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58487 • Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his policies of the recent tax introduced in France on industrial emissions of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances into the environment and (b) merits of introducing similar measures in the UK.

58488 • Chemicals: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential merits of recovering the costs of treating chemical pollutants in (a) drinking water, (b) wastewater and (c) high risk sites in England from the producers of those substances.

904379 • Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to encourage the insourcing of public services.

52949 • Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a reviewing homelessness funding across departments.

52950 • Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.59 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, what proportion of the additional funding for homelessness in 2025/26 has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date for (i) temporary accommodation and (ii) homelessness prevention.

52775 • Uber: Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Uber accounts are not used by unlicensed taxi drivers.

52776 • Uber: Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to strengthen regulations on out-of-area working of private hire Uber vehicles.

52777 • Taxis: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory fare meters in private hire vehicles.

903129 • Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for applications to the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

31230 • Electricity Act 1989

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Electricity Act 1989 to ensure that the use of sub-meters in domestic properties is subject to the same consumer protections as electricity provided by licensed suppliers in domestic properties.

24584 • Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa to provide exemptions for (a) the manufacturing sector and (b) other sectors with a shortage of workers.

24585 • Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying regional weighting for the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa.

24586 • Visas: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to improve the usability for the UK Visas and Immigration Sponsor Management System.

17689 • Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the practice of off-rolling.

17690 • Driving Tests: Blackpool North and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency.

14174 • Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to strengthen the Environment Agency's due diligence processes for (a) awarding and (b) transferring environmental permits.

14175 • Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to require landfill operators to publish regular information on the (a) types and (b) quantities of waste deposited at each of their sites.

14176 • Landfill: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning further licenses for coastal landfill sites.

14177 • Noise: Nuisance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to simplify the process for the issuance of abatement notices by the Environment Agency.

11142 • Health Lottery: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Health Lottery on fulfilling its social responsibility duties.

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 1620 • Ayman Odeh

That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Odeh, a Palestinian member of the Knesset re...

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 1614 • Democracy and human rights in eSwatini

That this House recognises the widespread human rights abuses committed under the autocratic Tinkhundla system of govern...

EDM 1419 • Impact of upgrading the energy efficiency of private rented homes

That this House recognises that nearly four million private renters regularly struggle to pay their energy bills, with p...

EDM 1542 • Prison education insourcing

That this House notes the worrying state of prison education, with 82 percent of prison and young offender institutions ...

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 1184 • Climate and Nature Bill

That this House declared an environment and climate change emergency on 1 May 2019, recognising the urgent need for acti...

EDM 1393 • National Carers Week 2025 and the Women in the North report

That this House notes that 9 to 15 June 2025 marks Carers Week; recognises the vital contribution made by unpaid carers ...

EDM 1392 • Madleen Freedom Flotilla Ship

That this House stands in solidarity with the crew of 12, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, of the Madleen Free...

EDM 277 • FareShare’s 30th anniversary

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

EDM 1228 • National Operating Department Practitioner Day

That this House recognises and celebrates National Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) Day on 14 May, which highlig...

EDM 1195 • Better Jobs, Better Services campaign

That this House notes that the Government has committed to oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation; welc...

EDM 1253 • Reductions to CrossCountry trains catering services

That this House is concerned that CrossCountry trains is the latest passenger train operator to announce cuts to the pro...

EDM 1181 • Trans+ History Week

That this House welcomes the second annual Trans+ History Week; notes the week held from 5 to 11 May 2025 will celebrate...

EDM 1000 • Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK

That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that ...

EDM 1128 • Death of Pope Francis

That this House expresses its sadness at the death of the Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, affectionately known as the Peo...

EDM 1009 • Avanti West Coast ticket offices and station staffing

That this House understands that First Group majority-owned rail operator Avanti West Coast has been undertaking a stati...

EDM 756 • Injury on Duty Award Scheme

That this House acknowledges the inherent risks undertaken by police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other member...

EDM 890 • Impact of independent sector provision of cataract surgery

That this House notes the Centre for Health and the Public Interest’s research showing that the percentage of NHS catara...