Paula Barker

67992 • Asylum: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to question 63076 on Deportation: Mental Health, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not recording (a) the number of failed asylum seekers with mental health issues and (b) the reporting rate to her Department of failed asylum seekers on national security.

67501 • Gaza: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting held between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and the Leader of the Israeli Opposition on 10 July 2025, whether the matter of Mr Golan's support for starving the Palestinian population of Gaza was raised.

67502 • Yair Golan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting held between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Yair Golan on Thursday 10 July 2025, whether he discussed the use of human shields in (a) war and (b) conflict.

67503 • Energy: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 41589 on Rented Housing: Housing Improvement, whether (a) landlords who have received a Warm Homes local grant and (b) local authorities are required to notify tenants of a declaration not to raise rents following the improvements.

67504 • Rented Housing: Housing Improvement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 41589 Rented Housing: Housing Improvement, whether the First-tier Tribunal takes account of a landlord’s declaration when determining a market rent assessment.

67157 • Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing legally-binding poverty reduction targets.

67158 • Yair Golan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting held between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Yair Golan on Thursday 10 July 2025, what the purpose of the meeting was; and if he will publish a transcript of the discussion.

67159 • Yair Golan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the meeting held between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and the Leader of the Israeli Opposition on 10 July 2025, in what capacity Mr Golan was meeting with the Government; and which organisations facilitated his meeting at the FCDO.

66662 • MyCSP: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help resolve the industrial dispute at pension administrator MyCSP.

66663 • Government Departments: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to require companies with Government contracts to recognise trade unions.

66664 • Capita: Industrial Relations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of Capita's approach to industrial relations when administrating government contracts.

65890 • Students: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average weekly cost of (a) student accommodation, (b) food and (c) living for university students in the latest period for which data is available.

65891 • Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with schools on the potential impact of (a) children buying vapes from their peers and (b) preventing the use of vapes in schools on levels of (i) behaviour and (ii) teacher morale.

65892 • Geoengineering: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the UKRI on its funded research projects on solar radiation modification.

65136 • Geoengineering: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment on solar radiation modification.

63075 • Deportation: Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportations have taken place to Somalia since 8 July 2024.

63076 • Deportation: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of failed asylum seekers scheduled for deportation are known to have mental health issues.

63080 • Asylum: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reporting rate is of failed asylum seekers to her Department.

63082 • Asylum: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers still in the UK hold criminal records.

63089 • Cricket: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the England and Wales Cricket Board on increasing levels of access to cricket in cities.

EDM 1739 • Retirement of Alyson Rigby

That this House sends warm wishes to Alyson Rigby upon her retirement as Headteacher of St.Michael’s Catholic Primary Sc...

EDM 1679 • Birthday of James Furlong

That this House notes the birthday of proud Scouser James Furlong taking place this week, who lost his life in the Forbu...

EDM 1739 • Retirement of Alyson Rigby

That this House sends warm wishes to Alyson Rigby upon her retirement as Headteacher of St.Michael’s Catholic Primary Sc...

EDM 1679 • Birthday of James Furlong

That this House notes the birthday of proud Scouser James Furlong taking place this week, who lost his life in the Forbu...

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 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 822 • Striking workers at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts sixth form

That this House stands in solidarity with staff at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), who are embarking...

EDM 330 • Support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

That this House expresses its regret at the passing of laws in Israel's Knesset which in effect denies the protections a...

EDM 278 • Zoe’s Place and funding for children’s hospices

That this House notes its deep concern at the announcement that children’s hospice Zoe’s Place in Liverpool is at risk o...

EDM 229 • World Homelessness Day 2024

That this House marks World Homelessness Day 2024; notes with concern that 3,898 people were found sleeping rough in Eng...

EDM 169 • Pension credit threshold

That this House notes that the current threshold of pension support to open the gate way of winter fuel allowance is too...