Chris Evans

12 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of experiments using animals that were carried out in Wales in 2024; and whether she will be taking steps to reduce these numbers.

12 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Rodents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the trends in the numbers of imported mice used for animal testing in 2024.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations on NHS culture in the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission's report entitled Closing the Gap, publishe

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Human Tissue

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to deliver (a) workforce and (b) training requirements to support an expansion of fresh-freezing facilities for brain cancer tissue in the NHS.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Tissue: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of guidance provided to patients on their (a) rights and (b) options for the (i) storage and (ii) future research use of their tissue samples.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Human Tissue

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) fresh-freezing, (b) snap-freezing and (c) flash frozen capacity for brain cancer tissue samples across NHS trusts in England.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments and Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited fresh-freezing capacity on patients’ access to emerging cancer (a) testing and (b) treatments.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tumours: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the NHS’s capacity for fresh freezing of (a) tumour and (b) other tissue samples.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered an education campaign to raise public awareness of the potential merits of low-noise fireworks.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to meet with fireworks industry stakeholders.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review whether fireworks legislation adequately protects (a) animals and (b) vulnerable people.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks on trends in the level of the illegal trade in fireworks.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to set up firework free zones; and what discussions he has had with his Scottish counterpart on the

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to consult with the armed forces community when improving the Armed Forces Covenant.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on curating accessible (a) training and (b) guidance on promoting the Armed Forces Covenant Duty.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to appoint a Freelance Champion before or after the terms of reference for the role have been established.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release further information on the appointment process for the Freelance Champion.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the responsibilities of the Freelance Champion will include (a) evidence generation, (b) policy leadership and (c) sector engagement.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the responsibilities of a Freelance Champion.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take legislative steps to put safeguarding in extracurricular settings on the same statutory footing as (a) schools and (b) statutory services.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on how to equip parents with the knowledge to ask appropriate safeguarding questions when choosing extracurricular activities.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the safeguarding risks posed by extracurricular activity providers who fall outside statutory safeguarding requirements.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receiving housing benefit have been impacted by the benefit caps for (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months, (d) 12-24 months and (e) more than 24

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households receiving Universal Credit have been impacted by the benefit caps for (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months, (d) 12-24 months and (e) more than 24

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to provide improved guidance to (a) employers and (b) employees on lone working.

28 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Public Sector: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on how to protect all public-facing workers from abuse in their workplaces.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) the UK’s international standing on regulation of gambling advertising and (b) what lessons the UK can learn from other countries on this subj

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of a) the risks associated with mainstream (i) entertainment brands and (ii) broadcasters distributing gambling (A) advertising and (B) sponsorship

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Gambling Commission on the potential merits of signposting gambling support services within National Lottery (a) advertising and (b) products.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Premier League’s Code of Conduct for Gambling Related Agreements in football in reducing gambling-related harm.