Written Questions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the First Time Buyer ISA: Consultation, updated 29 June 2026, for what reason the pension saving option has been removed from the First Time Buyer ISA successor scheme which replaces the Lifetime I

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether VAT is charged by HMRC on the overnight visitor levy set by councils in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether residential asylum accommodation will be liable for the council tax surcharge.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC Research Programme: Updated July 2026, published in August 2026, entry: Tax Reliefs, Ref: 2324TRE04, Evaluation of tax reliefs intended to support house building, which organisation is underta

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release entitled "Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues", of 23 July 2026, and the pledge to fully fund the reduction in busin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency annual report and accounts 2025-26, July 2026, p.22, if he will list each of the individual datasets use for the data collection and sales verification.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 5344, on Council Tax: Surcharges, whether the powers of officers appointed by the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to undertake valuations for the

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2026, to Question 22095, on Urban Areas: Planning Permission, whether the new positive contribution will apply to (a) all businesses, and all business rate reliefs, or (b) only

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in delivering Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts across England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are registered as veterans in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the safe and responsible use of electric bicycles, including tackling illegally modified e-bikes that do not comply with speed and power restrictions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on a standard letter template used by Pakistani men to falsely claim they are gay during the asylum process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that careers advisers receive training on the challenges experienced by young people with dyslexia and other neurodiverse differences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support investment in net zero and renewable energy production facilities in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been brought in connection with the infected blood scandal; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays and cost increases on the UK Health Security Agency's headquarters on people in Harlow; and what steps she has taken to ensure value f

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community sentences were breached in the past two years, including how they were breached, what the outcome of the breach was, and how many of those who breached their community sentence were sent to pri

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks of holding 18 year-olds for longer in the youth estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to repurpose prisons in the female estate to house male prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners convicted of buggery under the 1956 Sexual Offences Act are eligible for early release.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the index offences of serving prisoners who were given Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences and have been recalled to prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners who have assaulted a prison guard remain eligible for early release, and how many prisoners set to be released in the first ten tranches have previously assaulted a prison guard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a breakdown of how many band 3-5 prison officers had at least five years service in HMPPS at the end of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the 100,000 jobs for young people by the end of the Parliament are expected to be (a) new jobs, (b) existing vacancies, (c) temporary jobs and (d) permanent jobs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people on Universal Credit in Fylde constituency will be eligible for referral to Opening Shift.