Integrated Care Boards are held accountable for homelessness health outcomes, including hospital discharge into safe accommodation and access to primary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the Mental Health Act 1983 to ensure people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse needs are not excluded from treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether grassroots football organisations are eligible for public health funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for NHS maternity services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply of trained midwives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS cost recovery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase opportunities for midwifery graduates to gain employment in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring a job in the NHS for midwifery graduates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when next year he expects Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB to report on the first phase of her independent commission into adult social care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of care home fees on self-funding residents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of care costs for self funding care home residents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into the health needs of trans young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of mental health services in (a) Bournemouth and (b) Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle mental health barriers to employment in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health outcomes in coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve residents' mental health in coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the Cass Review on trans people under the age of 18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to create a subsidiary company by NHS trusts in Dorset on (a) jobs and (b) existing terms and conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (b) University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and (c) Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust on their proposals to create a subsidiary…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with UNISON in relation to proposals by NHS Trusts in Dorset to create a subsidiary company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to retain (a) job numbers and (b) existing terms and conditions when NHS trusts create subsidiary companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Institute for Fiscal Studies' report entitled The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes, published in May 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase retention rates for domestically trained NHS (a) doctors and (b) other clinical staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the soft drinks industry levy and (b) lowering the threshold for drinks to be subject to the levy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health inequalities on the (a) demand for and (b) cost of delivering NHS services in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to the reduce the financial pressures of long-term care for people ineligible for state support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how they intend to respond to the findings of the McGrail Inquiry that found “grossly improper” and “sinister” interventions by the Chief Minister of Gibraltar to interfere in a live criminal…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made contingency plans to support democracy in Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on Jimmy Lai’s treatment in prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Jimmy Lai obtains legal access to British consular support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help secure the release of Jimmy Lai.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Pride organisations and LGBTQ+ activists a) in Hungary, b) in Europe and c) globally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to British diplomatic missions overseas on supporting Pride events.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which diplomatic missions took part in a Pride (a) event and (b) parade in 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help defend global LGBTQ+ rights through multilateral fora.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Equal, Safe and Free Fund on (a) the rights of and (b) protections for LGBTQI people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the LGBTQI Solidarity Fund on (a) the rights of and (b) protections for LGBTQI people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of countries introducing new anti-LGBTQI rights measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the UK's global role in advancing LGBTQI rights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the UK's ability to promote and protect the rights of LGBTQI communities abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Hungarian counterparts on LGBTQ+ human rights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Hungarian counterparts on the potential prosecution of Pecs Pride organiser Géza Buzás-Hábel.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels in (a) Bournemouth and (b) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of hotels as accommodation for asylum seekers on the (a) hospitality and (b) tourism sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals by the French Government to allow the interception of small boats up to 300 metres from shore on the number of small boats crossing the Channel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been issued to veterans who were discharged before December 2018, by council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to encourage local authorities to buy playground equipment from UK manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new social homes will be delivered in Bournemouth as a result of the 10 year Social and Affordable Homes Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10 year Social and Affordable Housing Programme. how many new council homes will be built in (a) Bournemouth and (b) Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme on housing affordability in Bournemouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he can release the data for payouts by HM Prison and Probation Service for funerals for prisoners who died in custody from 2010-2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce intimidation and harassment of members of the legal profession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of late delivery of prisoners to court by contractors Serco and GEOAmey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines of up to £625 for each 15-minute delay caused by the late delivery of a prisoner to court have been levied on contractors Serco and GEOAmey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions on the experiences of staff in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure prison leavers have housing and health plans in place before release.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of donating excess vehicles from the Government estate to Ukraine.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the OBR's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the financial sector to support the transition to net zero.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled, The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes, published in May 2025, what assessment she has made of the impact of Sure Start children's centres on long term…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the cost of (a) living and (b) housing on the number of families choosing to have a child.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to improve support for young trans people under the age of 18.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she is having with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on ensuring that updates to the Code of Practice provides practical guidance for service providers who wish to remain trans-inclusive.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban conversion therapy for trans people.