Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the multi-agency approach to stalking and the management of fixated offenders adopted by Cheshire Constabulary's Harm Reduction Unit; and whether s

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist NHS treatment is available for individuals who engage in stalking and fixated behaviour, including through services such as the National Stalking Clinic; and what assessment her Dep

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126358 on Freedom of Expression, whether the independent review into public order and hate crime legislation has reported to her; and when that revi

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2026 to Question 28351 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, if she will publish the number of foreign national offenders sentenced to less than a year in prison who

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Welsh people (based on home address prior to entering custody) were held in prison on remand in England and Wales in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September, and (d) December of 2025, by origin local authorit

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were held in prison on remand in England and Wales in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September, and (d) December of 2025, by establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September, and (d) December of 2025 were categorised as (i) Category A, (ii) Category B, (iii) Cat

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice’s Safety in custody: quarterly update to December 2025, how many prisoners who self-harmed in the 12 months to December 2025 were from Wales (based on home address prior

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice’s Safety in custody: quarterly update to December 2025, how many prisoners whose deaths were recorded as self-inflicted in 2025 were from Wales (based on home address pri

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released from prison in (a) England, and (b) Wales with no fixed address in 2025-26, by the releasing establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP prisoners from Wales (based on home address) were (a) unreleased, and (b) recalled in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September, and (iv) December, of 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total number of prisoners identified as homeless at reception in Welsh prisons in 2025, by each prison in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 7th September 2026, to Question UIN 26076, on Water Abstraction: Teddington, what assessment she has made of Thames Water’s M2 (LTOA) abstraction licence in c

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8th September 2026, to Question UIN 26078, on Water Abstraction: Teddington, how many additional days would the proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction a

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the ability of the proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction Scheme to provide resilience in a 1:200 year drought event, in the context of the 1:40 d

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average length of time each year between 2015-2026 that a person would wait on hold for when calling the Access to Work helpline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average wait time for a decision to be made following an application for Access to Work each year between 2015-2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to distinguish between licensed adult gaming centres and illegal gambling activity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26080, whether the Department has requested a timetable from the Competition and Markets Authority for it to respond to CAMRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Annually Managed Expenditure funding has been spent by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery in each financial year si

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128318 on Public Expenditure, how much funding he plans to provide to the Northern Ireland Executive for comparable support available through the British Ind

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on delivering Action 66 of the Women’s Health Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to enable additional voluntary-sector and commercial organisations to participate in the delivery of Action 66 of the Women’s Health Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a list of organisations involved in the Women’s Voices Partnership established under Action 1 of the Women’s Health Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to what extent organisations involved in the Women’s Voices Partnership are representative of women excluded from and underrepresented in traditional engagement and consultation processes.