Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the operator in relation to (i) service performance and (ii) financial

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for (a) brain cancer, (b) breast cancer, (c) lung cancer, (d) bowel cancer and (e) prostate cancer research since 2018, what amount and what percentage of reported public research expenditure consi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what actions his Department is taking to secure the release of Eman el-Shazly from detainment in Egypt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for Access to Work applications from self-employed people; how many self-employed applicants are currently awaiting a decision; and what steps he is taking to reduce

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions on securing the release of Eman el-Shazly from detention in Egypt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to (a) his Egyptian counterpart and (b) the Egyptian authorities on securing the release of Eman el-Shazly from detention in Egypt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Graduated Driving Licensing in Northern Ireland on drivers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to GP appointments in Shrewsbury; and how does this compare with the rest of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure Royal Mail delivers letters to vulnerable people in a timely manner.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of supporting heating oil users with household energy costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for vocational driving licences for (a) new applicants and (b) renewals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving to a fully digitalised vocational driving licence application system.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the trends in the level of fraud and misrepresentation in asylum applications; and what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the identification of fraudulent cl

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ?what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum applications which contain repeated narratives and evidence across multiple, unconnected claims; and what steps her Department is taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether areas with the lowest levels of tree cover will be prioritised in the England Trees Action Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing tree cover in areas with the lowest levels of existing tree cover on health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased urban tree cover on(a) heatwaves, (b) flooding and (c) drought in areas with low levels of existing tree co

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to secure access to omaveloxolone for those affected by Friedreich’s ataxia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on the abuse and intimidation of its staff and volunteers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with police forces to protect Royal National Lifeboat Institution staff, volunteers and premises from intimidation and harassment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the school workforce that is neurodivergent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the School Workforce Census to capture neurodivergence as a category distinct from disability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include data on the neurodivergent and disabled composition of the school workforce within the evidence base for the (a) SEND Improvement Plan and (b) forthcoming Schools White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of neurodivergent staff representation and disclosure on outcomes for neurodivergent pupils in mainstream schools.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the equitability of vehicle excise duty rates for zero-emission light goods vehicles used for private, non-commercial purposes; and if he will review the differential between the