Written questions by Heylings.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing Contracts for Difference for heat networks on consumers.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to work with other NHS bodies, such as local integrated care boards, on the development of the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care.

We have been engaging with a range of stakeholders, from around 70 organisations, to inform the development of the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End of Life Care. This includes the Ambitions Partnership and NHS Alliance. We are also undertaking engagement with integrated care systems through National Health Service regional teams.

What assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of complex post-traumatic stress disorder in England and (b) the adequacy of specialist support and treatment available for that condition.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing tax codes through coding out procedures to collect child maintenance arrears.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for liquid paracetamol products, including the quantity that can be purchased at one time.

The majority of patients use and take paracetamol responsibly. However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is aware that paracetamol can be a favoured drug of choice for impulsive or intentional overdose. The MHRA takes these issues seriously as patient safety is our priority. The MHRA monitors the safety of medicines, including the sale of paracetamol without prescription.In March 2025, the MHRA updated the voluntary Best Practice Guidance on the sale of medicines for pain relief, for general sales, to further highlight the risks of overdose, and to address public concerns and recognise current sales techniques. This guidance is available at the following link:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e69e9e085277e9961b201b/Best_practice_guidance_on_the_sale_of_medicines_2025.pdfFurther risk mitigation measures are also being considered. These are voluntary guidelines concerning the sale of solid oral forms, both tablets or capsules, and have been agreed with retailers to minimise the risk of impulse buying and reduce the risk of overdose. While the guidance was for solid formulations, many retailers also apply the guidance to liquid formulations, with bars at their checkout to prevent the sale of more than two packs of medicines for pain. The guidance was to address the potential risk of overdose if a person chose to consume multiple tablets at once, which is likely to be more difficult with the syrup liquid formulations.The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 stipulate specific warnings for all paracetamol products to ensure that patients are warned of the risks of overuse. In addition, bottles should have child resistant caps to minimise the risk of access by the child.The MHRA undertook a review of paracetamol safety in 2024 to examine the pack size of the solid dose forms. A reduction in pack size was not considered to provide additional risk minimisation as individuals are able to buy more than one pack in a single transaction. The risk of overdose associated with the use of liquid paracetamol is less likely owing to the difficulty in swallowing a large volume of a viscous liquid. However, regulations also stipulate the maximum quantity that should be included in a container, whether it is in liquid or solid form.However, the MHRA is exploring legislative actions to address excessive sales and reduce the potential for harm, while remaining supportive of genuine patients.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of using HMRC’s coding‑out powers for the collection of debts owed to the Child Maintenance Service.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91562 on Fisheries: Quotas, what percentage of England's fishing catch quota for 2026 has been distributed through (a) Fixed Quota Allocation Units, (b) the Quota Application Mechanism and (c) other routes.

In 2026, 5% of English allocated quota was distributed via the Quota Application Mechanism. Around 86% of quota was via methods based on Fixed Quota Allocation Units (‘existing quota’ and ‘additional quota’) and 9% via alternative routes.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap and floor design to repower renewable energy generation projects post-contract.

Awaiting answer.

Whether her Department has had discussions with UNISON on its Fair Visa campaign.

Home Office ministers have met with a range of stakeholders, including UNISON and other trade unions, since the Home Secretary announced proposed changes to restore order and control to the immigration system.

Whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Germany's Contracts for Difference scheme for industry to electrify and decarbonise effectively.

Awaiting answer.

What discussions his Department has had with HMRC on the potential use of coding‑out powers to support the collection of debts owed to the Child Maintenance Service.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of introducing Romanian as an approved subject within the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE); and whether it has plans to support the development and accreditation of a Romanian GCSE qualification.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she plans to introduce legislation to make it an offence to fail to report a road traffic incident in which a cat is struck and killed; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending existing legal requirements for reporting collisions involving certain animals to include cats.

There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions involving cats. Although there is no obligation to report all animal deaths on roads, drivers should, if possible, make enquiries to ascertain the owner of domestic animals, such as cats, and advise them of the situation. Since June 2024, all cats in England over 20 weeks of age must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database, unless exempt or free-living. This will make it easier for National Highways and local authorities to reunite cats with their keeper.

Whether he plans to introduce statutory duties on Integrated Care Boards to deliver NICE fertility guidelines on IVF cycles.

Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertility guideline, which recommends that women under 40 years old who meet the clinical eligibility criteria should be offered up to three full cycles of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).There are no plans to introduce statutory duties on ICBs to deliver NICE fertility guidelines on IVF cycles. We expect ICBs to consider and reflect the updated NICE fertility guideline in their commissioning decisions, and we are working with NHS England to support greater consistency in provision.The Government published the Women's Health Strategy on 15 April which commits to ensuring that every woman can easily access fertility services, and we are currently working to assess the current provision of National Health Service commissioned fertility services as a baseline to inform supporting material for every ICB to implement the new NICE guidelines in full.

What steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variation in IVF provision following publication of the updated NICE fertility guidelines.

Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertility guideline, which recommends that women under 40 years old who meet the clinical eligibility criteria should be offered up to three full cycles of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).There are no plans to introduce statutory duties on ICBs to deliver NICE fertility guidelines on IVF cycles. We expect ICBs to consider and reflect the updated NICE fertility guideline in their commissioning decisions, and we are working with NHS England to support greater consistency in provision.The Government published the Women's Health Strategy on 15 April which commits to ensuring that every woman can easily access fertility services, and we are currently working to assess the current provision of National Health Service commissioned fertility services as a baseline to inform supporting material for every ICB to implement the new NICE guidelines in full.

Whether he has made an estimate of potential tax revenues arising from the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Renewable Obligations contracts ending on job losses.

Accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) was always intended to be time limited and generators have known, from the date they were accredited, how long their support would last. The Government will continue to monitor the potential impacts of the closure of the scheme on different technologies.

Communities and Local Government, how many reported cases of fraudulent visa sponsorship offers linked to the Homes for Ukraine scheme have been recorded since its launch.

Ukrainian guests arriving under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are supported by a robust programme of safeguards. All sponsors and adults living in a sponsors’ household are subject to stringent security checks before an applicant is allowed to travel to the UK. Local authorities conduct further checks as a second layer of safeguarding. Local authorities are responsible for the detection and prevention of sponsor payment related fraud on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The Home Office does not hold data on refusal reasons and, as such, numbers of applications that were refused on the basis of being fraudulent cannot be provided.

What assessment her Department has made of the differential treatment of electric and internal combustion engine motorcycles under the proposed electric Vehicle Excise Duty framework; and whether she has considered extending any VED exemptions to all motorcycles on the basis of their road surface impact.

The government will implement electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) as an additional mileage based add-on to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, which is designed to replace the fuel duty revenues which will be lost as petrol and diesel vehicles are phased out over time. Other vehicle types, such as vans, buses, HGVs and motorcycles will not be in scope of eVED upon its introduction in April 2028. At this stage, the transition to electric for these other vehicle types is less advanced than for cars. Under VED, different rates apply to cars, vans, and motorcycles, and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors, such as its date of first registration, weight, or CO2 emissions. There are no plans to extend VED exemptions to motorcycles based on their road surface impact.

Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the levels of risks to Ukrainian refugees, including risks of sexual exploitation, from informal online matching processes under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Ukrainian guests arriving under Homes for Ukraine are supported by a robust programme of safeguards, and they are working. The approach to safeguarding under Homes for Ukraine is based on a balance of risk between the need to get Ukrainians into the country quickly and protecting their safety once they have arrived. All sponsors and all adults living in a sponsor’s household are subject to stringent checks before the applicant is allowed to travel to the UK. The issuance of a visa is contingent on the outcome of these checks. Councils conduct safeguarding checks as a second layer of safeguarding. The Department is alert to the risk that malign individuals may use the scheme to exploit beneficiaries. It keeps safeguarding risk understand constant review. Many successful matches have been made through social media, which has provided a fast and effective way for prospective guests to find a suitable sponsor under Homes for Ukraine. The Homes for Ukraine Scheme recommends taking precautions when matching online and these are published at gov.uk here.