Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department took to ensure that recent UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) operational funding decisions for key facilities aligned with the UK's broader strategic inve

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing UK Research and Innovation operational funding for international research facilities on UK operationa

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bespoke tenure models used in New Zealand's housing-with-care care sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration has been given to introducing a limit on the length of time a visa application may remain under consideration.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what service standards apply to visa applications when repeated enquiries fail to produce a substantive response.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications (i) are currently under consideration and have been so for more than (ii) six months, (iii) twelve months and (iv) twenty four months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of housing and welfare conditions for dogs kept at MBR Acres, including the effectiveness of heat mitigation measures during periods of high temperature; a

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure rigorous application of section 5(5)(b) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during the assessment of project licence applications involving th

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria is used by the Home Office when considering whether to review, vary, suspend or revoke an establishment licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and whether concerns r

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help older people access financial support for higher education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will consult on requiring cigarette filters to be sold in plain packaging and restrict their promotion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which cigarette filters are used to circumvent the ban on menthol and other characterising flavours in tobacco products.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commit to introducing an interim redress scheme for victims of the Sodium Valproate scandal, as recommended in the Hughes Report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school behaviour and reward systems on the needs of vulnerable pupils, including those affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences and neurodiver

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on adapting physical and structured learning environments for pupils whose prefrontal cortex development has been impacted by trauma; and what steps she is takin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how Ofsted’s new inspection framework will evaluate schools’ provision for vulnerable pupils, including those with Adverse Childhood Experiences; and whether inspectors will be required to consider the impact o

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the National Inclusion Standards being developed as part of the Schools White Paper will include a standardised, nationally defined methodology for schools to identify and determine whether a child has

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools apply a consistent, nationally defined methodology for identifying and determining whether a child has (a) special educational needs and (b) a disability, beyond those

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a standardised methodology for identifying special educational needs and disabilities, ahead of the roll-out of the Inclusive Mainstream Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of casualty statistics reported following post-election violence in Tanzania in October 2024; and what steps he is tak

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of (a) the release of political prisoners detained following the post-election u

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to remove regulatory barriers while maintaining high safety standards for domestic battery technologies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the number of miscarriages a patient is required to experience before they are routinely offered care, tests and treatment to help prevent further pregnan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of changes in FirstPort’s performance since April 2026 in relation to service charge transparency, complaint response times and maintenanc

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory time limits within which managing agents must provide leaseholders with annual service charge accoun