Daisy Cooper

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting shared ownership staircasing valuations to be (a) appealed and (b) negotiated by shared owners using evidence

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of jobs for newly qualified (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other medical professionals.

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Public Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single responsible body to receive and investigate incidents of fly-tipping.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to reduce reliance on rest-day working to operate timetabled passenger rail services on the Thameslink route when the operator is nationalised.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 99812 on Railway Stations: CCTV, whether bike thefts will be included in the assessment of railway stations with the highest crime levels when priori

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 51 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, when he will lay regulations to delegate the power to set fees for planning applications to local planni

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to increase the number of places available for educational psychology courses at universities in England.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hussam Abu Safiya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and (b) Israel’s ambassador to the UK on (i) the welfare of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and (ii) acc

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 127101 on Cancer: Vaccination, (a) (i) how many and (ii) which pharmaceutical companies attended the NHS England webinar in 2025, and (b) (

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: St Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her department has made in increasing the availability of driving tests in St Albans since 3 November 2025.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to improve the processing times for ILR applications for Syrian nationals.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will produce new guidance on how to complete an Indefinite Leave to Remain application for families holding BNO citizenship, where one or more family members visa expiration date differs t

13 May 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Lifetime ISA property cap threshold for (a) England and (b) St Albans constituency.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take to reduce waiting times for those seeking a remedial service statement via Capita for their Civil Service Pension.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will approve funding for (a) the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme and (b) Midland Mainline capacity improvement to mitigate forecasted capacity constraints on the Thameslink route.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take legislative steps to end the five year rule on investigating sexual misconduct cases before the House rises for summer recess.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Hospitals: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of acute mental health inpatient places in Hertfordshire.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Watford Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward from 2032 the New Hospital Programme construction work to redevelop Watford General hospital should capacity become available.

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ending multiple assessments for amputees to qualify for benefits.

21 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 71117 on Immigration: Syria, whether a delay of 30 months to ILR applications for a Syrian national is considered to be within the acceptable le

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure Royal Mail responds to the Hon Member for St Albans and other Hon Members with regards to constituency casework correspondence.

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the Australian policy of permitting those non-nationals living in the United Kingdom the opportunity to apply for service in the military after o

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Information Commissioner's Office: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeliness of the Information Commissioners Office's responses to complaints about potential breaches of data protection legislation.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a cap on the fees charged by app providers to local authorities for operating the National Parking Platform.

14 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Hybrid Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March to Question 118384 on Hybrid Vehicles: Excise Duties, whether she has considered the potential merits of allowing those PHEV drivers who (a) opt in to doing so and (b) have vehicle

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March to Question 119469 on Cancer: Vaccination, how many pharmaceutical companies have been contacted by his Department with details of the expansion of eligibility of

14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the adequacy of fire risk assessment requirements for retail premises which stock (a) vapes and (b) other small electricals containing lithium-ion batteries.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require large online retailers to provide a choice of courier or delivery company to consumers when placing o

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to non-statutory guidance entitled First aid in schools, early years and further education updated 14 February 2022, whether she has recently reviewed the adequacy of the number of members of sta

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring all staff working in schools to be trained in mental health first aid principles.