Ben Lake

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding through the Barnett Formula will the Welsh government receive from regional transport infrastructure funding in England announced on 4 June 2025.

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Social Security: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential cost savings to public services resulting from investment in independent social welfare advice services.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of civil legal aid providers in rural areas; and what steps she is taking to help reduce gaps in legal aid provision.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with disabled people’s organisations in Wales on the proposed reforms to disability benefits.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Special Economic Zones: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the value for money of new jobs created by Special Economic Zones in Wales.

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to (a) give the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara the legal mandate to (i) monitor and (i

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the human rights of Saharawis in (a) occupied Western Sahara and (b)

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the expulsion of journalists (a) Matteo Garavoglia and (b) Giovanni Culmone from El Aaiun on 27 April 2025.

19 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with (a) scientists, (b) industry and (c) civil society to phase out testing on animals.

13 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential financial savings to the Exchequer of (a) withdrawing the postponed VAT accounting process and (b) bringing forward payment of VAT on imports using the same facilities as

12 May 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of not increasing the personal allowance on levels of disposable income in Wales.

8 May 2025 · Home Office

Kashmir: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the situation in Kashmir on (a) policing and (b) community relations in Wales.

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

BetIndex and Football Index

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a portion of the financial penalties collected by the Financial Conduct Authority to fund financial redress to people affected by the collapse

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on release of the investment reserve of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to uplift pensions.

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC's Statutory Payment Consultation Group convened in each of the past 5 years.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Holiday Accommodation: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support the owners of (a) short and (b) long term holiday lets to improve the energy efficiency rating of their properties in Wales.

24 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Media and Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with (a) the UN Security Council and (b) his Moroccan counterpart on ensuring access to the occupied territory of Western Sahara by (a) the media

24 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April to Question 42840 on Western Sahara: Human Rights, what discussions he has had with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General on Weste

22 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) backlog of cases and (b) average time taken by the Valuation Office Agency’s to process applications to transfer short-term rental properties between business rates and c

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to carry out an impact assessment on the consequences of proposals detailed in the Health and Disability Green Paper that have not been included within the formal consultati

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae were recorded as leaving the UK via (a) Dover, (b) Cairnryan, (c) Holyhead, (d) Harwich and (e) other ports since the ban on live exports to slaughter and fattening wa

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horse Passports: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the Welsh Government on improving equine identification and traceability.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Energy Supply: Fishguard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to support the use of shore power technology at the Port of Fishguard to aid maritime decarbonisation.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the surcharge for paying Vehicle Excise Duty in instalments for people with below average incomes.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the surcharge for paying Vehicle Excise Duty in instalments on people with below average incomes.

8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Criminal Court: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on granting people with arrest warrants issued against them by the International Criminal Court access to UK airspace.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential (a) impact and (b) merits of reforming the 1987 Police Pension Scheme rules on police (i) widows, (ii) widowers and (iii

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of amending the Police pension scheme 1987 to allow surviving (a) partners, (b) widows and (c) widowers to retain their full entitlement up

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will amend the Police pension scheme 1987 to allow surviving (a) partners, (b) widows and (c) widowers to retain their full entitlement upon (i) remarriage and (ii) cohabitation.

3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's official Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, whether the 1.3million homes to be built will be built in the UK or in England.