Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on whether mobile phone alerts should be targeted at areas subject to the highest level of heat-health risk, rather than issued nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 24-year-olds are eligible for the Jobs Guarantee in each rollout area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the publication entitled Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers, in reducing offending and improving under

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department consulted (a) asylum seekers, (b) refugee organisations, (c) local authorities, (d) police forces and (e) organisations representing women and victims of domestic and sexual abu

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 24-week target on the number of successful asylum appeals.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with her French counterpart to tackle encampments of people whose intention is to cross the channel to gain access to the UK illegally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the funding for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme will be allocated between (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c) shared ownership and (d) other forms of housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional council homes she expects councils to build during this Parliament as a result of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and how many of those will be in

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional Social Rent homes she expects to secure through Section 106 agreements over the lifetime of the programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many railway stations in Fylde constituency are within scope of the new default yes planning policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered providing an exemption to the new regulations for the Free Breakfast Clubs Programme for primary schools if provision is already in place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring as-built specifications to be lodged as a condition of building control completion for new homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Animal Health Certificate requirements for pet travel between the UK and EU on pet owners; and whether she has consid

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pavement delivery robots on pedestrian safety, accessibility, and the overall use of public footways, particularly for people with disabilities, older res

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on the licensing and regulation of animal rescues and sanctuaries in England; and what steps the Department is taking to progress legislation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the review of AI deployment in electricity networks will include an assessment of the net effect on electricity demand of (a) AI-enabled grid efficiencies and (b) data-centre consumpt

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the number of UK households without connection to the electricity grid.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment has the Government made of the effectiveness of the application of VAT to first-time electricity mains connections for existing occupied residential properties that have never previously

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support emergency community food providers and tackle food insecurity in the Heywood and Middleton North constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of discretionary local welfare funding to tackle child deprivation and shortages of household essentials in the Heywood and Middleton North consti

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to expand targeted home insulation schemes and protect vulnerable prepayment meter customers from winter energy disconnection risks in Heywood and Middleto

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated for Discretionary Housing Payments to support low-income private renters facing debt, credit reliance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of Carers' Assessments for unpaid carers of people with severe mental illness; and whether she plans to introduce dedicated or ring-fenced

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has reviewed the recommendation of the Health and Social Care Committee for the establishment of an independent Mental Health Commissioner; and what alternative mechanisms are in place

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS mental health providers comply with statutory duties relating to (a) section 117 aftercare, (b) Nearest Relative rights under the Mental Healt