Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 June 2026 on Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care: interim update, what steps he is taking to ensure that the move to susta

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England will provide guidance to ICBs commissioning hospice services on (a) minimising variation and (b) ensuring an equitable approach across systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Special Educational Needs Coordinators' access to training and professional development required to meet the expectations for participation in senior leadership t

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether sustainable contracting for palliative care will a) reflect funding of core services by charitable hospices and b) incorporate NHS uplifts to cover pay increases in the sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 June 2026 on the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care: interim update, a) what his planned timetable is for transition to c

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to update the House on the Government's response to the 2019 consultation on conversion rights for civil partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his Department's engagement with the British Constructional Steelwork Association since the publication of the UK Steel Strategy on 19th March 2026, including meetings and other form

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department has considered the potential merits of ringfencing income generated by tariffs outlined in the UK Steel Strategy to be reinvested in supporting the UK Steel industry.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the number of people on waiting lists for social housing in (1) rural, and (2) urban, areas in the last 10 years have increased or declined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the steel industry on the decision regarding the introduction of tariffs on fabricated steel in the UK Steel Strategy published on 19th March 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK Steel Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of tariffs on fabricated steel on levels of demand for steel fabricated in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK Steel Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) proposed tariff measures on unfabricated steel and (b) the decision not to apply tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the tariff measures proposed in the UK Steel Strategy, in what way his Department defines fabricated steel for the purposes of tariff application and enforcement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff measures proposed in the UK Steel Strategy on the supply of unfabricated steel products and the potential subsequent downstream impact

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle pavement parking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of schools issuing timetables and working patterns after teacher resignation deadlines on part time teachers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document to require schools to provide part-time teachers with confirmed work schedules before cont

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals by the NI Prison Service have there been in each of the last five years to the Home Office for deportation of an offender and how many, each year, resulted in deportation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders have been executed in each of the last 5 years in respect of people removed from Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to appoint the new National Statistician; and why the post has been vacant since May 2025.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of retirement benefit calculations issued by Capita under the Civil Service Pension Scheme which were determined to be correct at first issue in the most r

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme reached their retirement date before receiving a retirement benefits quotation in the most recent period for which data is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the UK's domestic production capability being able to provide 50 percent of domestic demand for steel within the next (a) 5 years (b) 10 years and (c) 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of domestic steel production when quota levels for imports into the UK are reduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of a 50 percent tariff on steel coming into the UK that cannot be made in the UK on the ability of UK manufacturers to provide the required amounts