Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department plans to respond to my office’s correspondence of the 13 March 2026, with follow-ups of the 12 June 2026 and 22 July 2026, under the subject heading Constituent concerns about CMS and Pay,

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to resolve industrial disputes in his Department and ensure adequate consultation with unions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many remedial pension savings statements have been a) issued, b) connected, c) connected and reissued; d) calculated and not issued, and e) not yet calculated to members of NHS pension scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many remediable service statements have been a) issued, b) connected, c) connected and reissued, d) calculated and not issued, and e) not yet calculated to members of NHS pension scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made or commissioned a quantitative analysis of the potential behavioural and economic impact of the level of the personal allowance taper and access to Tax Free Childcare and free childca

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for publishing the eligibility requirements for the new named sponsorship routes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider introducing a standalone physical or digital document to demonstrate proof of Section 3C status.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of a) the levels of incorrect Negative Verification Notices being issued in cases where the Employer Checking Service database has not updated in time to

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Justice Secretary in the debate on the Independent Sentencing Review on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to continue to explore mandating medication to manage problemat

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in the custody of HM Prison and Probation Service are currently receiving medication to manage problematic sexual arousal (MMPSA).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Project 4 entitled Image Guided Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease in the Non-technical summaries for project licences granted April – June 2026 that require a retrospective assessme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that future Non-technical Summaries for project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 provide consistent information on expected severi

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of schools and places available in specialist provision for pupils with SEMH, broken down by local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage and support digital literacy amongst older people to protect themselves against online fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions are considered in the provision of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) to applicants, and whether a conviction of seditious conspiracy would provide grounds for a decli

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in granting Electronic Travel Authorisations whether pardoned crimes are considered equal to spent convictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans do they have to review the eligibility conditions of the Bereavement Support Payment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the affordability of compulsory school uniform items for families; and if she will consider introducing a (a) recommended maximum price (b) price cap for such items.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding a representative from the comedy industry to the Creative Industries Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February 2026, in which areas is the proactive approach to identifying people at greatest risk of pancreatic cancer currently

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that blood cancers, including lymphoma, are prioritised along with other rare and less common cancers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department is making on measuring and reporting progress against commitments with regard to people with rare and less common cancers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the economy; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the runway on environ

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will issue guidance or instructions relating to the reduction or removal of sugar from prescription medicines; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such c

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to ensure the continued availability of prescription medicines which do not contain artificial sweeteners for patients with adverse reactions to those substances.