Written questions by Forster.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that British nationals in Kashmir are safe and able to return to the United Kingdom.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the cost of Extended Producer Responsibility in the (a) United Kingdom and (b) European Union.

Awaiting answer.

What estimate the Department has made of how many drink and drug driving cases have been thrown out on technicalities, and whether the Department is reviewing this.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his department is taking to increase the annual quota British car manufacturers can export tariff free to the United States of America.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will publish the data and results of the Extended Producer Responsibility pilot projects.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her department is taking to ensure that British citizens with families in Kashmir are able to maintain contact with loved ones.

Awaiting answer.

If her department has assessed the potential merits of increasing the service pupil premium.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Hikvision cameras being used a) in the UK and b) by local authorities on data protection and security.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the APPG on Ending the Need for Food Banks' call for evidence into how the level of support offered by Universal Credit is decided, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of food bank usage by people in receipt of Universal Credit.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the APPG on Ending the Need for Food Banks' call for evidence into how the level of support offered by Universal Credit is decided, what consideration his Department has given to the role of independent (a) advice and (b) processes.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has identified processing errors where housing cost increases under Universal Credit have resulted in a reduction of a claimant's payment.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has reviewed the average wait time for an Ankara Agreement (ECAA settlement) extension application.

A higher than forecast intake on the ECAA route over the period from approximately April 2025 to March 2026 led to delays in the processing of applications. To address this additional resource has been assigned to this route and the Home Office expect to ...

What steps is she taking to reduce the backlog for Ankara Agreement (ECAA settlement) extension applications.

A higher than forecast intake on the ECAA route over the period from approximately April 2025 to March 2026 led to delays in the processing of applications. To address this additional resource has been assigned to this route and the Home Office expect to ...

What steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards are held to account over the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End of Life Care.

We are developing a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care. An interim update has now been published in the form of a Written Ministerial Statement, accompanied by a Further Information for Interested Parties letter. The W...

What discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Justice about the potential merits of implementing a Domestic Abuse and Stalkers Register.

In the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy we committed to improving the criminal justice system response to ensure perpetrators are managed robustly across all criminal justice agencies to stop future harm.In the Sentencing Act 2026, the Government...

What progress has been made in securing new funding for the Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End of Life Care.

We are developing a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care. An interim update has now been published in the form of a Written Ministerial Statement, accompanied by a Further Information for Interested Parties letter. The W...

What estimate he has made of the potential impact on the public purse of meeting the target to cut unplanned hospital admissions and bed days of one or over by 10% for people at the end of life, as

It is widely recognised that reducing hospital admissions, and instead supporting patients in the community, is both more cost-effective, and, importantly, in line most with people’s preferences at the end of life.Recently published research from the Nati...

If she will set out the key performance indicators her Department uses to assess changes in the level of performance for train operators following nationalisation; and whether she has set targets for improvemen

Working with the industry, the new Services Agreements for public sector operators consolidate the myriad of performance measures so that both track and train can focus on the same measures of success. The most important indicators are train cancellations...

Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the financial savings arising from local government reorganisation.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 77631 on 13 October 2025.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to visa sponsorship costs and salary thresholds on small to medium-sized enterprises.

Where changes to fee legislation are made, impact assessments are produced which identify potential impacts resulting from the changes. This includes a recent published impact assessment covering the impact of changes to fees, including those for sponsor ...