Written questions · Wendy Chamberlain

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) guidance, (b) training and (c) minimum standards are provided to work coaches supporting clients with learning difficulties.

30 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many in-person inspections were carried out by Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority officers on farms in Scotland in 2024; and how many (a) workers and (b) workers on the UK seasonal worker visa

27 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 June 2025 on Afghanistan HCWS703, if he will publish a list of people he is referring to when stating that his Department speaks

26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the expected advisory arrangements to the Special Envoy for Afghanistan.

26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the (a) Special Envoy to Afghanistan and (b) Afghanistan department will be located within the Whitehall premises of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections under the ECO 4 scheme.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to audit spending under the ECO 4 scheme.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the under reporting of young carer numbers in the school census 2025.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month, published on 23 April 2025, whether an estimate has been made of

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of applications for Carer's Allowance received in each month since 1 November 2025 were processed in (a) under 20, (b) 21 to 40, (c) 41 to 50, (d) 51 to 60, (e) 61 to 70, (f

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Care's Allowance have been processed by her Department in each month since 1 November 2023; and how many and what proportion of those applications took (a) between six and nine

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median processing time for Carer's Allowance applications was in each of the first five months of 2025.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support for independent veterinary practices.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that the whole financial services sector is involved in the delivery of the Financial Inclusion Strategy.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mainstream banks on the supply of affordable credit.

22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring sustainable fishing by boats operating in UK waters.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposed reforms to the Basic Compliance Assessment in the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, if she will consult with (a)

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, if she will make it her policy to implement a transition period for compliance with

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, if she will make it her policy to (a) consult on and (b) publish an implementation t

21 May 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the White paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, whether the decision to implement the international student levy will fall under the devolved

14 May 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on developing a national financial inclusion strategy.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the efficiency of the Royal Mail First Class service in delivering letters of notification on driving suspensions from the DVLA.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, how Scottish claimants would access the health element of Universal

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Scottish government on the proposed changes to eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's consultation Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, updated 7 April 2025, whether she plans to amend eligibility to (a) d

8 Apr 2025 · Scotland Office

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he is having with the Scottish Government on support for the hospitality and tourism industry in Scotland.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39218 on Infrastructure, whether his Department plans to implement recommendation 27 of the report by the National Infrastructure Commissio

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department undertakes Child Rights Impact Assessments for international development policies.