Ben Lake

68529 • Block Grant: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 66247 on Public Expenditure: Wales, when her Department plans to publish a new release of Block Grant Transparency data.

67427 • McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate has she made of the number of people in Wales who have had difficulty in dealing with their (a) property and (b) other investments placed in trusts following the collapse of McClure solicitors.

67428 • McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to (a) identify and (b) support people affected by the collapse of McClure solicitors.

67429 • Taxation: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4409 on Taxation: International Cooperation, what recent steps she has taken to support the implementation of UN General Assembly resolution A /RES/78/230 on the Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations adopted on 22 December 2023.

66247 • Public Expenditure: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount of Barnett consequential funding which will be made available to Wales following the City Region Local Transport funding announced on 4 June 2025.

65839 • State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to establish an alternative disputes resolution process for people affected by changes in state pension age for women.

63714 • Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report, published on 8 July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a public inquiry into the potential harms of anti-seizure medication.

61839 • Western Sahara: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on Morocco's refusal to allow a visit to Western Sahara by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since January 2016.

61196 • Social Security Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory veteran-aware training for benefit assessors.

61197 • Social Security Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatically exempting armed forces veterans with severe, long-term PTSD from repeat disability assessments.

60085 • Public Expenditure: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on updating the Welsh Fiscal Framework.

59528 • Railways: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department classifies heavy rail projects located entirely within England as (a) local and (b) national projects.

59529 • East West Rail Line: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received representations from the Welsh Government requesting that the East-West rail project be reclassified as an England only project.

59480 • Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Telecare Campaign is delivered bilingually in (a) English and (b) Welsh across all platforms.

58680 • Revenue and Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48499 on Revenue and Customs, when HMRC's Statutory Payment Consultation Group will next be convened.

58681 • Revenue and Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48499 on Revenue and Customs, whether her Department plans to publish the minutes of the 2024 meeting of the Statutory Payment Consultation Group.

58255 • Deirdre Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Máire ní Mhurchú has access to legal representation following her detention by Israel.

58256 • East West Rail Line: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her Department's policy that the classification of the East-West rail project as carrying 100% comparability factor for Wales is a publishing error in each Statement of funding policy, published between 2021 and 2024.

57682 • Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding through the Barnett Formula will the Welsh government receive from regional transport infrastructure funding in England announced on 4 June 2025.

57683 • Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any of the regional transport infrastructure projects announced on 4 June 2025 will be classified as England and Wales projects.

EDM 56 • Royal Welsh Show 2024

That this House commemorates the Royal Welsh Show in its 120th year; notes that the four-day event held in Llanelwedd us...

EDM 1738 • Ynys Môn Search and Rescue 10th anniversary

That this House commends Ynys Môn Search and Rescue (Môn-SAR) for ten years of service as a highly trained, dedicated an...

EDM 1717 • Emotional support animals

That this House recognises the valuable role emotional support animals can play in the lives of individuals experiencing...

EDM 1725 • Proposal for a wealth tax

That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on ind...

EDM 1734 • Jagtar Singh Johal (No. 2)

That this House notes with serious concern that Jagtar Singh Johal, a British citizen from Dumbarton, has been arbitrari...

EDM 1708 • Global Plastics Treaty

That this House is gravely concerned about the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the world’s oceans, biodivers...

EDM 1699 • Hepatitis C elimination

That this House recognises that the blood-borne virus hepatitis C, which disproportionately affects disadvantaged and ma...

EDM 1701 • Changing Places Toilets Awareness Day

That this House notes Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day 2025 which takes place on 19 July; recognises the importance ...

EDM 1702 • 2025 Island Games

That this House congratulates the organisers of the 2025 Island Games, a sporting competition involving 24 island commun...

EDM 1707 • Tall Ships returning to Aberdeen

That this House celebrates the return of the globally recognised Tall Ships Races, for the first time since 1997, to the...

EDM 1705 • 2025 Royal Welsh Show

That this House commemorates the Royal Welsh Show, to be held between 21 and 24 July; notes that the event is hosted ann...

EDM 1386 • Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill

That this House welcomes the contribution made by the Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill, published ...

EDM 1683 • UK-based medical charities in Palestine

That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medi...

EDM 1686 • Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be dis...

EDM 1607 • New Gaelic centre in north Skye

That this House warmly welcomes the commencement of construction work on the £8 million Ionad Thròndairnis (Trotternish ...

EDM 1648 • Funding and role of community pharmacies

That this House notes the vital role played by community pharmacies in delivering frontline healthcare and reducing pres...

EDM 1671 • Peace and sovereignty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

That this House expresses deep concerns about the devastating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and t...

EDM 1673 • Parthenon Sculptures

That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially remove...

EDM 1621 • Funding for training of professional journalists

That this House is worried by guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students which s...

EDM 1637 • Government policy on the Hillsborough Law

That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniv...

EDM 1608 • Protections for the welfare of wild animals in tourism

That this House is concerned about the extreme suffering inflicted on many wild animals exploited in the tourism industr...