Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he plans to have with relevant stakeholders to help mitigate the potential impact of upcoming resident doctors' strike.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce stigma surrounding men’s mental health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of contribution of informal peer support networks to suicide prevention among men.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on partnership working with community-based men’s mental health organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of barriers preventing men from accessing traditional mental health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to local authorities seeking to develop preventative men’s mental health programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the voluntary sector on support for fathers experiencing mental health difficulties following (a) family breakdown and (b) separation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients across the North West who attended A&E since July 2024 have been (a) admitted, (b) transferred and (c) discharged within four hours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what conversations she has had with stakeholders about the impact of the Government’s June 2025 Ofsted accountability and inspection reform programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of teacher shortages on secondary school outcomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis she has conducted of the educational progress of white working-class boys in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve educational attainment among white working-class boys in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of regional variations in educational attainment across England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to further enhance the digital transition in the NHS to improve patient experience.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made on levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in areas where irregular migrants are housed within communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement officers in tackling fare evasion on public transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce costs to consumers associated with the capping of unused gas pipes.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 June (HL311), what assessment they have made of the number of jobs that will be secured in Scotland and north-east England under Programme Euston.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 June (HL312), what assessment they have made of the number of apprenticeships that will be created in Scotland and the north-east of England under Programme Euston.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of civil servants employed in the Lords' Minister's office in the Ministry of Defence; and what are their grades.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many ministerial special advisors are employed in the Ministry of Defence; and what is the total cost o their employment.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants are employed within the parliamentary branch of the Ministry of Defence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Supreme Court's reversal of the Cheshire West judgment ([2014] UKSC 19), including whether existing checks and independent inspections of facilities will continue; a

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Supreme Court's reversal of the Cheshire West judgment ([2014] UKSC 19), how they will ensure that patients are not damaged by closed care cultures, including where care is provided in for-profit settings o

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Charity Commission spent on legal and other professional advice and court representation in pursuing a Judicial Review of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman from 2024 to the Permission Hearing at th