Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS provision for children and young people requiring specialist management of chronic pain, including access to services outside their local area wh

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the quota on the import of Stainless Steel and Mild Steel since 1 July 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to address the ongoing shortage of Creon in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered reviewing the council tax premium exemptions as they apply to occupied annexes attached to unoccupied main dwellings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to amending planning guidance to enable local planning authorities to require ecological surveys, including bat surveys, as a condition of planni

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that applications to the Probate Service requiring specialist consideration, including cases involving lost wills and affidavits, are processed without undue delay.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for probate applications requiring specialist consideration, including cases involving lost wills and affidavits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to implement Sections 3 and 48 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of the use of targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, against people alleged to be respon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking to improve humanitarian access to civilians impacted by the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning eligibility for free home-to-school transport with a child's designated or catchment school, rather than nearest suitable school.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to homeowners seeking to a) challenge, b) renegotiate or c) clarify electricity wayleave agreements that affect the use or sale of their pro

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether proposed reforms to electricity network infrastructure, consents, land access and rights will include protections for homeowners where inherited wayleave agreements may d

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her department plan to take to reduce the number of young people on housing registers in a) Newbury b) West Berkshire and c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department plans to promote examples of effective stepping stone schemes to local authorities as part of its work to prevent youth homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration has he given to the potential merits of replacing the 18-month limit on Bereavement Support Payment with a tapered withdrawal of support for families with dependent children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Bereavement Support Payment recipients had children aged under five at the point their entitlement ended.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps were taken to ensure that prospective Plan 1 student loan borrowers in the 1998-99 academic year were made aware that their loans could remain repayable until the age of 65; in which documents this i

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the reasons for changing the cancellation terms for Plan 1 student loans for borrowers entering repayment from 2006, from cancellation at age 65 to cancellation 25 years after entering repayment; and

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of aligning the repayment cancellation terms for pre-2006 Plan 1 student loans, which are cancelled at age 65, with the 25-year cancellation period appli

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reforms to the homebuying and selling process are delivered alongside planning reforms so that people can buy and move into hom

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing Mountain Rescue with a similar level of support to HM Coastguard; and if she will consider providing financial support to mountain re

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking through the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to assess whether the current PIP assessment process adequately reflects the needs and circumstances o

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the outcomes of PIP claims made by people with autism and learning disabilities compared with other disability groups.