Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the weight of (a) fuel-powered vehicles and (b) electric-powered vehicles on the United Kingdom's road network.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she defines as immigration pull factors to the United Kingdom; and what steps she is taking to remove those pull factors.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much HM Government has spent on consultations since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that those who have had asylum claims rejected are removed from the United Kingdom; and what percentage of rejected claimants have been removed from the UK since Jul

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government (a) announcements, (b) initiatives and (c) funding decisions have been delayed beyond their initial deadline since 4 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reforms to student finance, including the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and maintenance support, support skills development for the creative industries.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the tax take is generated by London and the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of businesses issued with fines for employing illegal workers (a) dissolving and (b) liquidating before fines are paid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available to bereaved parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the level of need for additional hospice funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to set out a sustainable long-term commissioning model for the hospice sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the need for short-term revenue to support hospices, while long-term solutions are developed and put in place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made on the level of teaching staff retention in North Shropshire; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of teaching staff in that area on schoo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure there are sufficient teaching support staff, including teaching assistants and technicians, to effectively support SEND provision in North Shropshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of having a civic centre in every market town.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal waste dumping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of IT systems used by primary care providers with the NHS App and systems used in secondary care; and what steps his Department is taking to improve

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data is being shared by her Department with the French government to help tackle small boat crossings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide the total monetary amount claimed in legal aid in each of the past three years, broken down by whether the person claiming it was (a) a British citizen, (b) a non-citizen with a breakdown per country o

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Part 2 by Jonathan Fisher KC was not published until July 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and adequacy of his Department's report entitled MOJ public appointments diversity and outreach strategy, published on 11 June 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Axel Rudakubana has assaulted any (a) staff and (b) patients at Broadmoor Hospital; how long he is expected to be held there; and for what reason he was moved there from HMP Belmarsh.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of theft from a shop in 2024, broken down by the number of people who received an immediate custodial sentence of (a) less than one month, (b) one month to less than three months, (

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of a violence against the person offence in England and Wales in 2024 and, of these people, how many received an immediate custodial sentence of (i) less than one month, (ii) one mo

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of (a) theft from a shop, (b) burglary, (c) any theft offence other than theft from a shop, (d) robbery and (e) violence against the person in England and Wales in 2024 and did not