Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124862 on Jonathan Powell, where in her Department's annual report and accounts for 2024/25 payments to Mr Powell we

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff work in his communications department; how many work in the communications department of NHS England; and for what reason external public relations staff have been engaged.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story entitled Liz Chinchen appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of 5 March 2026, whether Liz Chinchen made a declaration of poli

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 114500 on Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review, if he will publish the terms of reference for the United Infor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 114500 on Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review, who the members are of the Health Statistics Leadership Forum;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story entitled Liz Chinchen appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of 5 March 2026, whether Liz Chinchen remains in post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question HL16207, whether his Department played a role in highlighting the scheme to the wider NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question 114072, on Erasmus+ Programme, what are the eligibility requirements for UK education institutions to participate in a Jean Monnet Actions project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to take steps to remove regulatory barriers to the installation of air conditioning in (a) dwellings and (b) business promises including those in th

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Homes England guidance, Parking — what works where, of 17 May 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of off-street parking restrictions o

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication, High Value Council Tax Surcharge, published 19 May 2026, through what mechanism will the revenue raised be used to support funding for local go

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the changes in council tax bills from council tax equalisation during unitary local government restructuring will be subject to the council tax referendum thresholds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from Labour International in relation to overseas electors and voting by them in Parliamentary elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new Environmental Outcome Reports will be required to report carbon emissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question HL15007, on Holiday Accommodation: Regulation, if he will take legislative steps to require a change of use in relation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the publication of, London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Letter to the Secretary of State from the Ministerial Envoys, 20 January 2026, and with reference to answer of 20

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Cap on donations from overseas electors and ban on crypto donations to protect democracy, of 25 March 2026, what his timetable is for

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle rent inflation in exempt accommodation schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Cap on donations from overseas electors and ban on crypto donations to protect democracy, of 25 March 2026, for what reason the overs

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what pre-protocol letters on legal action have been sent to his Department by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom, updated 28 April 2026, whether the Charity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124640 on MHCLG: Remote Working, what the locations are of each regional office in his Department; how many staff are as

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122687 on Housing: Greater Manchester, whether his Department holds a copy of the evaluation report.