Esther McVey

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the increased cost to businesses as a result of the expansion of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), including direct

Brass Bands and Opera: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has provided in grants for a) opera and b) brass bands in each of the last three years.

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health patients per caseworker across the country.

Care Trusts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget for each individual NHS care trust was in each of the last five years.

Care Trusts: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed capacity was in each NHS care trust in each of the last five years.

VAT: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 98773 on VAT: Repayments, how many of the (a) VAT repayment returns, (b) complaints received relating to

Lord Doyle

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) make a statement and (b) bring forward legislation to strip Lord Doyle of his peerage.

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, what steps he has taken to avoid harm to people unable to take f

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to bring forward legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.