Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) for what reason enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check processing times were longer in Q1 2026 than in Q1 2025, and (b) what steps she

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what data her Department holds on the time taken to complete enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks with Hampshire Constabulary (b) a

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeline is for expanding the digital application option for Personal Independence Payment to all eligible claimants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of early deaths of care leavers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre districts (a) are without an operational Armed Forces Champion and (b) have been without one at any point in the last two years,

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training Jobcentre staff receive on Armed Forces Covenant obligations; and how compliance is monitored.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities and multi-academy trusts on verifying teachers’ qualified teacher status and completion of statu

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the hierarchy of road users in the Highway Code on road users.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce conveyancing delays during the process of buying and selling a home.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what update his department can provide on (a) waiting times for access to work and (b) the steps being taken to reduce the backlog of applications.