Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the attainment gap between children on Free School Meals and their peers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce mortality rates amongst young adults who have recently left the care system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the development of AI being voluntarily slowed until the impact on job losses, cyber-security and RSI is fully assessed and t

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to recruit and train staff to deliver wraparound childcare, particularly where roles involve split and part-time-only working patterns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to schools to (a) collaborate and (b) cluster to deliver wraparound childcare where individual schools are unable to provide adequate capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of employment prospects of newly qualified Physician Associates; and what steps she is taking to ensure that graduates are able to secure appropriate em

To ask the Attorney General, what redress is available to victims where repeated administrative errors by the Crown Prosecution Service result in a criminal trial being postponed on multiple occasions; and what assessment she has made of the potential imp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the lack of published service level standards for the processing of visa and indefinite leave to remain applications on applicants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent increases in oil prices on households that are not connected to the gas grid; and whether she plans to provide additional support to off-g

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether probabilistic record linkage tools, used by the Department or its agencies automatically link records relating to individuals where a predefined confidence threshold is met; and what human review is under

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the use of rechargeable batteries in automated external defibrillators; and what consideration he has given to the co

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether probabilistic record-linkage tools used by the Department are used to link records relating to individuals across departmental boundaries; and what assessment he has made of the potential implications for

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of area-based agricultural support payments on poultry farmers and other farmers whose businesses require relatively small areas of

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects the review of the local government reorganisation programme announced on 7 September 2026 to conclude; how local communities and Councils will be able to engage;

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rationale is for the proposed abolition of Direct Pay arrangements within the Child Maintenance Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of charging receiving parents for the collection of child maintenance on the financial support received by children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what alternative approaches to reforming Direct Pay have been considered, and how his Department will ensure that children do not lose out financially as a result of any changes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of signage informing motorists of parking restrictions at supermarket electric vehicle charging points.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce minimum standards for the size, location and clarity of signs setting out parking restrictions and penalty charges at supermarket car parks with 24-hour electric vehicle charging

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to protect motorists from disproportionate parking charges where they have used supermarket facilities in good faith, including electric vehicle chargers or parcel collection service

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider requiring supermarkets and private parking operators to make clear that the availability of 24-hour electric vehicle charging does not necessarily mean that unrestricted parking is permitte

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in developing a national strategy for funding schools affected by falling pupil numbers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review whether current school funding arrangements adequately recognise the strategic importance of small rural schools where pupil numbers are low.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what flexibility is available to maintained and church schools to develop alternative educational models that meet local needs while remaining financially sustainable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that school admissions arrangements can better support schools experiencing falling pupil numbers and prevent significant declines in pupil numbers.