Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the oversight, accountability, and transparency of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) providers handling aviation consumer disputes; and what mechanisms are avai

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether further regulations will be brought before the House regarding the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover a passenger's claim management or legal costs in cases where the airline initially rejected a UK261 compensation claim that

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish legal advice she has received regarding implementation of a moratorium on imports of hunting trophies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of Universal Credit in the Tees Valley region; what the total value of Universal Credit payments to claimants in the Tees Valley was in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26; and w

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people receive the Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage in the Tees Valley region; what estimate the Department has made of the additional wage income received by workers in the Tees Valle

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate the Department has made of the financial value to businesses in the Tees Valley of trade agreements since July 2024; how many businesses in the Tees Valley are expected to benefit and how

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve communication with communities in West Dorset regarding planned night-time Royal Navy helicopter training exercises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of night-time Royal Navy helicopter activity on residents in West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department provides to Royal Navy helicopter units on minimising noise disturbance to residents during night-time flying.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of night-time military helicopter training exercises on rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the safety implications of low-flying Royal Navy helicopter operations over populated areas in West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the safety implications of low-flying Royal Navy helicopter operations over populated areas adjacent to West Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is issued to Royal Navy helicopter crews on conducting training flights over civilian communities in West Dorset; and what steps are taken to minimise risks to residents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the frequency, altitude and safety of Royal Navy helicopter flights over residential areas in West Dorset in the last three years.

Cost of Living: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Scotland.

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential merits of a public inquiry into the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash in June 1994.

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in levels of fraud.

Domestic Abuse: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle financial abuse.

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in levels of shoplifting.

Age Assurance: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI facial age estimation technology by Border Force and police on vulnerable children.

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of shoplifting.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Ofsted reports on schools will consider the identification of, and support for, those with special educational needs within individual schools.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the support granted to those with an Education and Health Care Plan continues under the proposals in the Schools White Paper, and how this will be monitored.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to collect data on identified special educational needs, including but not limited to dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and autism, to ensure sufficient capacity to successfully support affected individua