Written Questions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional revenue that will be generated by increasing the Electricity Generator Levy from 45 per cent to 55 per cent from 1 July 2026 in each financial year to the end of the levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve timelines for the diagnosis of endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his department has made of the number of kinship carers in Newbury who would benefit from the introduction of statutory leave and pay entitlements for kinship carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many heavy goods vehicles are expected to qualify for the temporary Vehicle Excise Duty exemption.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the effect of restrictions on new oil and gas licences on future domestic energy production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his department taking to support new graduate dieticians into work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that endometriosis is consistently and adequately covered in the education and training of healthcare practitioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what timelines are in place for the allocation of the £301 million High Street Innovation fund announced in March and what specific metrics will be used to determine how funds ar

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefit of giving councils the power to designate Independent Shop Zones.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department plans to make an assessment of the number of hours of education lost due to high temperatures in the week beginning 22nd June 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department are taking to ensure that the Deposit Return Scheme will be accessible for those with disabilities and limited mobility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department is making plans to offer support for schools that require air conditioning or other cooling technologies for continued function in amber and red weather warnings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the minimum recruitment ages of 11 for girls and 12 for boys in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department will make an assessment of the economic impact of lost working hours due to disruption caused to parents by school closures during periods of extreme heat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the capacity of children under the age of 16 to provide informed assent to participation in the PATHWAYS clinical trial.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public funding has been allocated to the PATHWAYS clinical trial; and from which budgets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department received representations from external organisations regarding the MHRA's review of the PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's answer on 15 December 2025 to question 97651, what action she has taken to promote the department's guidance Kinship Carers in the Workplace: Guidance for Employers to employe

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people with disabilities are treated fairly in employment application processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to help reduce plastic pollution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to help tackle the discarding in the environment of nitrous oxide canisters.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to tackle the illegal use of nitrous oxide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to reduce waiting times for access to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Epping Forest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the retrofit and domestic energy assessor supply chain to complete upgrades to approximately 2.5 million private rented properties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting an age at which (a) driving licences are revoked and (b) drivers are required to retake a driving test.