Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the National Curriculum in teaching primary and secondary school pupils about extreme weather risks and wildfire prevention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of national emergency alerts in raising public awareness about fire risks during periods of hot weather.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to identify underlying causes of delays in resolving MP correspondence; and if he will establish an expedited triage process for severe financial hardship cases.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the impact of a persistent lack of responses to pension enquiries on (a) retiring civil servants and (b) bereaved families; and what is her planned timeline for resuming normal se

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria her Department is using to select target locations for the expansion of Neighbourhood Health Centres; and if she will make an assessment of the suitability of Leicester East as a site

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the change in the number of emergency department attendances at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust since the delivery of integrated multi-disci

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to hold the Civil Service Pension Scheme administrators accountable for failures to respond to urgent queries from scheme members and parliamentary offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of young people carrying offensive weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Force is taking to prevent illegal bladed weapons from entering the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has held with Motability Operations regarding policies that automatically terminate a beneficiary’s existing car lease upon the cancellation of an unfulfilled new vehicle order d

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a regional breakdown of the 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classed as NEET between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) Leicester East constituency, (b) Leicestershire, and (c) the East Midlands.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Treasury has made of annual taxpayer write-offs resulting from unrecovered student loan debt issued to non-UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that young people have access to engaging financial education while in full-time education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with recruitment agencies and employers on the potential merits of (a) offering informal pre-interview calls and (b) discussing flexible working options during th

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of the cost of learning to drive on individuals from low-income backgrounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support systems available to schools for educating students on the health risks associated with the use of recreational drugs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support systems available to schools for educating students on the health risks associated with the excessive consumption of alcohol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that students in secondary education receive guidance on using artificial intelligence tools safely and responsibly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Student Loans Company administrative data showing an increase in the proportion of student finance loans awarded to non-UK nationals from 10.2 per cent in the 2014-2015 academic year to 19.3 p

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the House of Lords Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee report, published in January 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the disparity between repayment rates between UK and non-UK students for their student loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether reforms to settlement eligibility will apply transitional rules to all workers already on a qualifying route, including those working outside social care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to respond to parliamentary casework enquiries on vulnerable benefit claimants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken a review into the reasons for the time taken to resolve correspondence from hon. Members; and if he will establish an expedited triage process for severe financial