Lizzi Collinge

70077 • Driving Tests: Heysham and Kendal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in these areas.

70078 • Neurology: Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS-provided wheelchairs for adults with degenerative neurological conditions.

70079 • Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) application process and (b) delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

70080 • Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the revaluation process for business rates when commercial units are subdivided into smaller premises.

70081 • Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on the rights of asylum seekers to work of the approach taken in Belgium.

70082 • Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Active Travel England recognises equestrians as users of active travel routes; and if she will take steps to ensure that equestrian access is (a) included and (b) considered in future active travel (i) projects and (ii) policies.

64275 • Energy: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on (a) energy efficiency and (b) indoor air quality of adding mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems to the list of energy saving materials eligible for the 0% VAT rate.

64278 • Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the chemicals sector for the 2026 UK REACH registration deadline for substances over 1,000 metric tonnes; and whether he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on the proposed alternative model for UK REACH before that deadline.

62441 • Non-Native Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) evaluated the outcomes of the Invasive Species Management Fund and (b) considered (i) renewing the fund, (ii) establishing a successor scheme and (iii) providing (A) funding and (B) support for National Parks to lead invasive species control activity in their areas.

59228 • Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke skilled worker visa route for people working on NI-GB ferries.

59234 • Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for self-employed people and (b) average vehicle running costs.

58491 • Home Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending regulations preventing existing customers from being charged higher premiums than new customers to include homecare insurance.

56464 • Coronavirus: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what lessons her Department has learnt from the covid-19 pandemic support schemes to ensure that adequate protection is provided to for (a) directors of small limited companies and (b) shielding households.

55880 • Sole Traders: Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for sole traders; and whether she plans to review the rate.

54494 • Non-native Species: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) funding and (b) support for the control of (i) Himalayan Balsam, (ii) Japanese Knotweed and (iii) other invasive non-native species in the (A) Yorkshire Dales National Park and (B) River Lune catchment area; and whether his Department plans to implement a coordinated approach to enable management at the head of the catchment to prevent downstream spread.

53739 • Private Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Ground 4A in the Renters’ Rights Bill on landlords who rent (a) one and (b) two-bedroom properties to students.

53740 • Electricity: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether people living near (a) new and (b) certain upgraded network transmission infrastructure and who would otherwise be an eligible person under clause 22 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill but their (i) landlord and (ii) park home site owner pays for their electricity and therefore they do not have a direct relationship to an electricity supplier will be eligible for any financial benefit scheme; and whether that financial benefit will be in the form of (A) electricity bill discounts and (B) compensation.

51666 • Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend shingles vaccine eligibility to all immunocompetent people aged over 65.

49208 • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles manufactured prior to the 2020 changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates are subject to the increased diesel vehicle supplement due to their first registration date falling after those changes; whether her Department plans to review the legislation to ensure vehicles of the same year, make and model are subject to the same VED rate regardless of registration date; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of this tax difference on the Ministry of Defence fleet and related costs.

49209 • Carers: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for self-employed carers to be regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

EDM 1006 • Rural market towns

That this House recognises Kirkby Lonsdale as one of the top places to live in the UK, as reported by The Sunday Times; ...

EDM 737 • Caton Methodist Church

That this House marks the closing of the Caton Methodist Church building; thanks the community for all the work undertak...

EDM 387 • Value of rural post offices

That this House celebrates and commends the continued hard work of postmasters and mistresses in rural communities acros...

EDM 1006 • Rural market towns

That this House recognises Kirkby Lonsdale as one of the top places to live in the UK, as reported by The Sunday Times; ...

EDM 277 • FareShare’s 30th anniversary

That this House congratulates FareShare, the UK’s leading food redistribution charity, on its 30th anniversary; applauds...

EDM 707 • The Bereavement Journey programme

That this House celebrates that The Bereavement Journey community grief support programme, produced by AtaLoss, has doub...

EDM 737 • Caton Methodist Church

That this House marks the closing of the Caton Methodist Church building; thanks the community for all the work undertak...

EDM 669 • Lichfield Young Farmers' Club Christmas Tractor Run

That this House congratulates Lichfield Young Farmers' Club and their committee of Tom Harrison, Thomas Sabin, Jess Smit...

EDM 387 • Value of rural post offices

That this House celebrates and commends the continued hard work of postmasters and mistresses in rural communities acros...

EDM 13 • Britain’s first black police officer, John Kent

That this House pays tribute to Britain’s first black police officer, John Kent who died on 20 July 1886; notes that Joh...

EDM 12 • 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

That this House congratulates the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) on its 200th anniversary of saving lives at...