Written Questions

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 7 September (HL Deb col 506), what the cost of local government reorganisation has been so far to (1) central government, and (2) local authorities.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to regulate any part of the property management sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), what criteria they would use to define the necessary qualifications; which bodies could award these qualificatio

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to include an independent regulator of managing agents in the forthcoming Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the single construction regulator as a potential regulator of property managers.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish a response to the second part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, published on 27 May 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the capacity and track record of the Government of Mauritius to manage marine protected areas, as part of the preparation, development and due diligence of the negotiations over th

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the response by the government of Mauritius to the MV Wakashio oil spill of 2020; and what records they hold of any assessment of this matter conducted in connection with negotiations over t

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the reply by Baroness Merron on 15 September (HL Deb col 1073) that health and well-being boards "are responsible for drawing up the local plans for what the locality needs" to whom the health and well-being boar

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of existing virtual outpatient models in the development of NHS Online.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria NHS England will use to determine which planned treatment areas are suitable for inclusion in NHS Online.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average length of time taken to deal with a disclosure and barring service basic check application.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to honour their September 2024 commitment to bring Hull into Northern Powerhouse Rail, including the electrification and improvement of the line between Hull, Leeds and Sheffield, following the ex

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to curb inflation and assist consumers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what the costs are of the (1) Hamill Inquiry, and (2) Letby Inquiry.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide assistance to families under pressure due to rising bank mortgages.

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking against those within the NHS who subject patients, nurses, and doctors to anti-Jewish abuse.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to tax state pensions.

To ask His Majesty's Government what the total number of job losses has been since June 2024; how many job vacancies currently exist in the labour market; and whether the number of vacancies now is higher or lower than in July 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the overnight visitor levy will have on (1) families on fixed incomes taking holidays in England, and (2) small business in the hospitality sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent puberty-suppressing hormones supplied directly to patients from outside the UK from being dispensed or used within the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prescribing of masculinising and feminising hormones to people under 18 for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence by providers based outside the UK; and whether they intend to bring s

To ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory oversight applies to online gender clinics that provide services to patients in the UK but are based and registered outside the UK and therefore fall outside the remit of the Care Quality Commission.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current arrangements for cross-border prescribing to UK patients by clinicians not registered with the General Medical Council.