Written Questions

Commons 3132

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 123911, when her Department expects to launch the mandatory training to ensure that women and girls’ experiences are at the centre of its develo...

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Joe Robertson

Con

To: Department for Transport

Answered 2026-05-28

The Department is continuing to engage with stakeholders on the development of statutory guidance for mandatory training for staff in the bus industry, with the aim of publishing the guidance this ...

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Commons 2664

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on the imprisonment and detention conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan; and what ...

Tabled: 2026-05-18

Oliver Ryan

Lab

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-05-28

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 December to Question 96582.

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Commons 2765

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, Reference: FOI2026/04977, of 10 April 2026.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Mike Wood

Con

To: Cabinet Office

Answered 2026-05-28

I will deposit the referenced FOI in the Commons Library.

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Commons 2838

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125262, what his planned timetable is for publishing the amount that each children and young people's hospice will receive in the 2...

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Dr Luke Evans

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

The Department does not hold a centrally consolidated breakdown of allocations to individual children and young people’s hospice, and so is therefore not able to publish this information.NHS Englan...

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Commons 3017

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, a) what progress his Department has made in implementing the UK-India Free Trade Agreement and b) what benefits it will bring to families and businesses in i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and ii) Staff...

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Adam Jogee

Lab

To: Department for Business and Trade

Answered 2026-05-28

Once in place, families and businesses across Staffordshire, including in Newcastle-under-Lyme, will benefit from reduced tariffs on 92% of UK goods exports, and iconic businesses such as JCB will ...

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Commons 2837

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125262, for what reason the Department is not yet in a position to share those individual allocations publicly.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Dr Luke Evans

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

The Department does not hold a centrally consolidated breakdown of allocations to individual children and young people’s hospices, and so is therefore not able to publish this information.In line w...

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Commons 2789

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance the Financial Conduct Authority provided on cryptocurrency payments to domestic Politically Exposed Persons.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Kevin Hollinrake

Con

To: Treasury

Answered 2026-05-28

The Financial Conduct Authority publishes guidance on the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) with regard to politically exposed persons (PEPs). The MLRs require financial insti...

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Commons 2981

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to reviewing NHS optical voucher values for children with complex visual needs, particularly those with conditions such as Albanism.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Anna Dixon

Lab

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that children, including those with complex visual needs such as albinism, can access appropriate optical care and appliances.National Health Se...

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Commons 2862

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure banks carry out appropriate anti-fraud checks.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Damien Egan

Lab

To: Treasury

Answered 2026-05-28

The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime.Financial institutions are required by the Financial Conduct Authority (FC...

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Commons 3122

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department made of the evidence submitted to the consultation regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

David Reed

Con

To: Department for Business and Trade

Answered 2026-05-28

The Department for Business and Trade carefully considered the evidence submitted through the public consultation on the operational details of the trade union right of access framework, including ...

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Commons 2840

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Royal College of General Practitioners' report entitled Tackling the GP workload crisis, published in April...

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Dr Luke Evans

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

We welcome the findings from the Royal College of General Practitioners’ report on ‘Tackling the GP workload crisis’. Many of the recommendations align closely with our ongoing commitment to fixing...

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Commons 3156

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to retain dentists within the NHS workforce.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Claire Young

LD

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

The 10-Year Health Plan, published on 3 July 2025, confirms our commitment to transform National Health Service dentistry. We will be making fundamental reforms to the dental contract, with a shift...

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Commons 3171

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to build on the tripartite discussions on the unfair dismissal provisions in the Employment Rights Act; and whether he is going to hold further discussions with business...

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Peter Lamb

Lab

To: Department for Business and Trade

Answered 2026-05-28

The Department for Business and Trade has engaged with business representative organisations and trade unions on the measures within the Employment Rights Act (ERA) 2025, including through triparti...

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Commons 2692

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS dental access in Liverpool.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Maria Eagle

Lab

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-28

The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population is delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Liverpool Garston constit...

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Commons 3172

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department will take to support businesses, especially small business, in complying with the Employment Rights Act, to ensure enforcement of the new framework.

Tabled: 2026-05-19

Peter Lamb

Lab

To: Department for Business and Trade

Answered 2026-05-28

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is being implemented in phases over a two-year period to give businesses, and in particular small businesses, time to plan and prepare.We are providing support and gu...

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