Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Note 8 on Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she will publish a breakdown of spending on that

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the evidential basis for their policy to implement a close season for hares; and how this evidence justifies implementing a close season from 1 March to 31 July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a timetable for implementing any recommendations arising from the Competition and Markets Authority's heating oil market study within three months of receiving the final re

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who have entered Britain illegally in the last three years that have previously been convicted of a crime in another country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending eligibility for free school milk until the end of the Reception year on (a) school readiness, (b) educational attainment and (c) the attainment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will be taking steps to update the school food standards to include free school milk entitlement to the end of reception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending free school milk provision until the end of the Reception year on (a) demand for British dairy produce, (b) farm incom

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending free school milk provision until the end of the Reception year on (a) child nutrition, (b) oral health outcomes and (c) health inequ

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school uniform requirements on pupil wellbeing during periods of extreme heat; and if she will update guidance to schools on relaxing un

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current school building standards in protecting pupils and staff from extreme heat, and what steps her Department is taking to improve school infrastructure to en

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the annual capital expenditure required to deliver a revived Phase 2a of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe, and Phase 2b through to Manchester; and what assessment she has made of t

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses are in operation nationwide in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the loss of funding from Creative Europe on music festivals in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department distinguishes between legal basis relied upon for support to allied military operations and the general criteria used to determine whether a proposed activity falls within the Government’s

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings or requests for meetings she has had from the Northern Ireland Finance Minister on the the Northern Ireland draft budget since the start of the financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential merits of reviewing Apple and Googles app store control over mobile phone downloads, including whe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for those living with rare diseases including Friedrich's Ataxia in Epping Forest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the higher rates of (a) suicide, (b) intentional self-harm, (c) drug poisoning mortality, (d) depression and (e) anxiety among LGB+ women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital overheating incidents were recorded in each month since March 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has considered the potential merits of provision for cure to prevention workstreams and the role of social prescribing in formulating the 10 Year Workforce Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that specialist expertise, particularly in areas such as cancer, frontline NHS delivery and patient engagement, is retained and effectively integrated as NHS Engla

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with national research funders to ensure that funding programmes include measures to (a) address regional disparities and (b) improve access to funding in (i) Yorkshire and

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered using geographical location of host organisations as a formal tie-breaker where competing research applications to the National Institute for Health and Care Research are

To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding the UK received from Creative Europe in the final year for which it was eligible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to establishing a regional clinical cancer fellowship scheme led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.