Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the longest wait time for a magistrate appointed in the 2025-26 recruitment round to start of their judicial training.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of a driving licence as an automatic screening requirement by potential employers on (a) jobseekers with epilepsy and (b) other disabled jobseeke

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 73632, whether an evaluation lesson has been undertaken following the use of the emergency alert in England and Wales on 14th August 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to regulate the a) use of management contracts on OnlyFans, b) responsibility of OnlyFans to ensure creators on their platform are protected from unfair and mani

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the 1987 police pension scheme and remove the rule under which surviving partners of police officers lose their pension payments if they remarry or enter a new cohabiting r

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has for reducing waiting times (a) in GP practices and (b) for accessing routine diagnostic tests, especially for people with aggressive and/or life-limiting conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans are in place to speed up processes at the Child Maintenance Service, including the resolution of complaints up to and including the scheduling of tribunal hearings.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost is of the recovery programme in relation to the Civil Service Pension Scheme being administered by Capita.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value is of payments withheld from Capita in connection with its administration of the CSPS; and what conditions must be met for the release of those payments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any concerns were identified regarding Capita's suitability to administer the CSPS during the procurement and approval processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to (a) provide sufficient jobs within the NHS for all student nurses when they graduate, and (b) improve the early career experiences of these nurses, including

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a) what assessment she has made of the regulatory and commercial burden on manufacturers and retailers arising from the application of age verification requirements to sales and deliveries of ordinary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the rules governing the disclosure of childhood criminal records by the Disclosure and Barring Service so that future opportunities are not impacted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason there is a requirement to remove flooring in social housing between tenancies; what the cost is of removing carpets and flooring, and disposing of it between tena

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what portion of the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is currently awarded to for-profit registered providers and what portion to not-for-profit registered providers; whether the

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) trade envoys and (b) Ambassadors were appointed between 5 July 2000 and 31 December 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what political appointments have been made to roles within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since July 2000; and what the role and remuneration is for each ap

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what process is used to shortlist and assess candidates for political appointments within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered introducing pre-appointment scrutiny by the Foreign Affairs Committee for political appointments to senior roles within the Foreign, Commonwealth an

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individuals have been shortlisted for political appointments within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 5 July 2000 but were not subsequently appo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons individuals shortlisted for political appointments within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 5 July 2000 were not subsequently appointed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the budget for Environmental Land Management schemes in the 2026–27 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the agriculture budget is being paid directly to farmers in the 2026–27 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to farm support schemes on participation in Countryside Stewardship agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the farming sector on the level of funding available under replacement farm support schemes.